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EduSat Communication network is a new form of informal education with the help of Satellite, named E

This satellite is fully dedicated for Educational purpose in our country. It is on 2004 September 20th the
space by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization). It has a C- band national beam, a Ku bank Nation
regional beams. It intends to promote all types of education in our country and distribute education to t
It also supports curriculum-based education, effective teachers training and community participation.

Vigyan Prasar has established an EduSat two way Audio – Video interactive
communication network in association with Development and Educational
Communication Unit (DECU) of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Ahmedabad. It is mainly proposed for science communication/ science
popularization purpose and also for disaster management. Twenty states of our
country have been included in the first phase of this project. At present all these
states have one each field centers. The state council or department of science and
technology of respective states identified a field centers. All field centers have
Satellite Interactive Terminals(SITs) which were set up by the help of DECU – ISRO.
Vigyan Prasar started its multicast through this network on 3rd January 2006.

Vigyan Prasar has a well-prepared studio for EduSat Interactive Netwok. In this
entire network, this studio is called as Teaching end. All other SITs spread over 20
states are known as class ends. Since ours network is a two way communication
system, the subject experts or teachers who conduct classes from the teaching end
can see and interact with the people or students who sit at each SITs. Students or
the people of each SITs can also see and hear teaches and ask their doubts or
questions also through the same way. Even though the teacher and students are not
within four walls of a classroom, they can interact each other as they are in a same
location. Really it is countrywide classroom. Transmission through this network is
called multicast.

Suppose a teacher want to distribute some notes to the students or students want to
submit some report for valuation to teacher. Is there any option in our network?
Surely, There is an option called file transferring. Since we use Personal Computers
(PCs) for multicast in our network and everything transmit in digital format, it is
possible to send computer files through network. So teachers and students can share
their notes, pictures, graphs etc as computer format files within seconds.

You might be interested to know the technical arrangement in our network and how
it work? Yes, Our network contain Personal Computers, Digital Cameras, DVD
players, Switchers, Modems Dish antennas etc etc .At teaching end we have two
PCs, Digital Camera , DVD player, Switcher , modem, sound systems, Dish Antenna
etc. One PC is called Multimedia Server, which is loaded with a software call VLC. This
software is used to control the transmission. Other PC is called presentation PC,
which is used to present the notes, slides, prepared by teacher. Digital Camera use
to get the image of teacher and can control remotely. A high quality DVD player is
also included to show some recorded movies whenever necessary. Presentation PC,
DVD player and Digital camera are attached to the switcher and the switcher is used
to select which of signal come among Presentation PC, DVD player and Digital
camera etc. The presenter PC has a digital monitor that can be used as a ‘White
Board(Not Black Board!)’. Teacher can write texts or draw pictures using a digital pen
on this white board and this image also can be transmitted to students end. A mic is
directly attached to Server. Finally the mixed out put send to the modem through
server computer. Modem converts the digital inputs to analog form and send to dish
antenna through high quality cables. Dish antenna is pointed to EduSat and the
signals will be send to EduSat which is 36000 Kms away from earth..

EduSat will reflect this low power beam to ISRO Hub. There it will be boosted and
send back to EduSat. It is this boosted beams will be send to the dish antennas of all
SITs located in different parts of country.

In each SITs also there will be a dish antenna, modem,web camera, mic, sound
systems and Personal Computer. The signals reach modem from Dish Antenna is in
analog form. It will be converted into digital format by modem and send to PC. PC is
loaded with VLC software. Using this VLC software, multicasting programs can be
viewed

Images and sounds from students end also communicate to the teaching end
through same way. But it is not VLC software, but Windows Net Meeting software is
using for this purpose.

Our network also has the option of ‘chatting’. Using this facility both end can send
their questions and answers in text / typed form also.

As Vigyan Prasar’s EduSat Communication Network, other Institutions such as Indira


Gandi Open University (INGOU), New Delhi, Center for Education Consortium (CEC),
New Delhi etc also have communication net works using EduSat facility. Among
them, each network can be identified by a multicast address. We have the address
234.123.123.6

Vigyan Prasar multicast classes and discussions on science subject on every


Tuesdays from 11 AM. Scientists and subject experts from Vigyan Prasar and other
institutions lead classes. Our atmosphere, weather, astronomy and eclipse, Nature,
E_learning, Ham Radio communication etc are few examples of classes took place
through this network. Vigyan Prasra also coordinate VIPNET clubs and Nature Clubs
with the help of this network. Special programs on request of states also conducted.
On request of Kerala, Vigyan Presar multicasted programs on ‘Weather’ and ‘Radio
Frequency and Electromagnetic Pollution’ for children who were participated a
summer camp (May/2006) at the science and Technology museum, Trivandrum.

We receive immense response and encouragements from participants and co-


ordinators from various states. In many occasions, scientists and eminent
personalities from each states attend multicast programs with children at class ends.
We are also happy to accept their suggestions and contributions. As the second
phase, we proposed to set up 30 more SITs in different states especially those states
not included in the first phase of project.

One may think what is the relevance of such educational networks when Internet
exists! Of course, Internet is a pool of information. One can go to an Internet Café
and browse knowledge. But when one needs a live guidance from a real expert,
does Internet work suitably? Can Internet provide assistance regarding all issues
such as an epidemic or natural calamity relating to one’s background and region?
The answer is ‘No ‘, most of times. It is the freshness and two-way communication
ability distinguishes EduSat Communication Network from Television, Radio, and
Internet etc.

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