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Overview
Large-scale
scientific and technical collaborations often involve multiple teams
working together. The Access Grid supports this more complex set
of requirements and functions.
The Access Grid (AG) is a combination
of multimedia resources that support group to group communication
and interaction across a network grid. The Access Grid consists
of cameras, microphones, and projectors facilitating an interactive
environment with remote sites, utilizing multicast technology to
support large-scale distributed meetings, collaborative work sessions,
seminars, lectures, tutorials and training.
The Access Grid design
point is group to group communication (thus differentiating it from
desktop to desktop based tools that focus on individual communication).
Large-format displays integrated with intelligent or active meeting
rooms enables both formal and informal group interactions.
Access
Grid nodes are "designed spaces" that explicitly contain
the high-end audio and visual technology needed to provide a high-quality
compelling user experience.
Access Grid
capabilities include:
- high-quality
multichannel digital video and audio
- large-format
multiple screen display
- integrated
presentation technologies (PowerPoint slides, mpeg movies, shared
OpenGL windows)
- recording
capabilities
- macroscreen
management
- integration
of local desktops into the Grid
-
multiple
session capability
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The Access
Grid will also provide a research environment for the development
of distributed data and visualization corridors and for studying
issues relating to collaborative work in distributed environments.
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