Abstract
The world of telecommunications is being rapidly redefined by the Internet. Longer-term trends show that mobile, networked computers will form the basis of the future of personal communications. Not only is the telephone handset becoming mobile, by defauit, but the boundary between phone and computer is set to disappear. Networks for mobile devices are also changing fast, within the next five years the global mobile network will support megabit rather than the current kilobit connections. In summary most phones are becoming mobile, phones are becoming computers and the underlying network is becoming a fast global TCP/IP network.DOI: 10.1080/0968776990070305
Highlights
Jerry Bowskill and Nick DyerUntil recently computing technology could not support such a notion, the constraints of size, power and cost kept computers under the classroom table, in the office or in the home
The world of telecommunications is being rapidly redefined by the Internet
Our research focus is on the application of wearables to computer supported collaborative working, achieving 'ubiquitous telepresence' as a result of combining traditional audio-visual conferencing with collaborative virtual environments
Summary
Until recently computing technology could not support such a notion, the constraints of size, power and cost kept computers under the classroom table, in the office or in the home. This paper looks at how such technologies can enhance computer-mediated communications, with a focus upon collaborative working for learning. In order to realize the MetaPark concept, an underlying network architecture is described that supports the required communication model between static and mobile users. This infrastructure, the MUON framework, is offered as a solution to provide a seamless service that tracks user location, interfaces to contextual awareness agents, and provides transparent network service switching
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