1. Internet2 Applications Ted Hanss Director, Applications Development CSG 21 September 2000

2. Challenge  Need broader applications deployment  Progress demonstrated through: Faculty success stories Increased network utilization

3. Problems  The network is still hard to use Need an “end to end” support infrastructure Need easy-to-use applications – Discipline-specific – Broad-based

4. 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

5. 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

6. Digital Video Applications  Webcasting services Cisco IP/TV Real  Will join loaner pool apps.internet2.edu/html/roadshows.html

7. Digital Video Applications  MPEG2-based services Continuing with Litton loaner systems Adding other systems (Optivision, Minerva) Concerned about interoperability

8. Digital Video Applications  Access Grid www-fp.mcs.anl.gov/fl/accessgrid/

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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