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JANET Videoconferencing Service JANET Videoconferencing Service an overviewan overview
Karen PerrinsKaren Perrins
Video Services ManagerVideo Services Manager
UKERNAUKERNA
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JANET Videoconferencing ServiceJANET Videoconferencing Service
JVCS Management Centre JVCS Management Centre
JVCS – Booking ServiceJVCS – Booking Service
Quality Assurance (QA) testingQuality Assurance (QA) testing
MCUs and gatewaysMCUs and gateways
Gatekeeper hierarchy and servicesGatekeeper hierarchy and services
Data and application sharingData and application sharing
To support and facilitate H.320 & H.323 videoconferencing
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JVCS Management CentreJVCS Management Centre
University of Edinburgh Computing ServicesUniversity of Edinburgh Computing Services
– (under contract to UKERNA)(under contract to UKERNA)
Hours of operationHours of operation– Mon – Fri: 0800 – 2100Mon – Fri: 0800 – 2100– Sat: 0800 - 1700Sat: 0800 - 1700
Service Manager (John Martin)Service Manager (John Martin)
Four operations staffFour operations staff– 0131 650 49330131 650 4933– vidconf@jvcs.ja.netvidconf@jvcs.ja.net– by videoconferenceby videoconference
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JVCS – Booking ServiceJVCS – Booking Service
Easier to book conferencesEasier to book conferences
Compliance with the Data Protection ActCompliance with the Data Protection Act
Increased securityIncreased security
More functionalityMore functionality
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Quality Assurance TestingQuality Assurance Testing
Test required on registration and then every six monthsTest required on registration and then every six months
Check of Audio & Video levels and qualityCheck of Audio & Video levels and quality
Objective and subjective checksObjective and subjective checks
Network error checkNetwork error check
Check of Booking Service detailsCheck of Booking Service details
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Central ResourcesCentral Resources
Polycom MGC-100Polycom MGC-100– ReadingReading– LeedsLeeds– EdinburghEdinburgh
Gatekeeper hierarchy Gatekeeper hierarchy
operating the Global Dialling Scheme operating the Global Dialling Scheme
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VTASVTAS
Market Survey of Videoconferencing ProductsMarket Survey of Videoconferencing Productshttp://http://www.video.ja.net/vcproductswww.video.ja.net/vcproducts//
Interoperability Testing of Videoconferencing SystemsInteroperability Testing of Videoconferencing Systemshttp://http://www.video.ja.net/vcproductswww.video.ja.net/vcproducts//
Evaluation of IP/ISDN Videoconferencing ProductsEvaluation of IP/ISDN Videoconferencing Productshttp://http://www.video.ja.netwww.video.ja.net/evaluation//evaluation/
Security Guide for H.323 VideoconferencingSecurity Guide for H.323 Videoconferencinghttp://www.video.ja.net/323security.pdfhttp://www.video.ja.net/323security.pdf
VTAS advisorsVTAS advisorsOn-site consultancyOn-site consultancy
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Useful LinksUseful Links
JANET Videoconferencing ServiceJANET Videoconferencing Service
http://http://www.jvcs.ja.netwww.jvcs.ja.net//
JVCS-IPJVCS-IP
http://www.jvcs.video.ja.net/docs/jvcsip.shtmlhttp://www.jvcs.video.ja.net/docs/jvcsip.shtml
VTASVTAS
http://www.video.ja.net/http://www.video.ja.net/
Gatekeeper configuration and location issuesGatekeeper configuration and location issueshttp://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios122/122cgcr/fvvfax_c/vvf323gk.htmhttp://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios122/122cgcr/fvvfax_c/vvf323gk.htm
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Awkward questions…?Awkward questions…?
k.perrins@ukerna.ac.ukk.perrins@ukerna.ac.uk
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