AW: [AG-TECH] Access Grid Installation

[Goss-Walter Torsten]

Thanks a lot to all for your quick and detailed descriptions.

Best Regards,

Cheers
Torsten

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Goss-Walter Torsten [mailto:torsten.goss-walter at dwd.de]
> Gesendet am: Freitag, 22. März 2002 10:49
> An: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> Betreff: [AG-TECH] Access Grid Installation
> 
> Hello,
> 
> we are planning to set up an Access Grid node and combine it 
> with another
> video conferencing system, i.e. VCON from Siemens. We try to 
> recycle as much
> hardware as possible, especially the beamer, the cameras and the
> microphones, which we want to use for both systems (shouldn't 
> be a problem,
> I think).
> 
> According to the Access Grid hardware spec from Robert Olson, 
> at least four
> computers are needed for display, video capture, audio 
> capture and control.
> 
> ... two questions:
> 
> 1. Is anyone of you already using a combined video 
> conferencing system, e.g.
> Access Grid and VCON, on the same hardware plattform?
> 2. Does anybody have any experiences with using less than 
> four servers for
> Access Grid? Is it possible to combine some of the functions, 
> e.g. video
> capture + audio capture on one machine by using a faster server?
> 
> Thanks for your answers in advance,
> 
> Regards
> Torsten
> 
> -- 
> Torsten Goss-Walter
> Deutscher Wetterdienst 
> 
> E-Mail: Torsten.Goss-Walter at dwd.de 
>