RCWG Report -RCWG Report -ESnet Collaborative ESnet Collaborative

ServicesServices Sheila Cisko, ChairSheila Cisko, Chair

FermilabFermilabBrooks Collins, memberBrooks Collins, member

SLACSLAC

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TopicsTopics Conferencing ContextConferencing Context RCWG and ECS DescriptionRCWG and ECS Description Charter and MembershipCharter and Membership Brief HistoryBrief History Recent ActivitiesRecent Activities Future ActivitiesFuture Activities ObservationsObservations Contact InformationContact Information QuestionsQuestions

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Why Video?Why Video? Greatest amount of information comes Greatest amount of information comes via voice and in documentsvia voice and in documents

Being face to face adds “presence”Being face to face adds “presence” Increases attentionIncreases attention Subtle but important informationSubtle but important information visual clues to importancevisual clues to importance Conversation smoothingConversation smoothing

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Three main HEP Three main HEP Videoconferencing ServicesVideoconferencing Services

ESnet Collaboration Services

Access Grid

VRVS

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RCWG CharterRCWG Charter Provide insight and requirements Provide insight and requirements from DoE community to ECS for usage, from DoE community to ECS for usage, problems and planning of servicesproblems and planning of services

Provide organized testing, roll-out Provide organized testing, roll-out and feedback of new or revised and feedback of new or revised servicesservices

Provide an information exchange on Provide an information exchange on new products and developmentsnew products and developments

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RCWG DescriptionRCWG Description Twenty-two members ~ half actively participateTwenty-two members ~ half actively participate

• Small number are “real” users not IT Small number are “real” users not IT professionalsprofessionals

• Use ECS and collaborative tools for weekly Use ECS and collaborative tools for weekly meetingsmeetings

• RCWG members offer to their sites and/or the RCWG members offer to their sites and/or the conferencing communityconferencing 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 investigations collaboration technology investigations

(but not necessarily primary job (but not necessarily primary job responsibility)responsibility)

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RCWG MembershipRCWG MembershipSheila Cisko [Chair] FNALArt Bray SLACChristian Helft IN2P3- LALClint Wadsworth ESnetBrooks Collins SLACDeb Agarwal LBNLEd Ritenour LBNLHans Frese DESYIvan Judson ANLJanine Jensen PNNLJosh Stillerman MIT K. Estelle Dodson NASA Ames Research CenterStan Kluz ESnet Lori Abry ANL Marcy Santana ESnet Martin Jara LBNL Chris Masullo BNL Mike Pihlman ESnet Philippe Galvez Caltech /VRVS.orgSteven Goldfarb UMICH/CERNThomas Baron CERNAllan Sill TTU

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ECS Services DetailECS Services DetailH.323 Ad-Hoc Video Services H.323 Ad-Hoc Video Services

- - now withnow with Email notification!Email notification! 8282nn -"Legacy" service, voice switched -"Legacy" service, voice switched display,display, H.261/G.711 codecs, 15 fps, 256 to H.261/G.711 codecs, 15 fps, 256 to 384 kbps384 kbps

8383nn -same as above, four quadrant display -same as above, four quadrant display 8585nn -"Enhanced Video Quality", H.263/G.711 -"Enhanced Video Quality", H.263/G.711 codecs, 30 fps, max 384 kbpscodecs, 30 fps, max 384 kbps

8888nn -(001134988 GDS) “Highest Quality”, -(001134988 GDS) “Highest Quality”, H.263/G.722 codecsH.263/G.722 codecs, , 30 fps, Codian MCU, 30 fps, Codian MCU, Personal selection of display, max 768 kbpsPersonal selection of display, max 768 kbps

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ECS Services continuedECS Services continuedAudio/Web Conference ServiceAudio/Web Conference Service (Latitude)(Latitude) Web based scheduling and “Instant Meetings”Web based scheduling and “Instant Meetings” Email notificationEmail notification 510 area code dial in 510 area code dial in T120 data sharing :T120 data sharing :

slide presentationsslide presentationsdocumentsdocumentswhite boardwhite boardapplication sharing (caveats)application sharing (caveats)

And MoreAnd More Phone-in to video conference Phone-in to video conference 1-510-883-78601-510-883-7860 Loop back test number 898378 (89TEST)Loop back test number 898378 (89TEST)

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Future FeaturesFuture Features H.239 high resolution graphics H.239 high resolution graphics (testing)(testing)

4Cif (704 x 576 resolution)(testing)4Cif (704 x 576 resolution)(testing) Video streaming for guests (testing)Video streaming for guests (testing) Stream Stream archivingarchiving for VOD (future) for VOD (future) IM (future)IM (future) SIP (future)SIP (future)

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RCWG Brief HistoryRCWG Brief History

