Experiments
Demonstrations
The ACTS network has been demonstrated in a wide variety of places. Below are
a few highlighted demonstrations of ACTS technology. To see what other demos
have taken place, please view a list
of demonstrations.
White House Law Enforcement Workshop
 The
ACTS Project provided support for a demonstration at a White House Law Enforcement
Workshop held in Nashua, New Hampshire. An ISDN terminal and sound system were
setup in the foyer at the workshop. Using ACTS, an ISDN connection was made
to the ACTS Master Control Station in Cleveland, Ohio. A video tape describing
ACTS was sent via the ISDN connection from Cleveland to Nashua, as well as video
tours of the Master Control Station and the Link Evaluation Terminal Control
Room.
ARIES Demonstration
 An
ACTS ATM demonstration took place in Washington, DC on February 26, 1996. The
demonstration was hosted by the American Petroleum Institute's ATM Research
& Industrial Enterprise Study (ARIES) team in conjunction with NASA and
two National Laboratories of the U.S. Department of Energy. For the first time
ever, an ATM link to a vessel at sea used NASA's ACTS. The goal of the demonstration
is an interactive oil exploration application. This was an excellent demonstration
of a nationwide ATM network using virtual paths via a hybrid satellite/terrestrial
network.
Forum in Casper Wyoming
 On
June 1st and 2nd, 1995, a forum was held in Casper, Wyoming, with current and
future telecommunications in the state of Wyoming as its subject. NASA and JPL
(Jet Propulsion Laboratories) participated with exhibits, hands-on demonstrations,
and presentations to the forum. ACTS was used to provide simultaneous voice,
data, and ISDN video conferencing, allowing attendees to interact with the key
speakers in remote locations.
Dante II
 On
July 28th, 1994, the Dante II robot prepared to take its first steps over the
rim and into the crater of the Mt. Spurr volcano in Alaska. While the Dante
team from Carnegie-Mellon University ran the robot through its checkout from
the control center in Anchorage, visitors to the National Air & Space Museum
in Washington DC watched the robot live via an ACTS-provided video link.
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