Title :
Design and development of an user agent for streaming lectures - a South African case study
Author :
Mpofu, Nyaladzi ; Terzoli, Alfredo ; Muyingi, Hippolyte ; Rao, G. S V Radha Krishna
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Fort Hare Univ., Alice
Abstract :
The Internet today is recognized as the network that is fundamentally changing social, political and economic structures. Its ability to transcend geographic borders and limitations makes it one of the greatest equalizers this civilization has seen. In this paper we discuss research that takes advantage of the robustness of the Internet by developing a SIP based VoIP application that is used as an interaction tool for rural learners receiving streaming lectures via the Internet. We use open source and standards based software in developing this application
Keywords :
Internet telephony; computer aided instruction; educational aids; protocols; public domain software; software agents; Internet; SIP based VoIP application; South African case study; interaction tool; lecture streaming; open source software; rural learners; session initiation protocol; standards based software; user agent; Africa; Application software; Computer aided software engineering; Computer science; Educational institutions; IP networks; Internet; Multimedia systems; Streaming media; Transport protocols; Distance Education; Open Source; Rural ICT Development; SIP; VoIP;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Communication Technology, 2006. ICACT 2006. The 8th International Conference
Conference_Location :
Phoenix Park
Print_ISBN :
89-5519-129-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICACT.2006.206030
