Welcome and Introductions

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Welcome and Introductions
H.323 Training 11 June 2004
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Introductions

• Egon VerharenSURFnet
• Ted HanssInternet2
• Jill GemmillUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
  
• Erik DobbelsteijnSURFnet

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Workshop Objectives

• Provide information about H.323 service
  requirements for campuses, NREN-level activities,
  and global cooperation
• Share knowledge and experiences among participants

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Morning Agenda

• Welcome, Overview, Introductions
• Introduction to Videoconferencing
• H.323 Overview
• Multipoint Control Units
• Gatekeepers
• Break

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Morning Agenda, cont.

• Scheduling Videoconferences
• VideNet and Global Dialing Scheme
• Data Collaborations
• Firewalls, NATs, and Networks
• Lunch

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Afternoon Agenda

• H.350 Directory Services
• SIP
• Break
• Network Diagnostic Tools
• Streaming an H.323 Videoconference
• Case Studies, Show-and-Tell
• Wrap-Up

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Slides

• http//video.surfnet.nl/tnc2004/

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What is an H.323 Service?
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H.323 Services Activities

• Scheduled multipoint videoconferences (for
  classes, formal group meetings, etc.)
• Unscheduled multipoint videoconferences (for
  drop-in and informal meetings)
• Optional streaming and recording of
  videoconferences
• Testing and evaluation of MCUs and gatekeepers

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Site Coordinators
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What is a Site Coordinator?

• Certified H.323 knowledge and experience
• Adequate, assigned job time
• Hardware H.323 client on his/her desk
• Arranges video-conferences for respective
  organization(s)

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Required Knowledge and Experience

• Detailed list of required knowledge is on the
  Internet2 Commons Web Site
• http//commons.internet2.edu/sccertify.html
• Certification
• Self-certification
• Attend training classes
• Such as this one, or another http//commons.inter
  net2.edu/train/

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Site Coordinator Duties

• Train and support local users.
• Certify all local users equipment and
  knowledge.
• Participate in discussion lists.
• Provide users with calling instructions for
  conferences.