IP/TV Brings the World to Your Desktop

By Jon Miyake (miyake@darkwing.uoregon.edu)

If you've been wanting to see broadcast-quality video programs on your computer screen, take a look at IP/TV multicast video technology at the UO. With IP/TV, networked users can watch satellite broadcasts, university classes, local and international events, or a variety of other programs from the convenience of their own desktops.

A comprehensive network video solution developed by Cisco Systems, IP/TV enables you to receive audio and video over the Internet using "multicasting"--an efficient method of transmitting audio and video to an unlimited audience over the Internet's Multicast Backbone (MBONE). While available programming on the MBONE is somewhat limited, it continues to grow. Recent offerings include:

- NASA Shuttle broadcasts

- computer conferences/conventions

- national/international lectures, events

- I-Channel

Installing IP/TV

The IP/TV client is site-licensed to the University of Oregon and is available for use by current students, faculty, and staff. The software is available on the Fall 1999/2000 Duckware CD, and UO users can also download it from the public domain software library (public.uoregon.edu).

For more information on IP/TV, including complete installation instructions, see http://cc.uoregon.edu/iptv/

Have Material You'd Like to Broadcast?

Faculty interested in having content broadcast on the Internet , such as an academic event, taped lecture, or other educational material, should contact Academic User Services at 346-1758. For more information about UO multicast programming, see http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~netcast/