Conference XP
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[edit] Introduction
ConferenceXP is a shared source videoconferencing platform designed to address the needs of academic distance learning / multi-institutional instruction and advanced collaboration scenarios. It is intended to be both a tool for end users and a platform for developing solutions for specific vertical applications as well as distributed applications. It supports advanced capabilities including: handwriting and 'ink' input through Tablet PCs; high definition video sharing up to 1080p; and remote lab instrumentation video via USB and 1394 cameras. [1]. It was originally conceived in the Microsoft Research Learning Science and Technology team led by Randy Hinrichs.
[edit] Higher Education Involvement
The following Universities in the United States are actively researching, developing or participating in this research project:
- Brown University
- Cornell University
- University of California at Berkeley
- University of Washington
- University of California at Santa Cruz
- University of Nebraska - Lincoln [2]
- National University of Ireland, Galway
There are other institutions which are investing resources in development on this platform:
- University of Michigan (School of Public Health)
- MERIT [3]
[edit] The Platform
ConferenceXP is a platform supporting applications and services for low-latency, high fidelity conferencing applications. A complete description of the architecture and services available is available through the ConferenceXP website.
Given the n-way nature of multi-party conferencing, the platform is optimised for use on multicast networks, generally supported by academic, government and research networks like [Internet2] rather than the commodity Internet. However, Reflector Services accommodate unicast clients in ConferenceXP multicast sessions.
One of the most notable applications are the ConferenceXP Presenter developed by a team of researchers at University of Washington, led by Richard Anderson.[4]
