Videoconference Room Design

1
Videoconference Room Design Support

• Requests for videoconference room upgrades or
  design come thru VCC (S. Cisko), who then submits
  work requests into the DCI queue.
• DCI engineers the installation or upgrade,
  possibly with outside vendors/contractors.
• Currently have three active and a few lurking in
  the wings requests for Videoconference room
  design and support.
• Biggest challenges faced when dealing with room
  environment existing HVAC systems followed by
  exterior glass windows.

2
CDF

• CDF Theater conference room VC upgrade project.
• We have established a weekly timeslot to chip
  away on upgrading the videoconference gear.
• We plan to shortly have a meeting to determine an
  estimate of the costs that will be presented to
  CDF for their approval.
• Dealing with various problems related to room
  design

3
D0

• D0 requested assistance in improving the audio in
  their farside conference room.
• They contacted an outside contractor to provide
  some rental gear. We also loaned them some gear
  for 2 months.
• Biggest problem is the air handling equipment
  noise. We cannot throw gear at the problem
  unless the HVAC noise is addressed ().
• Another VC conference room request in DAB is on
  hold due to funding.

4
CMS

• CMS project office (WH6W) is upgrading their old
  picturetel system with a new polycom.
• Purchase requisitions have been submitted for new
  gear.
• DCI has contacted Farnsworth to mount cables and
  gear.
• We have also heard rumblings from various CMS
  personnel about buying a polycom to locate at
  CERN. Unclear as to why we (FNAL) would buy it
  rather than CMS buying it in CERN.

5
DoE Area Office

• Request from DoE area office to FNAL directorate
  to co-fund upgrades to the WH6E conference room.
• In return for the co-funding, the DoE area office
  would allow the WH6E conference room to be used
  by FNAL when not needed by DoE.
• Have not heard anything on this recently.

6
Other Lurking Projects

• WH8X - We consulted with PPD and FESS for WH8X
  videoconference room, but project is on hold due
  to (lack of) funding .
• Most onsite rooms need to be upgraded either with
  audio and/or video upgrades.
• Thinking about out how to scale / deploy H.323
  gatekeeper(s) for FNAL for now ESnet is running
  a combined H.323 gatekeeper and ISDN gateway
  service which wont scale.