1. Copyright JNT Association 2007JANET Talk Trial1 JANET Talk and the Trial Roger Bolam Voice and Video Development Manager JANET(UK)

2. Copyright JNT Association 2007JANET Talk Trial2 JANET Talk We have developed a voice and collaboration tool including: –Conference Bridging (for all applications) –Video, Shared Whiteboard, application sharing, IM chat –PSTN breakout (cheaper than SKYPE – mostly!) Post-pay and pre-pay billing options Standards based (SIP) desktop client with a searchable central register Capable of handling 50,000 users Managed on an organisational basis

3. Copyright JNT Association 2007JANET Talk Trial3 JANET Talk JANET Talk can be used on or off campus by any user “linked” with a JANET connected organisation JANET Talk is not a telephony replacement and wont integrate with campus kit…but it is SIP Supports both public and private users Based around a desktop client (or a SIP phone / client) CODEC and bandwidth can be altered to reflect connection speeds

4. Copyright JNT Association 2007JANET Talk Trial4 We need to understand: –How does JANET Talk fit in with JANET connected organisation IT strategies? –Is the service model suitable? –Have we got the right mix of features? Just about to launch a 12 month no cost trial of JANET Talk

5. Copyright JNT Association 2007JANET Talk Trial5 110 trial sites, from HE, FE, Research, Schools, support organisations and LA representatives HE = 42 Sch = 1 FE = 40 Other = 26 (includes RBC’s, RSC’s, LEA’s and service organisations Over 7000 users

6. Copyright JNT Association 2007JANET Talk Trial6 JANET Talk Uses Uses include: – multi-site distance learning for UHI, –FE college use while moving buildings –ECMWF remote site comms –Linking together sites working on a northsea wind farm project

7. Copyright JNT Association 2007JANET Talk Trial7 Support and management Nominated Admin contact at each site –Adding and Removing users –Adding and removing features –First level fault point of contact –JANET point of contact JANET Service desk act as liaison point for faults

8. Copyright JNT Association 2007JANET Talk Trial8 Trial site Requirements Non really, apart from…. –Opening up packet filters and ports to one core IP address –Providing an admin contact who will distribute and manage JANET Talk locally –Sign up to the trial T’s & C’s –Provide feedback during the trial

9. Copyright JNT Association 2007JANET Talk Trial9 Planning to scale the trial to meet demand How do we progress with a scalable model for this technology? We are aiming to develop a sustainable business model for JANET Talk by October 2008

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18. Copyright JNT Association 2007JANET Talk Trial18 What else are we doing? Looking at the wider picture of telephony on JANET Working with Nominet - ENUM Understanding if and how we can provide centrally managed telephony services Understanding how we can support mobile clients for JANET Talk We can do lots and lots, but there needs to be a clear business case

19. Copyright JNT Association 2007JANET Talk Trial19 Further Information JANET www David Richardson david.richardson@ja.net 01235822339