On October 16, 2008 at the Internet2 2008 Fall Member Meeting, the use of UltraGrid high-definition video technology was demonstrated. Initially developed via an NSF grant to University of Southern California/Information Sciences Institute, the UltraGrid application is now primarily developed by the ANTLab at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, and supported by CESNET.
The technology linked LSU/CCT Professor Thomas Sterling to students at Masaryk, to showcase how advanced virtual collaboration technology can revolutionize the global educational environment. The video also utilized international DCN connections across multiple circuit domains including LONI, Internet2 and the GÉANT2 AutoBAHN networks.
UltraGrid data was distributed using application-level modular programmable UDP packet reflectors that were developed over the past five years by CESNET and Masaryk/ANTLab. This technology allows for independence on network-native multicast, while it is possible to process the data in per-user specific ways.
URL:
http://events.internet2.edu/2008/fall-mm/sessionDetails.cfm?session=10000237&event=911
www.ces.net/doc/press/2008/pr081029.html
Collaborators:
USA:
Louisiana State University (LSU)/Center for Computation and Technology (CCT); LONI; Internet2
Czech Republic:
Masaryk University/Laboratory of Advanced Networking Technologies (ANTLab); CESNET
Europe:
GÉANT2
