finding solutions to the problems of efficiently transmitting large quantities of voice, video and data at a limited bandwidth
determining efficient methods of transmission over land lines and wireless networks
studying network traffic
optimizing the trade-off of transmitted quality and bit rate
studying videoconferencing packages to determine optimum channels
The CIPR video conferencing and interactive distance learning system consists of four Sparc 10's with cameras and microphones linked by three networks: ethernet, FDDI and ATM. The main software used is a commercial videoconferencing package called Communique, which connects a number of users through voice, video, and shared applications. For more information and examples of distance learning sessions, press here.
The distance learning project also makes use of Xmosaic in order to provide an interface to programs which is simple to use as well as maintain. A demo of Computer Communication Networks is currently presented in Xmosaic. Some of the Xmosaic features utilized are:
pre-recorded lectures compressed by MPEG
hyperlinks to software packages
hyperlinks to further sources of information
