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1998 Fall Internet2
Project Meeting
San Francisco
26-29 September
I2 Applications
Ted Hanss
Director, Applications Development
27 September 1998
Agenda
Middleware
I2-Digital Video Network
I2-Distributed Storage Initiative
Internet2 Days
Demo Overview
Applications Sessions
Next Year
Middleware
The “Software” Abilene
Time for a new major initiative?
Attack a barrier to applications
development and deployment, e.g.,
• The middleware challenge
• Content deployment
Slide from the April I2 Member Meeting
Goals
Enable new applications
development by making advanced
functionality more accessible
Establish a converged view of
common applications services
Goals, etc.
Identify standards-based
technologies that are scalable and
interoperable
Increase deployment of middleware
technologies as part of an advanced
but production environment
Overview
An ongoing process
• Requirements gathering
• Standards review
• Technology assessment
• Project initiation
• Education and outreach
Overview
An “umbrella” structure
• Coordinate information flow with
appropriate I2 working groups
• Initiate new working groups as necessary
• Won’t replicate efforts elsewhere
Overview
Deliverables
• Identification of a small number of key
community projects
• Information dissemination
• Demos
• Workshops
Principles
Focus on problems where
• we have a unique incentive to solve
• the benefit to our community is clear and
compelling
• results are attainable in a reasonable
timeframe
Technology Scope
Emphasis is on technologies that
enable developing and deploying
advanced research and education
applications across our institutions
Applications:
Horizontal, Vertical, Spot Solutions
Standard APIs
Middleware:
Security, Directory, Quality of Service,
Audio/Video Frameworks, Accounting,
Collaboration Frameworks, Multicast, ...
Standard APIs
Operating system and network services
Interoperable Protocols
Technology Scope
 QoS
 Digital video/audio
 Security
 Collaboration
 Directories
 Multicast
 File systems
 Measurement
 Remote instruments
 IMS
 Transaction systems
 Meta-computing
 Management
 IP telephony
 Accounting/billing
 E-commerce
 Object brokers
 Search mechanisms
 Printing
Critical Attributes
Scaling
Interoperability
Mobility of users
Portability of code
Adaptive/network aware
Applicable to horizontal and vertical
apps
Global
Architecture Participants
Core group of members as steering
committee
• Supported by working groups
Consulted & partnership participants
• Federal/NGI agencies
• PACI, CNI, Net@edu, CREN, …
• International partners
• Standards organizations
Timeline, Metrics
Timeline
September: Solicit volunteers
October: Start assessment
Fall: Initiate projects
January: First reports
April: Demos and reports
Critical Success Factors
Percent of members involved
Applications deployed
Meeting expectations and timelines
I2-Digital Video Network
What’s the Killer App?
I don’t know, but …
Killer environment: collaboration
Killer enabler: video
Ubiquitous Digital Video
Scalable and easy to use
Integrated into applications
Streaming and interactive
Real-time and asynchronous (stored)
Unicast and native multicast
Single source to multi-source
Various resolutions, up to HDTV
and multi-channel audio
Example Tasks
Identifying and obtaining content
Establishing framework for
managing and delivering content
• “Brand identity”, storage, licensing,
editing, QoS integration, …
Example Services
The video equivalent to Edupage
with clips (news, lectures, graduation
speeches, conferences)
A directory service for higher ed
digital video content
Managed video conferencing service
Distributed Storage Initiative
Objective
Develop and deploy a reliable,
scalable, high performance network
storage capability enabling broad
access to stored video, very large
data sets, etc.
Internet2 Days
Outreach to Campuses
Many campuses scheduling I2 Days
• Raising developer interest
• Generating support from critical groups
(legislators, administration, … )
Suggested framework at
http://apps.internet2.edu/i2-day.html
Demo Overview
Times
Monday: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Artworld
Boston University
Globally Interconnected
Object Databases
California Institute of
Technology
Real-Time Remote
Surgical Collaboration
Ohio State University
GeoWorlds
USC/ISI
Interactive Multimedia
Distribution System
Indiana University
Last Expression: Art
of the Holocaust
Northwestern University
Lectures On-Line and
On-Demand
University of Minnesota
Artful Engineering
Penn State University
Applications Sessions
Applications Highlights
Monday
• 8:30 to noon: Applications Update
• 1:30 to 5:00: Applications Strategy Council
• 3:30 to 5:00: CENIC Applications Panel
Highlights, cont.
Tuesday
• 8:30 to 10:00: Arts & Humanities Panel
• 10:30 to noon: NCREN Video Lecture
• 10:30 to noon: Audio/Music Panel at Moscone
with the Audio Engineering Society
• 1:30 to 3:00: Digital Video Network Planning
• 1:30 to 3:00: Distributed Storage Initiative
Next Year
1999 Focus Areas?
For discussion at Monday’s session
Certainly video and middleware
collaborations
Performing arts?
• Celebration2000 idea
Remote scientific instruments?
…
Break until 3:15