Lecture Exchange among University of Wisconsin-Madison, Keio University, and Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST)
In fall 1999, University of Wisconsin, Keio University, and NARA Institute
of Science and Technology (NAIST), jointly offered an "Introduction to
Computer Networks" graduate course, using next generation Internet
technology and class archiving technology. Professors Lawrence H.
Landweber, University of Wisconsin, and Jun Murai, Keio University, gave
lectures in turn. The course consisted of both real-time interactive
lectures and archived lectures. Students from all three universities were
eligible for course credit.
The real-time lectures were carried out using next generation Internet
technologies developed by the WIDE project, such as DVTS to transmit
Digital Video stream over the Internet; and IPv6 and multicast over the
high-speed Internet testbed. The testbed was being jointly developed and
operated by Internet2, APAN, JGN (Japan Gigabit Network), JB (a Japanese
research and development network association) and the WIDE project. Class
archiving and on-demand lectures were carried out using the system
developed by Japan's SOI (School of Internet).
