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The Future isn’t what it used to be
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proposed to interconnect the regional high-speed testbeds … at the rate of the fastest testbeds to form the Asia/Pacific High Speed Network testbed
additional opportunity to establish a bridge from USA to Asia Pacific Testbed through NSF …
What APAN’s future looked like in 1996Concept
APEC Symposium for Realizing the Information Society, Tsukuba, Japan, first draft:
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Establishment of an Asia-Pacific Network (APAN) broadband network that could: develop Asia-Pacific hubs interconnect national broadband test beds in the region interconnect national research networks in the region support international collaboration between groups in the region
that requires connectivity of this speed allow coordinated involvement of the region in GIBN contribute to the development of an Asia-Pacific Information
Infrastructure as part of a Global Information Infrastructure support connectivity at lower speeds for developing countries
What APAN’s future looked like in 1996 Network
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What APAN’s future looked like in 1996 Application Technologies
Remote virtual reality (telepresence) Tele-collaborative environments (colaboratories) Remote access to specialized equipment and facilities Multimedia Data access and data fusion”
“There are various application technologies that could form the basis of regional collaboration that would require a broadband network, e.g.:
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What APAN’s future looked like in 1996 Application Areas
Medicine (telemedicine) Distance education (virtual university/institute) Remote sensing data Environment Weather Mining Infrastructure development Agriculture and Fishing”
“These in turn could be applied to problems in the following application areas:
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What APAN’s future looked like in 1996 Data, Storage, Visualisation
Data Will: be stored in different places be gathered from different kinds of remote satellite sensors
(e.g. photometric, radar infrared, etc.) require terabytes and eventually petabytes of massive
storage using advanced database techniques be subject to various levels of pre-processing require high performance computing systems, sophisticated
visualization techniques (e.g. 3D, VR, etc.) and constantly changing analytical tools for its processing
comprise files >1GB in size comprise long time-series of data”
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Global Networking in 1996
Europe - TEN-34 (pre-GEANT)North America - NSFnet (pre Abilene and CANet)Asia-Pacific connectivity almost entirely US-centricGlobal interconnects rudimentary
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Structure of a Global Information Infrastructure 1996
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Asia-Pacific Connectivity - 1996
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Asia-Pacific Connectivity - 2003
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TEIN2 today
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TEIN2 today
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Enormous strides in recent times Start of a pan-Asian Network Much less US centric
“This year will mark the first time that intra-Asian bandwidth usage has significantly outpaced trans-Pacific capacity. “ Telegeography, 21 July 2006
Massively reduced latency Societal Benefit in addition to vastly improved infrastructure
to enhance global collaboration But are we getting the message across to those that could
most benefit? Are we helping enough for researchers and other potential
users get the most benefit?
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Telepresence on advanced networks
“As good as being there”Relies on good
BandwidthQuality of serviceLatency (delay)
Supported by Human Factors and Computer Human Interaction research
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Network Technology/Science interface In many cases the network is no longer the constraint on
throughput – but do the users know? Improving interaction in disciplines with high-end
requirements between network technologists, end-to-end performance specialists and scientists (HEP, radioastronomy)
Is that scalable? Is that enough? Who else needs to be involved? Discipline/application specific? Interactive multimedia…..
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Emerging directions – Telepresence (i)Complex information spaces,
such as multidimensional medical images
Support for delivery of complex procedures over a distanceSurgery, Emergency medicine
Synchronous interaction rather than “store & forward”
Not just telehealth…….
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Telepresence - continued
Support of multisensoral workingHigh resolution videoStereoscopic videoStereophonic soundImmersive vision for high
situation awarenessHaptic (force) feedback for
interaction with tissue (differing views)
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Disruptive Technologies and impact
SMSBlackberryiPodIn-flight internet accessThe wireless environmentExamples if there is time
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Today’s Future and the challenges ahead
The pace of change is increasingGenerational challengesKeeping pace with our communities, engagement
and mutual understanding
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Governance of APAN
APAN is still very much a volunteer organisationIt doesn’t have the financial backing of it’s
counterparts in Europe or North AmericaAPAN is an organisation of “good intent”, with good
will and collegiate spiritBut with the pace of change, new environment, new
demands and requirements we need to ensure our structure and processes are robust while still remaining an “Organisation of Good Intent”