TITLE 　Development and Operation of the NGI

(Next Generation Internet) Technologies

【started from】

【Organization】

Japan		Counter country
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science	Funding Agency	Korea Science and Engineering Foundation
Kyushu University	Core University	Chungnam National University
Setsuo ARIKAWA・Kyushu University・Professor	Representative Director	Dae Young KIM・Chungnam National University・Professor
Setsuo ARIKAWA・Kyushu University・Professor	Coordinator	Dae Young KIM・Chungnam National University・Professor
School of Science and Engineer/Graduate School of Information, Production and Systems/Media Network Center, Waseda University, Faculty of Design, Kyushu Institute of Design, Faculty of Information Science Kyushu Sangyo University, Faculty of Education/Information Science Center, Nagasaki University, Faculty of Science and Engineering Saga University, Information Processing Center, University of Miyazaki, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University, Infrastructure Systems Research Division, National Institute of Informatics, Graduate School of Information Sciences and Technology/Information Technology Center, The University of Tokyo, Cybermedia Center, Osaka University, Osaka University, Faculty of Environmental Information, Keio University, Faculty of Computer Science and Systems Engineering Kyushu Institute of Technology	Cooperative University	Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Korea University, Hanyang University, Kyungpook National University, Kyunghee University, Chonnam National University, Pusan National University, Information and Communications University, Kwang Ju Institute of Science and Technology, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Ewha Womans University, Konkuk University, Cheju National University, Soongsil University, National Cancer Center, KIST, Korea Polytechnic University

【Background & Object of Research】

Internet has become one of very import infrastructure for our　lives. For example, if Internet is stopped by some accidents, many　worst effects against our lives would occur in the similar way when water and power　service supplies are stopped. Many advanced technologies and equipment　are used for maintenance of the current Internet. Unlike water and power　service supplies, these technologies and equipments are always being　researched and evolving to more advanced. These advanced Internet is　called as "The Next Generation Internet, NGI" and researched in all over the world, US, Europe and Asia. We research these technologies and　applications for NGI in cooperation between Japan and Korea. We aim　that our research activities become one of bases of researches and　developments of Internet technologies in Asia.

【Research Subject】

Our research themes are divided into researches of base technologies　for NGI and researches of applications using NGI. i.e. “Technologies for Networking”, ”Security”, ”GRID”, ”e-Learning”, ”Virtual Reality/Museum” and “Digital Library”. Some of　the themes are already progressed well and shown as following in detail.

1. Researches of base technologies for NGI

We are researching core technologies which make the current Internet advanced, IPv6 protocol, QoS, Multicasting, Measurement of Internet and Mobile. We focus on mechanisms and protocols for the advanced Internet. Furthermore we will contribute to standardization for IETF and ITU and cooperate with companies to let our technologies to be parts of their products and so　our researches can be returned to the society.

Applications of telesurgery learning using NGI

It is difficult to learn advanced new surgery ways with dealing daily medical examinations. Information from papers and edited video are limited and it is impossible to visit to see the other surgery. The aim of this theme is that Japanese and Korean doctors can learn new surgery ways of each other by transmission of each real-time surgery video. We use extremely precise video transmission system that can be adapted to general medical area which requires precise video. We hope that developments of medical technologies could be accelerated if we can exchange our advanced surgery ways at any time and daily over Internet.