Karen Perrins

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– [email protected]@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…?

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