1. 1998 Fall Internet2 Project Meeting San Francisco 26-29 September

2. I2 Applications Ted Hanss Director, Applications Development 27 September 1998

3. Agenda  Middleware  I2-Digital Video Network  I2-Distributed Storage Initiative  Internet2 Days  Demo Overview  Applications Sessions  Next Year

4. Middleware

5. The “Software” Abilene  Time for a new major initiative?  Attack a barrier to applications development and deployment, e.g., The middleware challenge Content deployment Slide from the April I2 Member Meeting

6. Goals  Enable new applications development by making advanced functionality more accessible  Establish a converged view of common applications services

7. Goals, etc.  Identify standards-based technologies that are scalable and interoperable  Increase deployment of middleware technologies as part of an advanced but production environment

8. Overview  An ongoing process Requirements gathering Standards review Technology assessment Project initiation Education and outreach

9. Overview  An “umbrella” structure Coordinate information flow with appropriate I2 working groups Initiate new working groups as necessary Won’t replicate efforts elsewhere

10. Overview  Deliverables Identification of a small number of key community projects Information dissemination Demos Workshops

11. Principles  Focus on problems where we have a unique incentive to solve the benefit to our community is clear and compelling results are attainable in a reasonable timeframe

12. Technology Scope  Emphasis is on technologies that enable developing and deploying advanced research and education applications across our institutions

13. Applications: Horizontal, Vertical, Spot Solutions Middleware: Security, Directory, Quality of Service, Audio/Video Frameworks, Accounting, Collaboration Frameworks, Multicast,... Operating system and network services Standard APIs Interoperable Protocols

14. Technology Scope  QoS  Digital video/audio  Security  Collaboration  Directories  Multicast  File systems  Measurement  Remote instruments  IMS  Transaction systems  Meta-computing  Management  IP telephony  Accounting/billing  E-commerce  Object brokers  Search mechanisms  Printing

15. Critical Attributes  Scaling  Interoperability  Mobility of users  Portability of code  Adaptive/network aware  Applicable to horizontal and vertical apps  Global

16. Architecture Participants  Core group of members as steering committee Supported by working groups  Consulted & partnership participants Federal/NGI agencies PACI, CNI, Net@edu, CREN, … International partners Standards organizations

17. Timeline, Metrics

18. Timeline  September: Solicit volunteers  October: Start assessment  Fall: Initiate projects  January: First reports  April: Demos and reports

19. Critical Success Factors  Percent of members involved  Applications deployed  Meeting expectations and timelines

20. I2-Digital Video Network

21. What’s the Killer App?  I don’t know, but …  Killer environment: collaboration  Killer enabler: video

22. Ubiquitous Digital Video  Scalable and easy to use  Integrated into applications  Streaming and interactive  Real-time and asynchronous (stored)  Unicast and native multicast  Single source to multi-source  Various resolutions, up to HDTV and multi-channel audio

23. Example Tasks  Identifying and obtaining content  Establishing framework for managing and delivering content “Brand identity”, storage, licensing, editing, QoS integration, …

24. Example Services  The video equivalent to Edupage with clips (news, lectures, graduation speeches, conferences)  A directory service for higher ed digital video content  Managed video conferencing service

26. Distributed Storage Initiative

27. Objective  Develop and deploy a reliable, scalable, high performance network storage capability enabling broad access to stored video, very large data sets, etc.

28. Internet2 Days

29. Outreach to Campuses  Many campuses scheduling I2 Days Raising developer interest Generating support from critical groups (legislators, administration, … )  Suggested framework at http://apps.internet2.edu/i2-day.html

30. Demo Overview

32. Times  Monday: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

33. Artworld Boston University

35. Globally Interconnected Object Databases California Institute of Technology

37. Real-Time Remote Surgical Collaboration Ohio State University

39. GeoWorlds USC/ISI

41. Interactive Multimedia Distribution System Indiana University

43. Last Expression: Art of the Holocaust Northwestern University

46. Lectures On-Line and On-Demand University of Minnesota

48. Artful Engineering Penn State University

50. Applications Sessions

51. Applications Highlights  Monday 8:30 to noon: Applications Update 1:30 to 5:00: Applications Strategy Council 3:30 to 5:00: CENIC Applications Panel

52. Highlights, cont.  Tuesday 8:30 to 10:00: Arts & Humanities Panel 10:30 to noon: NCREN Video Lecture 10:30 to noon: Audio/Music Panel at Moscone with the Audio Engineering Society 1:30 to 3:00: Digital Video Network Planning 1:30 to 3:00: Distributed Storage Initiative

53. Next Year

54. 1999 Focus Areas?  For discussion at Monday’s session  Certainly video and middleware collaborations  Performing arts? Celebration2000 idea  Remote scientific instruments?  …

55. Break until 3:15