1. RCWG Report - ESnet Collaborative Services Sheila Cisko, Chair Fermilab Brooks Collins, member SLAC

2. Oct.10, 2005 S. Cisko -B. Collins RCWG Report 2 Topics Conferencing Context Conferencing Context RCWG and ECS Description RCWG and ECS Description Charter and Membership Charter and Membership Brief History Brief History Recent Activities Recent Activities Future Activities Future Activities Observations Observations Contact Information Contact Information Questions Questions

3. Oct.10, 2005 S. Cisko -B. Collins RCWG Report 3 Why Video? Greatest amount of information comes via voice and in documents Greatest amount of information comes via voice and in documents Being face to face adds “presence” Being face to face adds “presence” Increases attention Increases attention Subtle but important information Subtle but important information visual clues to importance visual clues to importance Conversation smoothing Conversation smoothing

4. Oct.10, 2005 S. Cisko -B. Collins RCWG Report 4 Three main HEP Videoconferencing Services ESnet Collaboration Services Access Grid VRVS

5. Oct.10, 2005 S. Cisko -B. Collins RCWG Report 5 RCWG Charter Provide insight and requirements from DoE community to ECS for usage, problems and planning of services Provide insight and requirements from DoE community to ECS for usage, problems and planning of services Provide organized testing, roll-out and feedback of new or revised services Provide organized testing, roll-out and feedback of new or revised services Provide an information exchange on new products and developments Provide an information exchange on new products and developments

6. Oct.10, 2005 S. Cisko -B. Collins RCWG Report 6 RCWG Description Twenty-two members ~ half actively participate Twenty-two members ~ half actively participate Small number are “real” users not IT professionalsSmall number are “real” users not IT professionals Use ECS and collaborative tools for weekly meetingsUse ECS and collaborative tools for weekly meetings RCWG members offer to their sites and/or the conferencing communityRCWG members offer to their sites and/or the conferencing community operational support (room, desktop, phone)operational support (room, desktop, phone) run services such as streaming and VRVSrun services such as streaming and VRVS collaboration technology investigationscollaboration technology investigations (but not necessarily primary job responsibility)

7. Oct.10, 2005 S. Cisko -B. Collins RCWG Report 7 RCWG Membership Sheila Cisko [Chair]FNAL Art Bray SLAC Christian HelftIN2P3- LAL Clint Wadsworth ESnet Brooks Collins SLAC Deb Agarwal LBNL Ed RitenourLBNL Hans Frese DESY Ivan Judson ANL Janine Jensen PNNL Josh Stillerman MIT K. Estelle Dodson NASA Ames Research Center Stan Kluz ESnet Lori Abry ANL Marcy Santana ESnet Martin Jara LBNL Chris MasulloBNL Mike Pihlman ESnet Philippe Galvez Caltech /VRVS.org Steven Goldfarb UMICH/CERN Thomas Baron CERN Allan SillTTU

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9. Oct.10, 2005 S. Cisko -B. Collins RCWG Report 9 ECS Services Detail H.323 Ad-Hoc Video Services - now with Email notification! 82 n -"Legacy" service, voice switched display, H.261/G.711 codecs, 15 fps, 256 to 384 kbps 82 n -"Legacy" service, voice switched display, H.261/G.711 codecs, 15 fps, 256 to 384 kbps 83 n -same as above, four quadrant display 83 n -same as above, four quadrant display 85 n -"Enhanced Video Quality", H.263/G.711 codecs, 30 fps, max 384 kbps 85 n -"Enhanced Video Quality", H.263/G.711 codecs, 30 fps, max 384 kbps 88 n -(001134988 GDS) “Highest Quality”, H.263/G.722 codecs, 30 fps, Codian MCU, Personal selection of display, max 768 kbps 88 n -(001134988 GDS) “Highest Quality”, H.263/G.722 codecs, 30 fps, Codian MCU, Personal selection of display, max 768 kbps

10. Oct.10, 2005 S. Cisko -B. Collins RCWG Report 10 ECS Services continued Audio/Web Conference Service (Latitude) Web based scheduling and “Instant Meetings” Web based scheduling and “Instant Meetings” Email notification Email notification 510 area code dial in 510 area code dial in T120 data sharing : slide presentations documents white board application sharing (caveats) T120 data sharing : slide presentations documents white board application sharing (caveats) And More Phone-in to video conference 1-510-883-7860 Phone-in to video conference 1-510-883-7860 Loop back test number 898378 (89TEST) Loop back test number 898378 (89TEST)

11. Oct.10, 2005 S. Cisko -B. Collins RCWG Report 11 Future Features H.239 high resolution graphics (testing) H.239 high resolution graphics (testing) 4Cif (704 x 576 resolution)(testing) 4Cif (704 x 576 resolution)(testing) Video streaming for guests (testing) Video streaming for guests (testing) Stream archiving for VOD (future) Stream archiving for VOD (future) IM (future) IM (future) SIP (future) SIP (future)

