Abstract of the seminar

A flexible mesh-type inter-university network was realized as SCS (Space Collaboration System) in Japan. Multi-site operation in video conferencing mode is easily performed sharing two or three 1.5 Mbps careers. 143 sites from 120 higher education institutions including universities, colleges and collaboration centres in Japan are using SCS for 3000 hours a year. Two thirds are for course sharing and research meeting. Data sharing mode is being evaluated experimentally among 6 sites.

Brief biography of speaker

Graduated from Tokyo university in 1971, Kimio KONDO had been with Communications Research Laboratory (CRL). From 1983 he joined National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA). From 1988 he was again in CRL. Since 1992, he has been in National Institute of Multimedia Education (NIME), as a research professor. After conducting satellite workshop experiments (SAWS) for two years among 10 institutions in 6 countries, he proposed the Inter-university satellite network SCS. Dr. Kondo is former Executive Director of R&D Department of NIME.