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 Connection established with Internet2.
MOU Signed with Geant.
ANKABUT will cater for the regional research needs.
ANKABUT offers much improvements in how we conduct research and engage in teaching and learning.
ANKABUT provides more collaboration.
ANKABUT enable sharing of resources.
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Potential Applications and Services
ANKABUT is a high speed Research and Educational Network that is mainly intended for academic environments as well as other related sectors; therefore the key applications offered by ANKABUT should fulfil some basic requirements to succeed in attracting its target customers.
The offered application or service should provide one or more of the following essential features:
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Interactive Collaborative Environments
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Common Access to Remote Resources
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Network Wide Computation
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High QoS expectations |
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UAE or GCC specific needs |
The following are seen to be the potential applications on ANKABUT:
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Videoconferencing
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File Transfer & Browsing (Multimedia Content)
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VPN (using ANKABUT as a testbed network)
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VOIP (using ANKABUT as a testbed network)
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Astronomy, Geology, Satellite Imaging
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Virtual Tours (museums, Zoos, Parks), VR, Tele-immersion
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Collaboration & Application Sharing
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GRID Computing
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Inter-Library services
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DVB, VOD and HDTV
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News and Directory Services |
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Network Research (using network data collected at Various ANKABUT Network Measurements Servers deployed on the main POPs), research can cover: |
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Security
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Optimisation
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QoS
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IPv6 |
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E-Learning, distance education, Webcasting, training, .etc
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Archaeology (very active all over UAE, see http://www.adias-uae.com/archaeology.html)
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Online Help Desk
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Other GEANT, JANET and Internet2 Applications |
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