Internet2 Commons Technology Dr Bob Dixon Chief Research Engineer OARNet and Ohio State University Internet2 Fall Member Meeting October 15, 2003 Indianapolis, Indiana
H.323 Video Conferencing Resources Available Multipoint Control Units Polycom MGC ports (at 384K) RADVision ViaIP RADVision OnLan 64 Total 174 Gatekeeper - RADVision ECS-500, 500 concurrent calls. Video Streamer - Starbak (Quicktime, Real, Windows) Firewall Tunnel Server - Ridgeway IP Freedom
Redundant ViDeNet Gatekeepers (Global Dialing Scheme) North America Root Gatekeeper North America Root Gatekeeper Backup North America Root Gatekeeper Backup North America Root Gatekeeper Peer In OhioIn North Carolina
Infrastructure One router hop away from Internet2 backbone Isolated from campus network Dedicated Cisco gigabit switch. Fiber to backbone. Uninterruptible Power System Secure, raised floor, air-conditioned computer room Remote control of all equipment Remote control of all power connections Remote network traffic monitoring server
User Support First Level Help Desk OARNet Network Operations Center 24 hours/day, 7 days/week Second Level Technical Support Commons Support Staff 12 hours/day, 5 days/week Megan Troyer (ex Crabb) Gabe Moulton Buddy Hummler