[AG-TECH] Hursley AG Node - Room Design, please comment.

[Tom Coffin]

At ACCESS, we have been successfully working a conference room with
the operator completely removed from the room proper for about a 
year and a half now. It is part of our operations plan to show that 
an operator can successfully manage node operations from a remote site. 

In this case the operator is in another room. However, it proves 
that the operator could conceivably be at a geographically remote 
site aswell.


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At 11:55 AM 12/12/2002 -0500, Steve Gallo wrote:
   >
   >It's also important to keep in mind that the node op has to be able to
   >react to problems in the other room, adjust sound levels, adjust
individual
   >mic gains, etc. for different speakers.  As long as the op can get the
   >feedback necessary to do that, it would be nice to put them away from the
   >group as it were.
   >
   >
   >At 11:36 AM 12/12/2002 -0500, Adam Koniak wrote:
   >>The node operator could have a muted mike that he turns on if there is a 
   >>need for communication and with locally reinforced audio it would work 
   >>well.  I do like the idea of one way glass for the operator in certain 
   >>cases, with small groups it might seem intrusive to have an operator in 
   >>the room at times.  At our facility the node op oftne particpates in the 
   >>sessions, but for sites that don't require that sort of particpation,
it's 
   >>probably okay.  And, if need be, just pop a camera behind the glass.
   >>
   >>Cheers,
   >>Adam
   >>
   >>
   >>-------------------------------------------
   >>Adam Koniak
   >>Multimedia Specialist
   >>Center for Computational Research
   >>University at Buffalo
   >>9 Norton Hall
   >>Buffalo, NY 14260
   >>P: (716) 645-6500 x508
   >>F: (716) 645-6505
   >>koniak at ccr.buffalo.edu
   >>-------------------------------------------
   >>
   >>-----Original Message-----
   >>From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov]On 
   >>Behalf Of Darin Oman
   >>Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 11:10 AM
   >>To: Bronek Carr; ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
   >>Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Hursley AG Node - Room Design, please comment.
   >>
   >>I think the one-way glass could be a problem. Very frequently the node 
   >>operator needs to interact with the participants, especially if
there's a 
   >>problem (somebody's video window disappears, etc.) and the node op needs 
   >>to explain what's going on.
   >>
   >>Darin
   >>NCAR
   >>
   >>
   >>Bronek Carr wrote:
   >>>
   >>>Hi all,
   >>>
   >>>Thanks for all the feedback so far.  Below is the design I have have
come 
   >>>up with for our AG Node.  I am wondering what you all think of it, will 
   >>>this work or am I going in completely the wrong direction :o).
   >>>
   >>>PS Please fogive using arrows as cameras.
   >>>
   >>>Bronek Carr
   >>>Network & System Administrator
   >>>IBM
   >>>
   >>>
   >>>
   >>>
   >>>1def1880.jpe
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Tom Coffin .......................... tcoffin at ncsa.uiuc.edu