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Overview. Videoconferencing – What is it? IST role in videoconferencing Campus videoconferencing group Wish list and next topics What facilities exist now What facilities are being planned. What is it?.

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  1. Overview • Videoconferencing – What is it? • IST role in videoconferencing • Campus videoconferencing group • Wish list and next topics • What facilities exist now • What facilities are being planned

  2. What is it? • Connecting two or more locations to interact via two-way video and audio transmissions simultaneously (more on this on a demo day!) • Uses … many • Meetings • PhD defense • Interviews • Remote experts • Classes held between locations

  3. IST Role • Smaller role in past • Former AV staff in ITMS helped to set up and support to Science, and other areas • Network staff involved in debugging and “QoS” for Science and LT3 • Koorus and Andrea ran tech part of vc project • Key people: • ITMS: KoorusBookan, Marcel David, Viktor Lufer • Networks: Steve Bourque

  4. Videoconferencing group meeting • Meeting 23 January 2008 brought together vc owners • Aim to share and learn about … • room set-up and design • which groups offer use of their installations • what demands your equipment and set-up can't meet and where IST may be able to offer help or a service • what shared central services may be useful • network, firewall, multicast, and other possible technical issues

  5. Possible central services • “Support” (need to define what we can provide) • A "guide to a successful room installation" (dimensions, location of equipment, lighting, audio, etc. ) to duplicate in new rooms • Help troubleshooting and support • Multipoint Conferencing Unit • Support for multicasting

  6. Next topics for VC group • Desktop videoconferencing • A VC test location • Room design hints • Compatibility issues with different vc suites • H.323 versus SIP • Network topics

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