Internet2 Applications Ted Hanss Director, Applications Development CSG 21 September 2000
Challenge Need broader applications deployment Progress demonstrated through: Faculty success stories Increased network utilization
Problems The network is still hard to use Need an “end to end” support infrastructure Need easy-to-use applications – Discipline-specific – Broad-based
Applications Area Updates Added “Arts & Humanities” focus in Aug. Joins health sciences as discipline specific focus areas Considering other areas: Remote instrumentation High energy physics Astronomy
Digital Video Applications Videoconferencing service Most likely H.323 initially at core Integration work with multicast-based apps, QuickTime, MPEG1/2, … Middleware discussions starting Tools development for measurement White paper shared at fall I2 meeting Decision on service description and rollout by March member meeting
Digital Video Applications Webcasting services Cisco IP/TV Real Will join loaner pool apps.internet2.edu/html/roadshows.html
Digital Video Applications MPEG2-based services Continuing with Litton loaner systems Adding other systems (Optivision, Minerva) Concerned about interoperability
Digital Video Applications Access Grid www-fp.mcs.anl.gov/fl/accessgrid/
Digital Video Applications DV over Firewire Project Joint development effort Objective: support high quality videoconferencing – Point to point at first – Commodity PC, DV camera, PCI card (about $3K per unit) – Linux and W2K
Digital Video Applications Web-based video editing Uses remote server Timeline editing, image cropping Outputs in a number of different formats Developed by Biology Department at Cambridge
Internet2 Content Guide Will be proposed at fall member meeting Way of publicizing content appropriate to Internet2-attached sites Will address audio & video (live and on- demand), data files, etc. Will include search service based on a metadata harvesting service (joint with DLF) Will include a channel published into campus portals