Research Overview
The Haptic Audio Visual Network for Education and Training (HAVnet) expands on previous research, the Next Generation Internet or NGI project. We have developed a framework for an advanced network infrastructure for health education and medical research. We have shown that such a network infrastructure requires a Core Middleware System that monitors and reports network conditions to network-aware applications that can self-scale and self-optimize based on network "weather reports". The core system and applications have been developed within the context of two medical testbeds, a Clinical Anatomy Testbed and a Clinical Skills Testbed. Each testbed focuses on applications that challenge networks in unique ways.
