On-line%20multimedial%20collaboration%20with%20SURFnet

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On-line multimedial collaboration with SURFnet
Peter Hinrich, SURFnet
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Outline

• SURFnet organisation
• Network and lightpaths for science
• Contest Enlighten Your Research
• SURFfederation
• Goup Communication
• Sharing multimedia content SURFmedia
• Online collaboration SURFgroepen
• High definition videoconferencing

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What is SURFnet?

• Development and exploitation of the Dutch
  National Research Network
• 100 ownership SURF Foundation
• Not for profit, 60 employees
• 180 connected organisations, 1 million users
• Innovation funded by subsidies
• Exploitation funded by connection fees

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The SURFfamily
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SURFnet6 overview

• The first nation-wide hybrid optical and packet
  switching infrastructure
• Based on 6000 km of SURFnet-owned managed dark
  fiber, all the way to the customers premises
• SURFnet6 delivers 1/10 Gbit/s IP services (native
  IPv4 and IPv6) plus lightpath provisioning
• Over a single transmission infrastructure
• Managed via a single control plane
• Hence, in an economically sound way

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SURFnet6 the world first hybrid network
Hamburg
Muenster
Aachen
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Advantages of lightpaths

• Advantages for institutions
• Lightpaths provide safe high-speed connections
  (1G, 10G) with an excellent quality (low and
  predictable latency, no jitter)
• Lightpaths facilitate applications that dont
  function optimal using the regular internet
• Advantages for researchers
• High bandwidth
• Dedicated bandwith
• Low, predictable latency
• Relatively low costs
• Lightpath speeds
• 150 Mbit/s, 600 Mbit/s, 1 Gbit/s, 10 Gbit/s

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Fixed lightpaths

• Succesfull service of SURFnet6
• Fixed from A to B
• Fixed capacity
• Always available
• OPN
• Long set-up time (weeks)

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Dynamic lightpaths

• From A to The World
• On demand
• Variable Speed
• Set-up time seconds!
• Own resources
• 1 port reaches whole network
• Several ports possible

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Applications

• General ICT services
• Sharing scientific instruments
• Sharing Media
• Storage
• Backup
• Costs

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Web GUI
- Create schedule
Start- en eindtijden
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Enlighten your Research I

• Contest for scientists
• Goal creating awareness of possibilities
  lightpaths
• 18 impressive proposals
• 5 winners a lightpath and 20.000 euro

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Enlighten Your Research I Winners

• The 5 winners are
• Distribution of radiology images in the NELSON
  lung cancer screening study UMCG UMCU
• High-throughput genome-wide analyses in
  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) UMCU UCLA
• Intelligent CCTV monitoring at Arke Stadium TI
  e.a.
• Electron microscopy using lightpaths LUMC, TUE
  SARA
• Remote High-Resolution Visualisation of Climate
  Data using Pixel Streaming UU SARA

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Enlighten Your Research II

• Use of dynamic lightpaths
• Concept proposals until 15 january 2009
• 10 proposals invited for 2nd round
• 5.000 euro
• 3 main prize winners
• 20.000 Euro and use of dynamic lightpaths from
  max 5 locations.
• Information about contest at launching event
  dynamic lightpath service
• 4 december 2008
• Library University Utrecht

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SURFfederation
Federative identitymanagement

• - Easy collaboration, over institutional
  boundaries
• Log-in on webbased services with institutional
  account

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SURFmedia

• New end-user platform
• Uploading, viewing and authorisation
  possibilities for all end-users of connected
  institutions
• Distributionplatform for contentsuppliers
• Separation between core and end-user
  application

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SURFmedia

• Some characteristics
• Advanced authorisation
• Access with federative institutional account
• 1GB free storage
• Tagging, reviews, rating
• Screenshots en previews
• Support of all video formats high quality
  content with preview in Flash
• Streaming and downloading ( RSS Vodcast)
• Integration on-demand and live video service
• https//www.surfmedia.nl

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Optimal online collaboration SURFgroepen enables
easy and efficiënt collaboration! Free use for
all employees and students of connected
institions. Its is even possible to invite
guests into your teamsite! https//www.
surfgroepen.nl
Document Sharing
VideoconferencingWebconferencing
Instant Messaging
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Document sharing

• SHAREPOINT 2007
• Online sharing of documents and data
• 500 Mb storage
• Version management
• Tasklists and projectplanning
• Shared calendars
• Forum and announcements
• workflow support with e-mail alerts
• User controlled autorisation

Videoconferencing
Instant Messaging
Document Sharing
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Webconferencing

• ADOBE CONNECT (Breeze)
• Easy and flexible webconferencing
• File-, Desktop- and application sharing
• Whiteboard
• Notes
• Chat
• Poll
• Recording of sessions
• Seminar modus

Videoconferencing
Instant Messaging
Document Sharing
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Webconferencing
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End

• Thank you for your attention
• Peter.Hinrich_at_surfnet.nl