Feasibility study of a national high speed communications network for research and development: Future applications

Greenberg, S. (1990)
Feasibility study of a national high speed communications network for research and development: Future applications. Research report, Learning and Collaborating Group, Advanced Computing and Engineering Department, Alberta Research Council, Alberta, Canada, January.

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Abstract

This report is the result of a contract to the Alberta Research Council, commissioned by Hicking Consultants. It considers the types of applications that could be used by researchers and developers if a high speed communications network were available to them. Topics include: 1)A framework for future applications 2)Computer support for real-time remote conferencing 3)Casual real-time interaction 4)Asynchronous messaging 5)Multi-media mail 6)Bulletin boards and asynchronous conferencing 7)Access, monitoring and operation of scarce and distributed resources 8)Digital libraries 8)Application areas 10)The coherent workspace. These sections begin with an introduction to the collaborative approach provided, relating it to the specific needs of researchers and developers. Central to each section is a description of current visions, with emphasis placed upon research systems that are near commercialization or likely to be commercialized in some form over the next decade. Limitations and unknowns of the technologies are raised, and network requirements estimated.

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CLASS = { REPORT },
AUTHOR = { Greenberg, S. },
TITLE = { Feasibility study of a national high speed communications network for research and development: Future applications },
INSTITUTION = { Learning and Collaborating Group, Advanced Computing and Engineering Department, Alberta Research Council },
ADDRESS = { Alberta, Canada },
YEAR = { 1990 },
MONTH = { January },
NUMBER = { },
}