ViDe Video Development Initiative Promoting the Deployment of Digital Video in Higher Education Jill

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ViDe Video Development InitiativePromoting the
Deployment of Digital Video in Higher Education
Jill Gemmill, University of Alabama at
BirminghamMary Trauner, Georgia Institute of
TechnologyVidTrans 2002March 6Orlando Florida
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ViDe Steering Committee

• Jill Gemmill, UAB
• Ed Price, GaTech
• Grace Agnew, Rutgers
• Markus Buchhorn, ANU
• Bob Dixon, OSU
• Chris Hodge, UT
• Tyler Johnson, UNC

• Peter Marshall, CANARIE
• Mairead Martin, UT
• Doug Pearson, Indiana U
• Mary Trauner, GaTech
• Egon Verharen, SURFnet
• Mary Fran Yafchak, SURA

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Affiliations

• Australian National University
• CANARIE
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Indiana University, Bloomington
• Ohio State University
• Rutgers University
• Southeastern Universities Research Association
• SURFNET
• University of Alabama at Birmingham
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Video Conferencing and IP Telephony

• Partnerships and collaborations with selected
  vendors
• Creation of a global gatekeeper scheme
• Maintaining, updating and enhancing the
  Videoconferencing Cookbook
• Development of a videoconferencing test suite
• Collaboration with SURA and BBN on the
  establishment of a core set of network services
  for use throughout the SURA region

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ViDe.Net

• Distributed test bed and model network
• Selected as Internet2 Commons H.323 architecture
• Video and Voice over IP Showcase for real time
  multimedia services over IP
• Public Services
• Relocation of LSVNP equipment to SoX, Canarie,
  SURFNet and ANU for use by global public zone
• Public zone resources available to SURA community
  on self-service basis

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LSVNP

• Jan 2000 June 2001
• Data analysis
• Report prepared for publication
• Key value ViDe experience in operating an IP VC
  service, leading to Best Practice summary for
  ViDe.Net community

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VidMid

• Working Group of I2 Middleware
• http//middleware.internet2.edu/video/
• Getting IP video/voice info into directory
• Use of standards based directories by gatekeepers

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Internet2 Commons

• Internet2 sponsorship of ViDe for Commons
  deliverables
• Commons leadership team membership
• Infrastructure support and equipment scheduling
• Research and development directory programming
• Commons portal educational materials and
  community support
• www.internet2.edu/html/commons.html

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Video Access Working Group

• Develop a flexible, scalable metadata
  architecture
• Employ and interoperate whenever possible with
  open standards in information management
• Develop multiple delivery systems for the
  architecture
• Provide extensive proof-of-concept testing
  through a video access web-based portal.
• Disseminate draft and final products to a wide
  audience of developers and managers
• Encourage use of the metadata architecture
  through presentations, training and a significant
  web presence.

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Data Collaboration Working Group

• Data collaboration needs analysis in higher
  education
• Analysis of T.120 and other standards
• Data collaboration tool discovery
• Review and testing of viable tools
• Bibliography of related books, papers
• Web site resources

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Numerical Addressing Space (NASM)

• Management of ViDe.Net numerical address space
• Designs the numerical address space and
  supporting routing schemes
• Allocation of ViDe.Net address space to lower
  tier domains
• Identification of organizations and research
  networks responsible for managing national
  gatekeepers
• Architectural recommendations via support of the
  ViDe.Net Zone Administrators

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MPEG4

• Identify industry partners interested in
  collaborative MPEG-4 application development
• Ascertain the "state-of-the-art" of MPEG-4
  technology development
• Establish a base for and promote the adoption of
  MPEG-4 technologies in higher education
• Promote awareness of MPEG-4 in the academic
  community and beyond

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Outreach

• ViDe website (www.vide.net)
• Digital Video Workshops
• Presentations at conferences such as Educause,
  CNI, NLANR Techs, Internet2, IMTC H.323 Forum,
  TeleCon, VidTrans 2002

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Additional Projects Working Groups

• Microsoft Conferencing Server Testing and
  Integration Identify the issues of integrating
  Microsoft 2000 Conferencing Server with the
  existing ViDe.Net architecture.
• ViDe.Net Scout Design and build a network
  analysis tool that will simulate video and voice
  over IP traffic. It can be used to predict video
  and voice performance, as well identify network
  related problems.
• Numerical Addressing Space Management Team
  Design, manage, and allocate ViDe.Net numerical
  address space and supporting routing schemes.
  Identify which organizations and research
  networks will be responsible for managing
  national gatekeepers, as well as allocating
  super-space addresses.

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April Workshop
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Contact Information

• Website www.vide.net
• ViDe Chair
• Jill Gemmill, JGemmill_at_UAB.EDU
• Co-presenter
• Mary Trauner, mary.trauner_at_oit.gatech.edu