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OPERATION OF INTER-UNIVERSITY SATELLITE NETWORK- SCS _计算机网络论文 OPERATION OF INTER-UNIVERSITY SATELLITE NETWORK: SCS _计算机网络论文 Abstract A flexible mesh-type inter-university network was realized as SCS (Space Collaboration System) in Japan. Multi-site operation in video conferencing mode is easily performed sharing two or three 1.5 Mbps careers. 143 sites from 120 higher education institutions including universities, colleges and collaboration centers in Japan are using the system for 3000 hours a year. One third is in one-man-operation mode. Two thirds are for course exchanges and research meetings. New style of education and research activities became possible. Data sharing mode is being evaluated experimentally among 6 sites. Keywords: satellite communications, inter-university network, collaboration, education 1. Introduction Terrestrial infrastructure is being constructed all over the world. Important sites are linked with optical fibers. These sites can enjoy the benefits of recent information and communication technologies. But dispersed rural areas are ironically always behind the dense urban area regarding this high-performance infrastructure because of its thin traffics. Satellite communication has the advantages of wide coverage and direct accessibility to the network just by setting an earth station. We do not wait for the growth of the terrestrial infrastructure there. Inter-university satellite network named as SCS(Space Collaboration System) was developed in Japan after the experimental study of multi-site satellite workshop experiments among 10 sites in six countries for two years. It is designed to be easy to operate multi-site sessions in a multi-career mode by the control signal from a HUB station, which is installed in NIME(National Institute of Multimedia Education). It has been operational since 1996 and is used for a variety of collaborative activities among universities for about 3000 hours a year This article reviews the SCS and results o