Hi Dennis, This seems like a nice e-learning tool you are working on. Here are a few thoughts:
- Instead of three dots, try use one time enter. it saves you 2 keystrokes. - Why GSM? Very expensive! Why not VOIP? Flash-video or any other streaming audio or audio+video streaming media. Good thing about this, is that you might be able to build the call-in thing of it later anyways (without the video for now) - With a project like this, focus on the content. Managing a network is a different OSI layer. Just have a server offering content, once you got that, its up to the mark tinka's in this world to make sure it reaches clients over a mostly IP based connection. They are really two different worlds. Keep them seperated. - Don't know into what software packages you are looking at to achieve this. Here is a random list that might be interesting to have look at: - ffmpeg. Converts from and to pretty much any media-type, if configured well. - dimdim or openmeeting. Two tools to do online collaboration, audio & video conferencing and broadcasting - red5, flash streaming video server (used in the previous two packages) - moodle, the free alternative of backboard - if you want to automate the whole of makerere at a go, just try http://www.sakaiproject.org Remember, of everything you do, others have probably already done 90%. You just fill in the last bit. rgds, Reinier Battenberg Director Mountbatten Ltd. +256 782 801 749 www.mountbatten.net Be a professional website builder: www.easysites.ug On Friday 31 October 2008 19:41:52 Dennis M S wrote: > Actually the project is a software cum networking combo..,i am working > on mobile clients(software),..to enable low latency audio&video > conferencing,playback of past lectures (calling server and listen in > to a selected pre recorded lecture...brings up voip gsm issue, since > lecture rooms in fcit have a P.A System its not entirely far fetched) > etc...for lecturer/student benefit...on the uni. Lan..,my current > consideration has been inter vlan communication.,considering that > different faculties run on different vlans..some like mine employ > several...im looking at a low cost scalable solution ...it should run > like the uni's blackboard education suite (~intranet ?)..as its no > open secret on the the uni's laxity when service bills are due..,im > raking up a few shillings to buy the mv370 which should cost me ~120$ > on ebay..,the project is in the infant stages..iam hoping to present > it as my 3rd yr final group(sic!) project... > Dennis m s Bsc.Computer Science > (gmail on mobile device) > > On 10/31/08, Mark Tinka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Friday 31 October 2008 00:07:06 Dennis M S wrote: > >> Thanks mr.mark for the insight,i am considering using a > >> hardware voip gsm gateway mv370 from prontech ,which i > >> believe handles multi protocol communication...my major > >> concern would be configuring it2 work with the asterisk > >> pbx, how the billing will be handled on both fronts and > >> qos. Dennis m s Bsc.Computer Science muk > > > > I can't tell you about the billing as that might need some > > customization. > > > > What I can tell you about is QoS: > > > > a) Will this run on your campus LAN? > > b) Will this run over your public Internet link? > > c) Will this run over private leased lines to elsewhere? > > > > Cheers, > > > > Mark. > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any > way. --------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
