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• A “Not for profit” Carrier owned by the 38 Australian Universities, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO).
• Funded by the member Universities, Federal Department of Science and Technology, Federal Department of Education and State Governments.
• Serving 800,000 users across Australian continent.• 30,000 VoIP calls, 300 direct IP video calls and 20-30 multiparty video
conferences calls per day (PSTN bypass).• 10xGbE, 1xGbE, ATM, SS7 and ISDN interconnects to other network
• UW effort to expand ResearchChannel (RC) to international peer networks.
• RC is an on-demand and multicast media archive hosted by UW. • Discussions initiated with RC at fall I2 meeting October 2003 to
utilise RC technology and content base to implement RC as an local A3 service.
• RC-Global will build on the success of RC and will utilise emerging Digital Video (DV) and High Definition (HD) standards to support next generation content and network developments.
• On-demand and multiple streamed channels over AARNet3
–Parliament TV feed–ABC multichannel service–AARNet Training material–Recordings of presentations–Contributed material –Sponsored material–Student and special interest radio stations
– Files will be stored and retrieved easily and, furnished with 'metadata', also searched more effectively. The TV station will be a searchable data archive, much like a library.
– Video on demand and bandwidth on demand will create a new balance between what a TV station wants its viewers to look at and what the viewer wants to watch. The TV station will be a content provider rather than a broadcaster only.
– Interactivity will allow a TV station to communicate directly with its viewers, with profound implications for the kind of programs that will be produced. The TV station will be not only the mouth, but also the ears of the nation.
– With the advent of digital cinema, TV and movies will simply be different resolutions of the same material, with profound implications for production, storage and distribution.
– From being a specialised “manufacturer” of TV content, the digital TV station will become the central hub in a network for the production and distribution of moving images, and could take a much more widely defined cultural role.
• Portal will provide a guide for local and international programs.
• Portal design needs to accommodate international efforts but have a distinct AARNet/Australian look and feel.
• Members should have direct control for content insert and local scheduling.
• Multicast address allocation should be handled by portal.• Member interest in multicast address allocation (QRNO).• International (US) ResearchChannel delivered via a both
direct multicast and local downsample/transcoded feed of high quality signal. Requires SX transport.
• Two large scale astronomical events broadcast to global audience in 2002 & 2003.
–Solar Eclipse from Ceduna 20,000 viewers–Transit of Venus 40,000 viewers
• Size of the internet doubled between events• Telstra streaming infrastructure collapsed under load• Next large event anticipated 80,000 viewers• CSIRO have an ongoing need to broadcast events of this
• Letter sent to VC's, PVC's and department heads requesting participation (people and content).
• AARNet Web site needs to be updated with Request for participation.
• Working with QuT Creative Industry Precinct to source initial content. Need to personally approach the “Culture Club” members in Canberra (NMA, War Memorial, Screensound) to obtain content.
• US RC Content available. Will be accessible over SX without local storage costs.
• Building blocks need to be purchased for content storage. • Commence recording AARNet staff presentations. • Front end needs to be developed.
$10,000.00Streaming servers and SW lic. $50,000.00Studio (building work) $30,000.00Studio SD setup $150,000.00Studio HD setup $350,000.00Remote capture unit $65,000.00Research and Development $75,000.00
–Uncompressed HD demo with Uni of Washington. • Hardware spec received • Purchase of base and additional hardware required• HD content for demo required