Biography
Claudio Allocchio studied astrophysics and particle physics, but also music (piano). In 1985 he started his computer networking activities at CERN and then returned to Trieste (1988). Among the founders of GARR NREN, he managed the COSINE mail gateway services (early 90s) and the Italian Naming Authority (".it" regulator). Since 1991, he is a member of the application area directorate at IETF. He is the GARR senior technical director for advanced applications and security areas.
Abstract
LOLA - LOw LAtency Audio Visual Streaming System
LOLA is an advanced videoconferencing system developed by Conservatorio G. Tartini in Trieste (Italy) in collaboration with GARR, the Italian Research and Education Network: the system has a very low audio/video embedded latency (a few milliseconds) which allows real time human interaction across advanced networks like GEANT, Internet and the european NRENs: furthermore LOLA provides a very high quality multichannel audio service, and no video compression, which transport the presence of the remote participants in a very effective way, making it seem 'a natural local presence' to users. LOLA thus allows for real time musical performances where musicians are thousands of miles away from each other, but also any other performing art can benefit from the system, and also any activity requiring very tight interaction (like remote surgery for example) can use the system. There is still work in progress in the application, and we will also present the roadmap, and further possible collaborations with it.
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