Intrawebcast

INTRA-WEBCASTEXPERIMENT AND EXPERIENCE

Nasir Faruk

Department of Telecommunication Science

Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences

University of Ilorin, NigeriaEmail: [email protected],

Mobile: +(234) 8032428141

Presented at Youth Engagement Summit , Mauritius 5th December, 2013

Segun Ajayi

Department of Physics,

Faculty of Physical Sciences

University of Ilorin, Nigeria

Emails: [email protected] [email protected]

Mobile: +(234)8060645658

www.gigawavetechnology.webs.com

Outline

Introduction Motivation Project Target System Architecture Testing/Results Challenges and Further work Way forward for a better AFRICA

Introduction Live streaming: Listening or viewing multimedia apps in

real time The traditional streaming media: Usually via the internet. Intranet webcast requires no global network or

broadband like the internet. This experiment describes a technology for live

streaming of various TV programs on a local area network

It is accessible from mobile phones, Internet TVs, tablets and PCs.

Motivations

Youth engagement/Hands on The need for internet connection for traditional live

streaming Recurrent cost for bandwidth particularly in African

region Broadband penetration: USA 75%

Digital dividend: Global and National Bandwidth Management (Saving): FTP, HTTP do

not require much bandwidth as multimedia applications

Fixed broadband Internet subscriptions in 2012 as a percentage of a country's population

Source: International Telecommunications Union.

Mobile broadband Internet subscriptions in 2012 as a percentage of a country's population

Source: International Telecommunications Union

Project Target

Innovation on access provision in developing communities

Entrepreneurship and Youth Empowerment

SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

FIG 2. Satellite antenna with the LNBF at its focal point

Fig 3. Rear view of the Demodulator.

Fig 4. An open-board Router showing the LAN and WAN connection.

Fig 5. 2.4 GHz Access point

Fig 6. WiFi repeater station with an attached 17dBi grid antenna.

Roaming Supports

Repeaters maintains a single SSID throughout the wireless cloud

Repeaters are on bridge mode End user’s device will not need to re-initiate connection

with the next repeater The mobile device assumes the same access point all

over the coverage area. Hence, the IP address is not changed and the streaming

session is not interrupted.

Testing Users connect to the network and been assign an IP by the router To connect to this stream, a user must lunch a browser from his

device and log on to the URL www.datalink.net (192.168.10.10) Click liveTV on the web page

Fig 7. End user device streaming MBC 4 a Satellite TV channel.

Fig 8. End user device streaming Aljazeera

Further work and challenges

Further work Multiple streams broadcast where users can choose what to

watch Performance evaluation Embedding the solution on WMN infrastructure, project funded

by AFRINIC Commercializing?

Challenges Finance/funding Power failure, currently running on National grid: need for

alternative clean energy Coverage Need for Robust servers with multiple PCI slots

Way forward for a better Africa

Collaboration amongst Universities in Africa Knowledge transfer Student exchange programme Staff exchange Postdoctoral opportunities Scholarships for post graduate studies

Industrial-Academic links Research Africa: http://www.researchresearch.com

Funding Government NGOs

Acknowledgements

AFRINIC/FIRE for travel grants Attend YES Summit in Mauritius

University of Ilorin and FCIS Government of Mauritius and Extensia ltd

BIOGRAPHY Nasir Faruk Is a lecturer in the department of Telecommunication Science,

University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. He received his B.sc (Hons) in Physics with first class honours from KUST Wudil, Kano State, Nigeria and M.sc in Mobile and High Speed Telecommunication Networks with distinction from Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK. He is rounding his PhD research in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. Where he researched on development of Model for maximizing spatial TV white space. He has over 19 published journal and conference papers. His current research interest includes design, analysis and optimization of Wireless communication networks, Wireless mesh and sensor networks, spectrum management, channel modeling, disaster and public safety networks and multiservice networks

Segun Ajayi is about completing bachelor degree in Physics, at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. He has three years experience in Satellite Communication and four years experience in Computer Networking. He obtained his ordinary Diploma Certificate (OND) in Electrical Electronics Engineering in the year 2007.