... Up: Future Instruments and Telescopes, Tools . ... New Generation Astronomical Telescopes (NGAT), a class of telescopes designed to be operated remotely and robotically, require efficient methods for communicating images over heterogeneous and low-bandwidth data networks such as the Internet. ... Methods researched thus far involve the classification of astronomical images based on object parameterisation, progressive image transmission, and evaluation of existing image compression schemes. ...

... The department was founded in late sixties by Prof. D.Ya.Martynov, who for many years was also the director of Sternberg Astronomical Institute. At present time, the head of the department is Prof. A.M.Cherepashchuk, a pupil of D.Ya.Martynov and his successor as the director of SAI. Since Prof. Martynov, the scientific activity of the department was primarily related to binary stars. ... The department consists of 15 members most of which have Ph.D. in Astrophysics. ...

... Good detailed technical description of ISDN, somewhat more detailed than the Stallings book in some areas. ... Dan Kegel's ISDN Page - This is basically the center of the ISDN web, mentioned most commonly as a good place to start. comp.dcom.isdn Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - A great bunch of information, mostly consumer-oriented. ... NIST's High Speed Networks Group Home Page . ... Bellcore ISDN Home Page - National ISDN . ... Ascend Communications Home Page - they make ISDN equipment. ...