BalticOpen.netProject Presentation
www.balticopen.nethttp://csd.ssvl.kth.se/~csd2003-team4/
Team Contact
Presentation overview
• Project background
• Goals
• What we achieved
Project participants
Gigu Mathew Judite Mandlate Magnus Tiberg Mike Cao Oscar Falkman
Coaches
Students
Fredrik Lilieblad Erik Eliasson Victor Kordas
We come from
– KTH – The Royal Institute of Technology
– Swedens Largest Technical University
Goals
– Establish a high-speed link between KTH and Ventspils University College (VeA)
– Design and deploy an Open Access Network at VeA
– Deploy a minimal version of the iSpace services at VeA
iSpace Background
Existing iSpaceTechnology
Ispace benefits
Students:• Learning cutting edge knowledge via interactive iSpace service• Learning more about communication skills in multicultural
environment
For teachers:• Easy to break the ice among groups of students from different culture
over long distance• Easy to conduct and control problem-based discussions in the course
over long distance• More methods to teach and or coach students and make course more
attractive
For Universities and faculties:• Easy to share good teaching resources over long distance• Easy to exchange advanced courses across different regions• Good to build reputation of advanced pedagogy conducting
Achievements
• iSpace room design
• Feasibility study (Multipoint access)
• Considered solutions (Hardware - Software)
Current chosen iSpace multipoint solution
Stanford
KTH
VeA
MCUOpen Source
MCU = Multipoint Control UnitGK = Gatekeeper
GKFiber link
The fiberThe Fiber Link
Current status of fiber link
– Status of the Fiber – still in the water
– Transmission Equipment and Vendors – in the process of physical and logical network design
Open Access Network
Open Access Network
Freedom of Choice
Benefits of Open Access Networks
• Shared infrastructure:– Competition between providers– Access to Internet in more places
Open Access Network in Ventspils
• Integrate Ventspils University to the Open Access Network Infrastructure
• Ventspils one of many universities in Europe
• Ready to connect when the fiber is up
Funding and Student Exchange
• Funding bodies
• GEL-course
• Physical exchange if possible
Acknowledgements
• Thanks to:– Aivars Zemitis– Gints Neimanis– Arturs Rozkalns– Dzintars Smildzejs– And more...
Questions?