re: Internet2: under the knife with I2
A rather obscure news item from the Belfast Telegraph Online
10/26/99, which I lifted from on one of the news lists concerning I2.
It hardly serves as a testiment to next generation capabilities, in
terms of high resolution imaging or high speed capabilities, but it's
significant even in if in some small way, because it demonstrates
that I2 still has a heartbeat, somewhere. Although it's pumping rather
slowly in this instance, if you ask me. Not being negative here, only
noting that most medical imaging requirements for this type of
undertaking, and certainly for the transfering of radiological
imaeging requires bandwidth approaching, and in many cases exceeding
High Definition TV criteria, which is many multiples of 2 Mb/s.
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INTERNET2 GETS READY TO "OPERATE"
Internet2 developers conducted their first demonstration of the
new high-speed Internet, broadcasting online live audio and video
of a gall bladder operation. The Internet2 project gathers
academic, government, and corporate partners to build a
high-speed version of the Internet. The technology is designed
to enable the development of a new breed of advanced educational
and research-oriented applications. The demonstration of the
operation was conducted by inserting light, camera lenses, and
surgical tools inside of the body, creating internal views of the
operation. The application required a steady rate of 2 Mbps of
network bandwidth. Ensuring high-speed access and quality of
service is one of the top priorities of the Internet2 project,
says Guy Almes, Internet2's director of engineering. The
project consists of more than 120 research universities, as well
as companies such as IBM and Qwest Communications.
(Belfast Telegraph Online 10/26/99) |
