Appendix 3: Examples of Equipment Currently in Use

      DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT                                     LOCATION

(a)   PictureTel System 4000 Model 400                           Videoconferencing room
(b)   Silicon Graphics & SuperJANET
(c)   SunSparc IPX workstations, SunSparc ZX workstations.
      Sun Multimedia upgrade kit (board + video camera).
      Sunworks ShowMe video conferencing suite.                  Offices
(d)   Hardware (All x2):
      Panasonic Camcorder VHS-C NVG1
      Panasonic VTR NVF75-HQ
      Panasonic Digital AV Mixer WJ-AVE5
      Sony Trinitron 14" TV/Monitor
      Finlux black design 32" TV/Monitor
      Mac IIvx
      RasterOps 24MXTV Image Grabbing Board
      Apple 16" Monitor
      Software:
      Mediagrabber (by RasterOps)
      ES f-2-f (by Electronic Studios)
      Timbuktu Pro (Faralon)
      Aspects (Group Technologies)                               Experimental suite 
(e)   Software bundled on SGI Indy machines.                     Office and a shared laboratory.
(f)   GPT 261A Video Codec                                       AV Unit in Medical School
(g)   BT VC8000 hardware with Olivetti's PCC software
       - runs over ISDN.                                         In 3 offices around the city
(h)   Sun workstations 
      (IPC, SPARCclassic, SPARCstation 5, SPARCstation 1)
      with Parallax Powervideo
      with FORE SBA-200 TAXI ATM interfaces
      with VideoPix
      with SunVideo
      using MBONE tools nv, vat, ivs, wb, mmcc, nevot, nt
      using Paradise Software Video Conferencing (PSVC)
      using InSoft Communique                                    Offices 
(i)   Vis-A-Vis Windows + DOS versions on 
      486 Dx 33 PC + TCP/IP + modem 
      + Sony QM-1251 Data projector                              Auditorium.
(j)   DEC Alpha 300LX, AV300, Communique!, (SD, NV, VAT, WB), 
      DECSpin.                                                   Own office.
(k)   Sun SPARCstation IPC/IPX running MBONE software and 
      applications.
      Silicon Graphics Indy running MBONE applications.
      Apple Macintosh (various) running CU-SeeMe.
      IBM PC clone running CU-SeeMe.
      N.B. The Indy comes with a built-in camera. 
      None of the other machines have cameras.                   Various offices and laboratories.
(l)   GPT codecs operating to H261 standard and ASCEND 	         A variety of rooms and teaching space
      Multiband Units permitting operating at a range of         It is linked through a visual network
      bit-rates (2 Mbps on ATM video Network of SuperJANET;      based on LIVENET-2. This network has 
      128 - 768 Kbps on ISDN).                                   outlets in laboratories, lecture theatres,
      VC7000 Videophone operated at 128 Kbps over ISDN.          seminar rooms and clinical operating theatres.
      ISDN cards in PCs operating at 64-128 Kbps.
      SUN workstation (UNIX) with video cards operating over 
      Ethernet link to Internet. This is a desk-top type 
      workstation running as part of MICE. This uses a variable 
      bit-rate according to availability on the Internet.
      HP 725/75 Workstation (UNIX) with Bitfield codec operating 
      up to 2 Mbps operating over SMDS in the IP network on 
      SuperJANET.                                               
(m)   PictureTel PCS100TM on IBM PC.                              TV Studio and Office. Two ISDN lines are linked
      (Used on trial - now awaiting updated equipment.)           to the TV Studio with an extension to the office
      Now evaluating BT coco derivatives.                         Videoconferencing terminal moved as required.
(n)   BT VC-4100 over 384 kb Kilostream to five studio sites.     Videoconferencing studio. Runs on an extensively 
                                                                  used Welsh network.

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