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SMA Distance Education Luncheon. Videoconferencing From Home October 28, 2003. Agenda. Welcome and introductions SMA Distance Education update Home access overview Examples of home videoconferencing solutions Discussion. SMA Updates. Upgraded RI room 8-408 Updated classrooms
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SMA Distance Education Luncheon Videoconferencing From Home October 28, 2003
Agenda • Welcome and introductions • SMA Distance Education update • Home access overview • Examples of home videoconferencing solutions • Discussion
SMA Updates • Upgraded RI room 8-408 • Updated classrooms • LiNC, Ford and Kaufman • Sympodium tablets for real-time annotations • Enhanced on-demand streaming video • Saving Sympodium class annotations • Improved access to the SMA research papers with DSpace • On-going work on reliability and quality of connections
High Latency (delay) Packet Loss (freezing) Videoconferencing Home Solutions Home Commodity Internet NTU Internet 2 SingAREN Low Latency Minimal Packet Loss NUS MIT Home Access Overview
PC-Attached VCON’s ViGO Non-invasive solution for desktop and laptop Portable device Interconnection of a camera and mike to a PC or laptop Easy attachment of a document camera $700 Stand-Alone Appliance Tandberg 550 Compact set-top unit Fits on any standard TV Integrated wide angle camera with PTZ File sharing Choice of network $3,000 Examples of Videoconferencing Solutions
High Latency (delay) Packet Loss (freezing) Videoconferencing Home Solutions Home Commodity Internet NTU Internet 2 SingAREN Low Latency Minimal Packet Loss NUS MIT How Does the Connection Work? Commodity Internet