a few key terms: loosely defined call: point-to-point communication between 2 sites endpoint: a...
TRANSCRIPT
A Few Key Terms: Loosely Defined
• Call: Point-to-Point communication between 2 sites
• Endpoint: A Terminal, Gateway, or MCU• Gatekeeper: Access control + a little bit more• Gateway: Translation between two technologies• IP: Internet Protocol• MCU: (Multipoint Control Unit) Endpoint
allowing communication between three or more sites. Not needed for a point-to-point conference.
Top Issues Related to Deployment of this Technology
in Oklahoma
• Available Bandwith
• Codec Interoperability
• Network Paths
• MCU Access
• Integration into the Teaching Environment
Available Bandwidth
• End user sites
• Hub sites
Endpoint Interoperability
• Intel/ Picture Tel
• Polycom
• Vtel
• Others
Common H.323 endpoints in Oklahoma are:
• Intel Teamstation (PC based)– January 2000 State Contract Price:
• w/monitor=$7,039.36
• w/o monitor=$5,759.36
• http://www.onenet.net/ops/C99018a.html
• Polycom (Set based/Appliance)– January 2000 State Contract Price:
• Viewstation = $4,373.27
Network Choices/ Paths
• This is a good one
• Chaos
• Bonus Tip: Watching McGyver reruns is probably your best bet in resolving this one
MCU Access in Oklahoma
• OneNet Hub Sites - White Pine
• OSU- Accord
• Pioneer - Video Server
The reality is……
• H.323 has been deployed in Oklahoma and you will see it.
• OneNet is pressing to move in this direction
• You need to know a little about it.
Integration into a Teaching Environment
• This is a “biggie” but has been largely ignored
• Utilization of content resources has been largely ignored
• It needs to be more seamless than it is
Solutions are often technology oriented and not student and teacher
oriented.
Scenarios you may encounter
• An existing DL studio
• The “Roll About Cart”
• The Existing Studio
• The “Roll About Cart”
A sample setup for making your H.323 conferencing equipment more teacher
friendly
LAN/Intranet
OneNet/ Internet(Video,
Data,Telephone)
Pi
Instructor Camera
Classroom Monitor
Document Camera
Instructor PC
H.323MobileCodec
Instructor Mic
Speakers
A/V Switcher
LAN/Intranet
OneNet/ Internet(Video,
Data,Telephone)
Existing Studio
H.323Codec
This may work to make your H.323 conferencing equipment more teacher friendly if you have an
existing studio