QGPOP Overview and QGPOP Overview and Demonstration of Activities via Demonstration of Activities via On-line Meeting SystemOn-line Meeting System

Yoshiaki Kasahara

Kyushu Universitykasahara@nc.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Kyushu GigaPOP Project (QGPOP)Kyushu GigaPOP Project (QGPOP)

• Dedicated R&D Internet• Built in parallel with commodity Internet• True Internet: Broadband Dedicated and

Global (End-to-End principle)• New Internet features (IPv6, Multicasting,

QoS, Mobile IP, etc)• Consortium of Universities, Industries, and

Non-profit research institutions• Sharing a R&D infrastructure in the region =

Research community• A part of global Research Internet

FukuokaKitakyushu

Saga

Nagasaki

Oita

Kumamoto

Miyazaki

Fukuoka: ISIT (secretariat)Kyushu University (NOC)Kyushu Institute of TechnologyKyushu Institute of DesignKyushu Sangyo UniversityNEC Communication SystemsHitachi KyushuKyushu MatsushitaFujitsu NNCKyuden Infocom (QIC)Japan TelecomIIJ KyushuFM FukuokaRootFBSCACANET

Kitakyushu: QBPKanmon Project

Saga: Saga UniversityOita: Oita University

Nagasaki: Nagasaki UniversityMiyazaki: Miyazaki University

Kumamoto: Kumamoto IRIKumamoto University

QGPOP (Kyushu GigaPOP Project)QGPOP (Kyushu GigaPOP Project)

Kagawa: Kagawa University

Regular MeetingRegular Meeting

• Monthly meeting– Offline (various place)– Online (H.323)

Online Meeting (H.323)Online Meeting (H.323)

• MCU– Meetingpoint (Whitepine)

• Clients– Netmeeting (Microsoft)– CU-SeeMe (Whitepine)– ViewStation (Polycom)

• Internet Relay Chat (IRC) for textural information

Future planFuture plan

• Regular online meeting with Korean researchers– Use the same MCU– Interconnect MCUs of both sides

Today’s DemonstrationsToday’s Demonstrations

• From Oita University VR Lab.– Introduction of VR facilities

• From Saga University– IPv6 based remote control robot

• From the Fukuoka Tower– Mobile IP based wireless network

Thank you !Thank you !

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