Internet Video on The Edge: The WNY-HPNVI

1. Internet Video on The Edge:The WNY-HPNVI James O. Whitlock and David G. Ellis, MD

2. WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative Who • A regional association of early adopters of high performance networked video

3. WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative Who • A regional association of early adopters of high performance networked video • Healthcare • ECMC • KALEIDA/BGH • Catholic Hospitals • Community healthcare facilities

4. UB – School of Nursing • ECC • UB – MFC • Daemen • UB – AVPC • BISSNET • UB – MCEER • BOCES, RCN, CityNet • UB – CIT/ITS • University of Rochester • UB – School of Management WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative Who • A regional association of early adopters of high performance networked video • Healthcare • Education

5. WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative Who • A regional association of early adopters of high performance networked video • Healthcare • Education • Government service

6. WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative Who • A regional association of early adopters of high performance networked video • Healthcare • Education • Government service • Business Partners • Viewcommunications • BCG/Veraview • Cisco • PictureTel

7. WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative Who • A regional association of early adopters of high performance networked video • Healthcare • Education • Government service • Business Partners • Staffed and housed by UB as a public service to the WNY region

8. WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative What • Forum for WNY HPNV early adopters • Shared experiences & expertise • Public access Sandbox • Envelope stretching trials • Reproducible deployment models

9. WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative Why • Visions • Healthcare training & CME • Telemedicine • K-20 education • Research collaboration • Workforce training • Legal process • Government • Social Services • Residential & community global access

10. WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative Problems • Regional connectivity obstacles • Expense & complexity • IP fabric quality • Firewalls & other hazards • Scaling & management • Directory services • Telephony functionality • Security & authentication • Reliability, availability, maintainability • Production support

11. WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative Trials • Developmental Trial Projects • Failure tolerance outside mission critical domain • Improve systems & procedures • Illuminate issues • Develop work-arounds • Develop & promote best practices

12. WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative Trials • Developmental Trial Projects • Failure tolerance outside mission critical domain • Improve systems & procedures • Illuminate issues • Develop work-arounds • Develop & promote best practices • Let experiences speak to the value of: Regional Cooperation & Action

13. WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative Goals • WNY-HPNVI Goals • Practical deployment strategies • Foundation technologies • Resource & experience sharing • Forum & lobbying focal point • Promote regional public-benefit: • Shared production infrastructure • Inter-networking & local peering • Co-location facilities • Dark-fiber build possibilities • Internet-2 traffic aggregation

14. WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative History • '94 - 1st PC Telemedicine at ECMC • '95 - Intel sponsors ProShare IP trials • '95 - 1st UB instructional desktop VC proposal • '95 - 1st UB production desktop VC application • '96 - ECC & UB start residential ISDN VC trials • '97 - Pre-standards IP video trials with NYSERNET • '97 - NetTach development & alpha trials w/ PictureTel • '97 - Zydacron/PictureTel shoot-out • '97 - 1st mixed-mode MCU cascade • '97 - Zydacron systems at ECMC • '97 - Production stabilized PC designs developed

15. WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative History • '98 - First-round CIT/ITS funding • '98 - First-generation systems: Nursing, ECMC • '99 - WNY H.323 demonstrations/tests • '99 - IP/TV MPEG-I live multicast broadcasts • '99 - Nursing Syllabus '99, 1st production 323 application • '99 - Megaconference I: • 1st 320/323 cross-connect to support ECMC on tail • One of only 55 sites worldwide able to participate • '99 - Second-generation production systems installed: VPAC, MCEER, ECMC • '00 - MFC Stanford Class

16. WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative History • '00 - MFC Turbulence Class • '00 - SILS/Jorgensen Class • '00 - Megaconference II: • 12 regional sites active • WNY-HPNVI Sandbox supports locals • Three conference presentations by/on UB/WNY • '00 - Polycom shoot-out • '00 - BCG/Veraview enters local market • '00 - Sandbox Construction • Veraview WMP encoder/server joins Cisco IP/TV, MCU/GK/GW & test endpoints • '01 - Extended Grand Rounds trials start

17. WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative Plans • 12-Month Planning Priorities • Extended Grand Rounds • K-12 Global Classroom Partnering • WLAN Impairment Measures • Fall Megaconference • LSVNP Integration • Sandbox Automation & Shared Control Trial

18. WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative Plans • 12-Month Planning Priorities (cont.) • Regional Shared Infrastructure • Form Working/Planning Group • I2 MOU Downstream Planning • Shared Production Infrastructure Straw Proposal • Municipal Dark Fiber - site visit • State-wide Shared Infrastructure - site visit/conference • Meetings (ATP) • Web site, news, docs, tools, FAQ's, Tips (ATP) • Continuing Telephony & VoIP integration trials (ATP) • VPN Trials (ATP) • Firewall Trials (ATP)

19. WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative Ethos • Shared Minimalist Ethos • Just in time • Just enough • Just long enough • Minimum bureaucratic impediment • Minimum bureaucratic residual

20. WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative Sponsors • Corporate Sponsors: • Viewcommunications • ECMC • Cisco • BCG/Veraview • PictureTel • UB MFC • UB VPAC • UB ITS • UB CIT • UB OSS

21. WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative Sponsors • Private Sponsors: • J. Whitlock • G. Wiley • D. Ellis • T. Bellanca & K. Szczepanski

22. WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative Contacts • WNY HPNV Technical Experience Contacts: • J. Whitlock • D. Ellis • K. Szczepanski • M. Woodard • P. Jorgensen • L. Stephens • B. Fellendorf

23. WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative Misc. • Handouts: • Other Education & Research Support Groups • SURFNet • ViDeNet • LSVNP • CANARIE/CAnet3 • Welsh Video Network • OARNet • OneNet

24. WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative Demos • Demonstrations: • ECMC Rollabout live • Live streams (WMP & IP/TV) • On-demand MPEG-I streams • ViaVideo from laptop • FECC demonstration • MCU Cascade & Guests

25. WNY-HPNVIWNY High Performance Networked Video Initiative End Thanks for your time. Please join us as we help bring the future to WNY today!