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| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L86609/01 |
| Title: |
JREI: ACTIVE NETWORK SUPPORT FOR
DISTRIBUTED MULTIMEDIA RESEARCH AND
APPLICATIONS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Professor
D Shepherd
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| Other
Investigators: |
Professor
D Hutchison
Dr A
Scott
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| Recognised Researchers: |
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| Project Partner: |
SUN Microsystems
Ltd
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| Department: |
Computing |
| Organisation: |
Lancaster University |
| Abstract: |
One of the most exciting and challenging
areas of research in communications and networking is how multimedia
material will be delivered to a wide range of users, across varying
networks and from a large number of different sources. Users will
wish to access or receive this material from home, work and even on
the move using mobile devices. The Foresight Challenge programme has
recognised this as a crucial area of development that has social as
well as other implications as we move to a global networked society.
The current state of networking technology is not yet sufficiently
developed and integrated to allow these aims to be realised. However
the advent of active networks, that enable the network to adjust
itself dynamically to the type of traffic it is delivering and to
the characteristics of the end user's system, offers a real
possibility that these problems may be overcome in the near future.
Using new technological developments such as Ipv6, JAVA and Wavelan
this project will research into the implementation of an Active
Network capable of supporting a wide range of associated research
and development projects in the area of delivering multimedia
material in heterogeneous environments. |
| Starts: |
01 August 1998 |
Ends: |
31 July 2000 |
Value (£): |
46,500 |
| Scheme: |
Joint Research Equipment Initiative
(JREI) |
| EPSRC Research Topic
Classifications: |
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ICT Networks and Distributed
Systems
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| EPSRC Industrial Sector
Classifications: |
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