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Mark Tysom Janet, UK Terena TF-MSP Meeting, Budapest 16 Sept 2014 v-scene The new Janet Videoconferencing Service
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The Janet Videoconference Service Established in 1995 Deliver educational content over video Education and research, administration, content providers 8,151 Videoconferencing Systems 9,866 Users 1,112 Organisations 50,000 conferences per year
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Why change? Primarily to address customer requirements and feedback And review the: -operational model -cost model -support arrangements
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What’s new? More friendly, cleaner, intuitive interface More focus on immediate conferences Browser based video desktop client (Vidyo) Personal virtual meeting rooms Increased streaming capacity A future focus on interoperation The Headlines
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Hardware transition process Desktop client (browser based) Recording Streaming Meeting Rooms
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The v-scene Desktop (VidyoWeb) Mac, Windows and Linux Launches in browser Minor plugin download (admin rights not required) Scalable Video Codec (SVC) Up to HD (depending on bandwidth) Branded for Janet/JISC
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Look and feel Live Demo
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Outline
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Picture of schedule/launch page
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Outline Picture of schedule/launch page
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Outline Meeting Room Picture
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Outline Meeting Room Picture
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Tariff Structure Education and Research - centrally funded for schools, colleges, universities, research Public Services - reduced rate for public sector bodies with an education remit Commercial -tariff for providers of educational video content and services International Education and Research - GPD based calculation for other NRENs
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v-scene NREN Tariff Uses the same calculation as the GEANT Cost Sharing Model Charges increase progressively as GDP increases Used to generate a starting price Additional services can be bolted on: -MCU integration -User migration -Interface language translation -Branding Prices start from €35,000 p.a. for managed service
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Multi-tenanted managed service Super Organisations created to manage individual communities Allows NRENs to organise and manage their own customers Can restrict collaboration within a community or multinational HEAnet (Ireland) first NREN to sign-up: -use same type of MCUs -aligned support contracts with supplier -self-registered users -mixed mode support Discussions with several interested NRENs
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Service Levels Hours of Service The service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year Target Availability Videoconferencing service and booking service: 99% Gatekeeper hierarchy and gatekeeper service: 99.5% Service-affecting maintenance is capped at 0.5% and is normally carried out with at least two weeks' notice. Support and Fault Management The help line is staffed from: 8am to 9pm (GMT) Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm (GMT) Saturday (excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day and Good Friday)
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Questions? Mark Tysom Product Manager mark.tysom@ja.net 0044 1235 822 223 16/09/14
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