© Copyright AARNet Pty Ltd Video over IP Working Group QUESTnet rd July

© Copyright AARNet Pty Ltd Video over IP Working Group Professor Michael Fry Chair of the Working Group Steering Committee

© Copyright AARNet Pty Ltd Video over IP Working Group Origins of the Working Group Working Group and Steering Committee

© Copyright AARNet Pty Ltd Steering Committee Membership Professor Michael Fry (University of Sydney) Markus Buchhorn (ANU/GrangeNet) Malcolm Caldwell (Northern Territory University) Andrew Howard (AARNet) Stephen Kingham (AARNet) Ann Pettigrew (AARNet Working Group Support Officer)

© Copyright AARNet Pty Ltd Activities Video-l OzEconference -held monthly -web site has instructions on how to test and connect to MCU; reports on previous conferences and presentations Initial focus – desktop videoconferencing

© Copyright AARNet Pty Ltd Video over IP AARNet Video over IP Pilot Service – Launch of service 15 volunteer sites participating

© Copyright AARNet Pty Ltd Demonstration 1 Calling A to B using an IP address –simple, nothing needed –some ToS/QoS support

© Copyright AARNet Pty Ltd Demonstration 2 Calling A to B using an E.164 address –E.164 = Telephone numbers –Dial Plan –Gatekeeper registration This pilot service uses the public AARNet Gatekeeper: :1719

© Copyright AARNet Pty Ltd Demonstration 3 Calling A to B using an “Alias” – Use simple names/addresses to make calls – Need to see who is registered

© Copyright AARNet Pty Ltd Demonstration 4 Multipoint meetings –H.323 is point-to-point –Pilot service provides MCU infrastructure Some sites will provide their own, which could be included –Booking system –Calling into a meeting

© Copyright AARNet Pty Ltd Demonstration 5 PSTN / VoIP interface (and ISDN) – gateways to the phone networks – some support for H.320 equipment

© Copyright AARNet Pty Ltd Demonstration 6 Document/application sharing –Slide shows –Shared document editing

© Copyright AARNet Pty Ltd Discussion Non H.323 activities: – Other collaboration technologies SIP, Access Grid, … – Non-interactive services Streaming, archiving, … – Support for technologies, deployment and use

© Copyright AARNet Pty Ltd Video over IP Working Group Pilot Service web site (under development): Booking system: Working Group web site: -Includes configuration guides, OzEconf instructions and reports, references, news and announcements list - subscribe at: Contact Working Group Support Officer:

© Copyright AARNet Pty Ltd Site Support CAVE – Collaborating AARNet Video Engineer A CAVE: -is an experienced person at the site -is the internal and external contact for that site -knows the technology and the local environment -is allowed/permitted to control MCU conferences CAVE training

© Copyright AARNet Pty Ltd Future Directions Pilot the technology further –Monitor use of MCU –Evaluate effectiveness of the technology –Log issues/difficulties –Feedback from users and CAVEs Build community of users Training and certification Integration of other technologies Other university-based activities