ANU Digital Television & Media Services Update

 

Roy Meuronen - Australian National UNiversity

 

Abstract

Over the last few years, the ANU Digital Television Service has grown from a modest pilot project, to a production replacement of the old analogue system, to what it is today.

This presentation will describe both the story so far, and our directions and challenges for the future.

We will cover the system end to end. The replacement of satellite dishes, the development of new streaming appliances, network design, right through to a range of viewing options

Bio

Roy has worked in a system administration role for over 19 years in the government, private, and more recently, higher education sectors. Initially involved with Unix systems, he has been working full-time on networking and communications for 6 years.

His current roll as Manager Converged Communications Services within the Networks and Communications group of The Australian National University sees him finding ways to implement innovative communication technologies such as Unified Messaging; Video Conferencing; and Digital TV reticulation, over a large, converged campus network.

For fun, Roy plays volleyball, races radio controlled cars, and occasionally rides his mountain bike. His qualification is in cartographic drafting, and he used to colour-in for a living.