Vidmidvc Middleware for Video Conferencing Services Egon Verharen
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Vidmid-vc: Middleware for Video Conferencing Services Egon Verharen, SURFnet Vidmid-vc chair 5/7/2002
Background • Formed in spring 2001 • Spent some time naming and scoping • Critical insight and momentum from Vi. De & Internet 2 Middleware (MACE & Shibboleth) leaders • Focus on videoconferencing and video-on-demand for their middleware requirements • Component of NSF Middleware Initiative (NMI) • NMI-EDIT http: //www. nmi-edit. org/ 5/7/2002 Internet 2 Spring member meeting 2002, http: //middleware. internet 2. edu/video/ 2
Vidmid Video. Conferencing Goals: • Enable authenticated and authorized call setup • Work out architectural issues – Id, Authnz, Dir. + Resource discovery, security/PKI – Both intra- and interrealm • Identify infrastructure to support interrealm community video – H. 323, SIP, VRVS/AG (multicast) • Instigate client/gw development – Engage industry players 5/7/2002 Internet 2 Spring member meeting 2002, http: //middleware. internet 2. edu/video/ 3
Vidmid VC status • Prioritized Workplan • Deliverables: • Scenario’s • Object Classes & Directory services – Video-app directory – ITU standard – Implementation: directory of video-directories • Resource discovery whitepaper – Where to find the objects & services 5/7/2002 Internet 2 Spring member meeting 2002, http: //middleware. internet 2. edu/video/ 4
Vidmid VC status, deliverables • Framework of requirements, thread models and security services • Flows and architecture for (inter-realm) authentication and authorization • Testbeds 5/7/2002 Internet 2 Spring member meeting 2002, http: //middleware. internet 2. edu/video/ 5
Background info, URLs & docs • Vidmid website • http: //middleware. internet 2. edu/video/ • Workplan vidmid-vc • http: //middleware. internet 2. edu/video/Vid. Mid-VC-workplan-12 -February-2002. html • Scenario’s (Art Vandenberg GSU, Mary Fran Yafchak SURA, EV) • http: //middleware. internet 2. edu/video/draft-internet 2 -vidmid-vc-scenarios-02. html • Object Classes & Directory services (Tyler Johnson UNC, Rad. Vision) • http: //middleware. internet 2. edu/video/draft-nmi-comm. Object. Definition-00. doc • http: //middleware. internet 2. edu/video/draft-nmi-comm. Object. White. Paper-00. doc • Resource discovery whitepaper (Art Vandenberg, GSU) • http: //middleware. internet 2. edu/video/draft-internet 2 -vidmid-vc-resource-discovery 01. txt • Directory of video-directories (Vi. De. Net) • http: //videnet. unc. edu/vide-dod/index. phtml 5/7/2002 Internet 2 Spring member meeting 2002, http: //middleware. internet 2. edu/video/ 6
