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Challenges and Solutions to Integrate Remote Laboratories in a Cross-University Network

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Location-independent networking of laboratory infrastructures is opening new possibilities for teaching and learning. In order to make full use of the possibilities it makes sense to form associations and use real, partly digitized and fully digital laboratories shared across locations. The connection of different laboratories with different equipment and different conditions confronts us with technical challenges. This article presents challenges, which are faced in an international project, as well as possible technical solutions and the way to our decision.

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    in the following referred to as LabMS

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The project on which this paper is based was funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany under the funding code 16DHB2112. The responsibility for the content of this publication lies with the authors.

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Adineh, H. et al. (2022). Challenges and Solutions to Integrate Remote Laboratories in a Cross-University Network. In: Auer, M.E., Bhimavaram, K.R., Yue, XG. (eds) Online Engineering and Society 4.0. REV 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 298. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82529-4_19

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