Formed in early 1990s from the Formed in early 1990s from the Energy Research Video Network Energy Research Video Network (ERVN) Pilot Project(ERVN) Pilot Project• Past chairs Kipp Kippenhan, Past chairs Kipp Kippenhan, FNAL/HEPNRCFNAL/HEPNRC and Ed May, and Ed May, ANLANL

• Current chair is Sheila Cisko Current chair is Sheila Cisko FNALFNAL Founding members included:Founding members included: ESnet, FNAL, SSC, SLAC, BNL, LBNL, ANL, ESnet, FNAL, SSC, SLAC, BNL, LBNL, ANL, LAL,LAL, CERN and DESY CERN and DESY

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Past activitiesPast activities Partnered with ESnet through Partnered with ESnet through three eras; VCS/DCS/ECSthree eras; VCS/DCS/ECS• dedicated ESnet service to dedicated ESnet service to • dial-up H320 (ISDN) to dial-up H320 (ISDN) to • H323 (IP) andH323 (IP) and• audio and data collaborationaudio and data collaboration

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Current ActivitiesCurrent Activities Weekly meetings use ESnet technologyWeekly meetings use ESnet technology

• Alternate between general topics and technical Alternate between general topics and technical discussionsdiscussions

• Include guest speakers and member presentationsInclude guest speakers and member presentations• Agenda and minutes distributed via email and Agenda and minutes distributed via email and wikiwiki

Participation in ECS 2004-2005 WorkshopsParticipation in ECS 2004-2005 Workshops Continued technology testsContinued 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 serviceVRVS service Open Source H.323 clientsOpen Source H.323 clients

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Future RCWG activitiesFuture RCWG activities Conduct community survey targeting US Conduct community survey targeting US laboratories and universitieslaboratories and universities• include users, IT professionals, support include users, IT professionals, support staffstaff

Continue interaction with other Continue interaction with other services for interoperability and R&D services for interoperability and R&D effortsefforts

Plan for deployment of future ECS Plan for deployment of future ECS servicesservices

Improve advertisement of ECS services Improve advertisement of ECS services and notification of technology changesand notification of technology changes

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Future RCWG activities cont’dFuture RCWG activities cont’d Broaden community’s knowledgeBroaden community’s knowledge

• by monitoring devices and components at by monitoring devices and components at users’ siteusers’ site

• by improving online documentation and by improving online documentation and instructionsinstructions

• by offering tutorials – live using ECS by offering tutorials – live using ECS services and live or archived streamingservices and live or archived streaming

Widen membership to include other Widen membership to include other D.O.E. sites and university affiliatesD.O.E. sites and university affiliates

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ObservationsObservations ECS vital statisticsECS vital statistics

• H323H323 1000+ registered endpoints1000+ registered endpoints More registered desktops than room-based More registered desktops than room-based systemssystems

Average of 4500 hrs/month of H323 MCU useAverage of 4500 hrs/month of H323 MCU use• Voice/DataVoice/Data

381 registered users381 registered users Average of 1950 hr/month of Voice MCU useAverage of 1950 hr/month of Voice MCU use Average of 200 hrs/month of Data Average of 200 hrs/month of Data CollaborationCollaboration

Technology is changing rapidlyTechnology is changing rapidly SIP? IM? H239? Hi-def video? Cell Networks? VOIP?SIP? IM? H239? Hi-def video? Cell Networks? VOIP?

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Observations continuedObservations continued HEP collaborations are getting larger, more HEP collaborations are getting larger, more geographically spread out and are taking longer geographically spread out and are taking longer to complete (LHC ILC)to complete (LHC ILC)

We are seeing more multidiscipline We are seeing more multidiscipline collaborations,collaborations, like GLASTlike GLAST

We must expand our interoperability with other We must expand our interoperability with other services and initiatives (ViDeNET VRVS Access services and initiatives (ViDeNET VRVS Access Grid)Grid)

To do this we need To do this we need people to develop and test open systems people to develop and test open systems funds to maintained and expand current services funds to maintained and expand current services

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Still in developmentStill in developmentBrayArt Portable BrayArt Portable

Video/Audio/Wireless/Cellular/PDA/MP3 Video/Audio/Wireless/Cellular/PDA/MP3 player/GameToy/Video Conferencing Systemplayer/GameToy/Video Conferencing System

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Contact InformationContact Information Contact Sheila Cisko Contact Sheila Cisko scisko@fnal.govscisko@fnal.govfor connection information for connection information to join RCWG Meetings to join RCWG Meetings held Mondays 11am CDTheld Mondays 11am CDT or to join mail list or to join mail list RCWG@ES.netRCWG@ES.net

ECS web pagesECS web pageshttp://www.ecs.es.net/http://www.ecs.es.net/

Complaints:Complaints: brooks@slac.stanford.edubrooks@slac.stanford.edu

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Questions?Questions?