Video Conferencing Experiences. University of Denver - UTS Network Services CHECO Video Conferencing Event

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1 University it of Denver Video Conferencing Experiences Chad Burnham University of Denver - UTS Network Services CHECO Video Conferencing Event

2 Current Campus Inventory Room Systems Polycom = 8 Tandberg = 1 Lifesize = 3( (now LogiSize) Portable Systems Lifesize = 3 Polycom = 7 (Via Video)

3 Current Campus Inventory (Continued) ISDN/IP Gatekeeper Cisco = 1 (RadVision) i Firewall Traversal Server/Gateway Lifesize = 1 Codian SD Bridge 12 Ports Tandberg Bought out Codian

4 Current Campus Inventory (Continued) Desktop Software Systems Polycom PVX = 11 LifeSize Desktop Client = 1 WebCams: Many. Free Desktop Software Installs (EG Skype, Etc.) Many.

5 Graduate School of Social Work Masters Four Corners Program Program with Ft. Lewis College Social workers for native American tribal issues All students are in Durango Upgrading to HD units soon!

6 Graduate School of Social Work Butler Institute for Families Deliver Training Throughout Colorado 11 Trainings per year to CO Dept of Human Services use DHS MCU/Bridge For Foster Parents and Social Work Caseworkers Also use for Coordination between partners and sites for Federal Grants

7 Korbel Graduate School of International Studies (Pardee Center) Two x 42 LCD Panels Two Dell Desktops (behind LCD) Two Logitech Desktop Cameras Skype Accounts WebEX Account for sharing Desktop applications, recording, etc Poor video resolution / low cost

8 Sturm College of Law Civil Rights Clinic DU Law Students working with prisoners in jails throughout US H.320! Needed DoJ Network Clearance to participate p Use Gatekeeper DoJ Bridge calls our Law School unit

9 Bridges to The Future Event 2/ Snowstorm in NYC speaker could not make a canceled flight day of event Used LifeSize room unit in Gates Concert Hall with high power HD projector Provost considered it a success! 500+ local participants Vacuum in background story..

10 Board of Trustees Several subcommittees Send Lifesize Express unit to any trustee member that wants it Leverage Lifesize Transit server for firewall issues

11 Trustee Far-End Participant LifeSize Express Focus Unit LifeSize Focus HD Camera/Mic LG 19 LCD HD Monitor & Speakers Custom Pelican hard-case to ship solution Set-up instructions and network support by UTS

12 Lifesize Transit Server 2.0 (SIP Registration) Enterprise class firewall and NAT traversal solution that enables video calls within and across enterprises and organizations. Solves the far-end firewall problem $14K - 1U - Server Developed D l d in partnership with Norwaybased Paradial

13 Transit Server Continued High performance and scalable - 20 simultaneous calls up to 1.7Mbps Full HD 1080p30 capable Plug and play appliance solution with pre-installed software Maintain i all video communication i features Support for firewall punch standard protocols including H , H , STUN, STUN Relay (formerly TURN) and ICE Works with virtually any SIP client and any firewall/nat device UDP and TCP support Clustering support available URI addressing with DNS resolution Numeric, alphanumeric or alpha names (ex. videocall@company.com)

14 Executive Support Challenging.. Need support person in or near room at all times Training executive assistants never enough High level perception of complexity hard to overcome

15 Future Deployments Ruffatto Hall: Morgridge College of Education Initial Cisco VoIP (UC) Roll-out out to Staff/Faculty Desktop Video / Presence / Web-Ex for students? 5 x HD video units & MCU: Cisco Telepresence Room 3010 Cisco Telepresence Room 1300 Cisco 5100 MCU 3 x Polycom HDX 8002 in A/V Control Room rack Swap to CiscoBerg (Tandberg)? New Tandberg units are HDMI only

16 Ruffatto Hall - Continued Microsoft Lifecam Cinema USB 72 for staff/faculty desktops and laptops Trial with Cisco UC Project

17 Cisco TelePresence Exchange TelePresence Exchange First international, ti first multi-point TelePresence sessions over an R&E Network Interconnects with AT&T for commercial sites FRGP to enable QoS Bit to NLR? Needed?

18 MOUwith I2 Signed February 8, 2010 Developing and deploying a unified Cisco TelePresence service offering for the R&E community. NLR operates a Cisco TelePresence Exchange (CUBE) Located in Kansas City, Missouri. Over 70 Cisco TelePresence systems 12 U.S. states and 3 other countries Use the joint service to have conferences between Internet2 and NLR members. Plan to work together. to further develop this exchange to expand its capabilities.

19 Problems with HDMI Devices Short Distance Limit Consumer Interface 1.1/1.2/1.3 /1.4 Must use CAT5e/6 (or fiber) Converters for distance HDCP Hi h b d id h HDCP - High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection

20 Cisco WebEx Looking at several options: WebEx Enterprise Suite WebEx Meeting Center WebEx Sales Center WebEx Training Center WebEx Support Center WebEx Event Center WebEx LiveStream ea WebEx Mail (Outsourced MS-Exchange) Cisco Show and Share Cisco TelePresence WebEx Engage Cisco Any to Any new HD interoperability solution with a new platform, the Media Experience Engine 5600 (MXE 5600)

21 Cisco WebEx Continued Complex pricing models Can go with higher upfront costs unlimited minutes /users Or low upfront costs, and per- minute usage per user Named users or blanket use Claim future integration with federated directories

22 Cisco WebEx Continued Only Cisco to bring Students in the Desktop Video Conferencing fold? HD quality requires another server on top of the Webex deal

23 Codec Config Backups Many settings to think about in config of room systems Make sure you have them backed up! When a unit fails how will you restore the config quickly?

24 Network Diagramming Diagram room installs Will help in troubleshooting! Eliminate switch /port issues quickly

25 Cisco PIX

26 Maintenance Costs Identify these before you buy! When let lapse, often ding you to reinstate Practical unit functionality and interoperability is all in the firmware.

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