12. Oct.10, 2005 S. Cisko -B. Collins RCWG Report 12 RCWG Brief History Formed in early 1990s from the Energy Research Video Network (ERVN) Pilot Project Formed in early 1990s from the Energy Research Video Network (ERVN) Pilot Project Past chairs Kipp Kippenhan, FNAL/HEPNRC and Ed May, ANLPast chairs Kipp Kippenhan, FNAL/HEPNRC and Ed May, ANL Current chair is Sheila Cisko FNALCurrent chair is Sheila Cisko FNAL Founding members included: Founding members included: ESnet, FNAL, SSC, SLAC, BNL, LBNL, ANL, LAL, CERN and DESY ESnet, FNAL, SSC, SLAC, BNL, LBNL, ANL, LAL, CERN and DESY

13. Oct.10, 2005 S. Cisko -B. Collins RCWG Report 13 Past activities Partnered with ESnet through three eras; VCS/DCS/ECS Partnered with ESnet through three eras; VCS/DCS/ECS dedicated ESnet service todedicated ESnet service to dial-up H320 (ISDN) todial-up H320 (ISDN) to H323 (IP) andH323 (IP) and audio and data collaborationaudio and data collaboration

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15. Oct.10, 2005 S. Cisko -B. Collins RCWG Report 15 Current Activities Weekly meetings use ESnet technology Weekly meetings use ESnet technology Alternate between general topics and technical discussionsAlternate between general topics and technical discussions Include guest speakers and member presentationsInclude guest speakers and member presentations Agenda and minutes distributed via email and wikiAgenda and minutes distributed via email and wiki Participation in ECS 2004-2005 Workshops Participation in ECS 2004-2005 Workshops Continued technology tests Continued technology tests H239 (parallel presentations and video)H239 (parallel presentations and video) Instant MessagingInstant Messaging recording and archiving of meetingsrecording and archiving of meetings SIP protocolSIP protocol interoperabilityinteroperability VRVS service VRVS service Open Source H.323 clients Open Source H.323 clients

16. Oct.10, 2005 S. Cisko -B. Collins RCWG Report 16 Future RCWG activities Conduct community survey targeting US laboratories and universities Conduct community survey targeting US laboratories and universities include users, IT professionals, support staffinclude users, IT professionals, support staff Continue interaction with other services for interoperability and R&D efforts Continue interaction with other services for interoperability and R&D efforts Plan for deployment of future ECS services Plan for deployment of future ECS services Improve advertisement of ECS services and notification of technology changes Improve advertisement of ECS services and notification of technology changes

17. Oct.10, 2005 S. Cisko -B. Collins RCWG Report 17 Future RCWG activities cont’d Broaden community’s knowledge Broaden community’s knowledge by monitoring devices and components at users’ siteby monitoring devices and components at users’ site by improving online documentation and instructionsby improving online documentation and instructions by offering tutorials – live using ECS services and live or archived streamingby offering tutorials – live using ECS services and live or archived streaming Widen membership to include other D.O.E. sites and university affiliates Widen membership to include other D.O.E. sites and university affiliates

18. Oct.10, 2005 S. Cisko -B. Collins RCWG Report 18 Observations ECS vital statistics ECS vital statistics H323H323 1000+ registered endpoints 1000+ registered endpoints More registered desktops than room-based systems More registered desktops than room-based systems Average of 4500 hrs/month of H323 MCU use Average of 4500 hrs/month of H323 MCU use Voice/DataVoice/Data 381 registered users 381 registered users Average of 1950 hr/month of Voice MCU use Average of 1950 hr/month of Voice MCU use Average of 200 hrs/month of Data Collaboration Average of 200 hrs/month of Data Collaboration Technology is changing rapidly Technology is changing rapidly  SIP? IM? H239? Hi-def video? Cell Networks? VOIP?

19. Oct.10, 2005 S. Cisko -B. Collins RCWG Report 19 Observations continued  HEP collaborations are getting larger, more geographically spread out and are taking longer to complete (LHC ILC)  We are seeing more multidiscipline collaborations, like GLAST like GLAST  We must expand our interoperability with other services and initiatives (ViDeNET VRVS Access Grid)  To do this we need  people to develop and test open systems  funds to maintained and expand current services

20. Oct.10, 2005 S. Cisko -B. Collins RCWG Report 20 Still in development BrayArt Portable Video/Audio/Wireless/Cellular/PDA/MP3 player/GameToy/Video Conferencing System

21. Oct.10, 2005 S. Cisko -B. Collins RCWG Report 21 Contact Information Contact Sheila Cisko scisko@fnal.gov Contact Sheila Cisko scisko@fnal.govscisko@fnal.gov for connection information to join RCWG Meetings held Mondays 11am CDT or to join mail list RCWG@ES.net or to join mail list RCWG@ES.netRCWG@ES.net ECS web pages http://www.ecs.es.net/ ECS web pages http://www.ecs.es.net/ http://www.ecs.es.net/ Complaints: brooks@slac.stanford.edu Complaints: brooks@slac.stanford.edu

22. Oct.10, 2005 S. Cisko -B. Collins RCWG Report 22 Questions?