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Tools for Building Virtual Laboratories

             Stewart C. Loken
   Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
              loken@lbl.gov

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                Abstract

There is increasing interest in making unique research facilities accessible on the Internet. Computer systems, scientific databases and experimental apparatus can be used by international collaborations of scientists using high-speed networks and advanced software tools to support collaboration. This paper will present examples of tools such as video conferencing and electronic whiteboards that are being used to create examples of virtual laboratories. The paper will also describe two pilot projects that are being used as testbeds for the tools. The first is the Multidimensional Applications and Gigabit Internetwork Consortium (MAGIC) testbed which has been established to develop a very high-speed, wide-area network to deliver real-time data at gigabits-per-second rates. The second is a remote experiment at LBL's Advanced Light Source.