Abstract
This paper presents the potentialities of the new digital television in UHF (Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial - DVB-T) in supporting novel tele-learning applications, such as the "virtual classroom", where the lecturer and the students are virtually present in the same classroom from their own premises. Based on the ATHENA FP6- 507312 concept for the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting (Digital Switchover - DSO), the paper describes a broadband access infrastructure and the realisation of a common IP backbone (present and available in the entire broadcasting area), that is capable to support such a tele-learning application for enabling lecturers and students to actively participate in it using real time interventions (video/audio).
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 5th International Network Conference, INC 2005 |
Publisher | Plymouth University |
Pages | 459-466 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781841022727 |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Event | 5th International Network Conference, INC 2005 - Samos, Greece Duration: 5 Jul 2005 → 7 Jul 2005 |
Other
Other | 5th International Network Conference, INC 2005 |
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Country/Territory | Greece |
City | Samos |
Period | 5/07/05 → 7/07/05 |
Keywords
- Broadband access
- Digital switchover
- Virtual classroom