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The previous Australian Government's $60 million Advanced Networks Program (ANP) supported three projects - CeNTIE, GrangeNet and m.Net - to develop, trial and demonstrate advanced experimental networks, and to support research and development using the networks as test beds for innovative applications.
The ANP has delivered a number of major innovations, including building the first very high capacity (10 gigabits per second) network in the southern hemisphere and a patented new technology for traffic management on long-haul optical networks.
In relation to innovation, CeNTIE has worked with the film post-production industry to build an advanced high speed network linking the industry cluster in Sydney . This network allows companies to test collaborative, parallel work processes similar to those used overseas. The project has also demonstrated a collaborative editing application between post-production houses in different parts of Australia .
The following is an overview of proposals and projects currently underway in the development and application of advanced networks, as part of the ANP:
- A consortium including m.Net corporation in collaboration with the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association, has sponsored the production of miniseries, short films in multi-episode format, designed specifically for delivery to advanced mobile phones. m.Net supports development of digital applications and content, and is establishing arrangements with overseas firms to market Australian output.
- CeNTIE has created an isolated ultra-large bandwidth network to enable collaborations between post-production houses and has developed technology to enable network-based secure collaborations. Through collaborations with m.Net's 3G trial network and the USA 's high-bandwidth research network, Internet-2, CeNTIE has been able to explore the possibilities for the technical future of digital media production and distribution. CeNTIE has also developed a browser for video content, used to mark up video in the same way that text is currently marked up for Internet browsing. A mobile phone version has been trialled on m.Net's network.
- GrangeNet has provided high speed networking for the FilmEd project, aimed at developing and demonstrating technical and financial models for providing the tertiary sector with high speed access to the wealth of high quality and unique film and video content within Australian moving image archives. A prototype called Vannotea has been developed which enables the collaborative indexing, annotation and discussion of audiovisual content over high bandwidth networks. It enables geographically distributed groups connected across broadband networks to perform real time collaborative sharing indexing, discussion and annotation of high quality digital film/video and images.
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