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Explorations in Telecommunications: Seeking New Frontiers

Encounter 2002 Lecture Series Hawke Centre, University of South Australia. Explorations in Telecommunications: Seeking New Frontiers. by Professor Michael Miller Professor Emeritus, University of South Australia. Encounter 2002.

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Explorations in Telecommunications: Seeking New Frontiers

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  1. Encounter 2002 Lecture Series Hawke Centre, University of South Australia Explorations in Telecommunications: Seeking New Frontiers by Professor Michael MillerProfessor Emeritus, University of South Australia

  2. Encounter 2002 • 1802 - Baudin had no means of knowing that Flinders was in the area - no telecommunications existed • How have telecommunications developments changed our society in 200 years? • Benefits from British & French engineering • Analogies with today’s new social experiment in communications mNet project - Adelaide as the hub of a new “encounter” likely to once again transform social & business practices

  3. Early History of Telecoms • 1680 - English physicist, Robert Hooke - concept of visual telegraph systems • 1780 - put into practice by French engineer - Claude Chappe • 230km line of optical telegraph stations from Paris to Lille • whole of France systems proved of great military advantage

  4. Early History of Telecoms (cont) • UK - mid 19th century - electric telegraphs began to appear • US -1845 - Samuel Morse - Washington to Baltimore • South Australia - Charles Todd - 1855 - Adelaide to Port Adelaide - 1872 - overland telegraph to Darwin • US - 1890- Elisha Gray & Alexander Graham Bell patents

  5. Recent Decades • 1960s & 1970s - founding of the Internet • How have telecommunications developments changed our society in 200 years? • Benefits from British & French engineering • Analogies with today’s new social experiment in communications mNet project - Adelaide as the hub of a new “encounter” likely to once again transform social & business practices

  6. New Worlds -The Founding of the Internet A network: - a number of computers or other telecom devices use a shared medium to communicate - eg ethernet system. An intranet - two or more networks connected through intermediary systems Typical Small Network

  7. What is the Internet? The Internet: with a capital “I” is the global internetwork that links businesses, universities, schools and public and private users. All messages/data are transmitted across the Internet use the Internet Protocol (IP) A large part of the data also uses theTransmission Control Protocol (TCP) - hence TCP/IP World Wide Web (WWW) : the browsing service/interface that enables access across the Internet to a highly distributed, global, multi-media database

  8. 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 Total worldwide network demand Gbps 27645 Data 11328 Voice 4451 1294 1511 1107 948 2411 2063 1766 1572 588 273 135 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Source: Insight Research Corp, May 1998

  9. “Wireless access to the web will be the catalyst for a revolution of the Internet which is as profound as the impact of the original wired Internet circa 1994.” www.gartner.com Mobility is the future of the Internet

  10. The mNet Australia Project

  11. Snapshot - the mNet project $9.23 million from the Australian Government $24m in-kind from the mNet partners, to: • Establish wireless communication networks • Undertake advanced wireless research • Support development of applications The network is part of a $30+ million project to make Australian companies key players in the next wave of the Internet.

  12. Snapshot - the mNet network Core network • 3G cellular mobile radio base stations along North Terrace in Adelaide • Base stations linked by optical fibre • Wireless LANs covering selected buildings and spaces Regional node • Cellular network extended to Whyalla - to explore the delivery of health and education services to regional areas

  13. mNet location of core network North Terrace, Adelaide. • A well defined microcosm of business, cultural and recreational activity. Retail Entertainment Cultural Government Finance Tourism Health Education Residential.

  14. mNet Stakeholders Australian Developers: Aspect Computing BetterHealth Global Chimo DSpace Imagination Entertainment Knowledge South Medical Communications Associates 3 universities: University of South Australia Adelaide University Flinders University 3 Carriers: Telstra, Agile & Airnet Multinational ICT Companies: Alcatel, Cisco, Compaq, CSC & Motorola Also: SA Govt, Playford Centre & The City of Adelaide

  15. mNet Research Programs To develop core intellectual property: Examples: • Wireless LAN deployment in wide area networks • Connection handover 3G/wLAN • Third generation network architectures • Research to support 3G application development • Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) mNet Corporation will commission research into the practical issues that emerge in the deployment of advanced networks.

  16. mNet Industry Programs To support application development in 6 areas: • Conventions & Tourism (eg WCIT 2002) • Tele-health & other Health Informatics • City E-business / mobile commerce • Education • New media & entertainment • Intelligent Transport The mNet network will enable Australian commercial developers to profit from an investment in developing new mobile Internetapplications and services

  17. Encounters in 2002 New adventures in telecommunications • m.Net -an advanced Mobile Internet research environment • development of applications and services for the new economy in a modern society • Support for the commercialisation of Australian mobile Internet technologies and applications Positioning Australia to profit from leadership in the application of next generation telecommunications technology

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