Middleware Announcements

["Lee Perlis" <>]

Internet2 (R) Members Update
August 2004

<> Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting
<> Internet2 Workshops
<> Internet2 Board of Trustees Update
<> Applications Update
<> International Update
<> Middleware Update
<> Security Update
<> End-to-End Performance Initiative Update
<> K20 Initiative Update
<> Showcases and Spotlights
<> New Internet2 Members
<> Future Internet2 Events
<> Internet2 Days
<> Internet2 Related Events

Member updates are archived at: http://members.internet2.edu/memberupdates/

<> Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting
+ Meeting Reminders
Plans are proceeding for the Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting in Austin,
Texas on 27-30 September.  Registration, hotel, and travel information is
now available on the Internet2 web site. The preliminary program, including
selected topic sessions and demos are also available. For details on the
meeting, see:

Registration: http://events.internet2.edu/2004/fall-mm/
Lodging: http://events.internet2.edu/2004/fall-mm/hoteltravel.html
Agenda: http://events.internet2.edu/2004/fall-mm/agenda.cfm

Descriptions of the poster sessions and corporate presentation room will be
announced soon

+ Program Highlights
The Opening Plenary features an address by Larry Faulkner, President of
University of Texas at Austin and Chair of the Internet2 Board of Trustees.
The Closing Plenary features Dr. Henry Chueh, Assistant Professor of
Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director, Laboratory of Computer Science
(Division of Medical Informatics), Department of Medicine, Massachusetts
General Hospital.

+ Call for Sponsors
Internet2 is seeking sponsorship contributions for two Fall Member Meeting
evening events: the welcome reception at the hotel on the evening of 27
September and the gala reception at the Alumni Center on 28 September.
Sponsors will be acknowledged via signage at the event site, in the
published meeting program, and on the meeting web site. We are open to
suggestions regarding other ways to acknowledge generous support. For more
information please contact Ellen Vaughan 
<>.
http://members.internet2.edu/EventSponsorship.html

+ Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting Demos Announced
Advanced networking applications demonstrations will be featured at the Fall
2004 Internet2 Member Meeting. These demos showcase a broad range of
technologies and include participation by university, corporate, affiliate,
and international members. A complete list of the fall demos can be found
at:
http://events.internet2.edu/2004/fall-mm/demos.html

<> Internet2 Workshops
A number of workshops will be held in conjunction with the Fall 2004
Internet2 Member Meeting taking place in Austin, TX.

+ Internet2 Commons H.323 Workshop at the Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting
If you're new to H.323 videoconferencing technology or want to broaden your
knowledge base, join us for this daylong, intensive workshop. You'll also
meet others who are deploying and advancing H.323 technologies at member
institutions. The training will be held on 27 September in conjunction with
the Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting. The cost is $200. Topics include
H.323 basics, Multipoint Control Units, Session Initiation Protocol, Network
Troubleshooting, and more. Successful completion will certify each
participant as an Internet2 Commons Site Coordinator, a requirement for
participating in the Internet2 Commons H.323 service. For more information,
visit:
http://commons.internet2.edu/train/200409/

+ Voice over IP (VoIP) Training
Voice over IP (VoIP) Training will be held 30 September through noon 1
October.  This hands-on workshop will provide an overview of emerging voice
over IP (VoIP) technologies, including: the session initiation protocol
(SIP), IP-based voice disaster recovery, IP-TDM media gateways, and VoIP
quality monitoring. Working in several small groups, attendees will bring up
several working VoIP systems in a testbed environment. Attendees will learn
to configure a SIP proxy, to add SRV and NAPTR records to DNS, and to
provision SIP hard and soft phones. Attendance may be limited to ensure that
the workshop is focused and interactive.  Cost is $300. For registration and
other details see:
http://voip.internet2.edu/meetings/200409-workshop/
http://events.internet2.edu/2004/fall-mm/

+ DVTS Training Workshop
DVTS Training will be available 30 September.  This half-day tutorial will
be an informal opportunity to learn about this emerging technology and its
applications for video conferencing and streaming. The session will include
an overview of multicast, DVTS, DV/IP, costs, bandwidth requirements and
associated production considerations such as lighting and audio. There will
be an opportunity for attendees to gain hands-on experience with DV software
and hardware configurations. There is no fee to attend, but registration is
required. Registration for the workshop may be submitted as part of the
general registration for the Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting at:
http://events.internet2.edu/2004/fall-mm/registrationintro.cfm

+ NMI Testbed Results Workshop
The NMI Testbed Results Workshop will take place Thursday afternoon, 30
September through Friday noon, 1 October. There is no fee but registration
required.  Participants are may contact Mary Fran Yafchak
<>
 NMI Testbed Manager to register. Please include attendee
’s name, job title, institutional affiliation, email address and telephone
number. Full agenda information will be available in the coming weeks on the
NMI Testbed Website:
http://www.nsf-middleware.org/testbed/meetings/I2workshop04/agenda.html

<> Internet2 Board of Trustees Update
+ Internet2 Board of Trustees Membership
The following individuals are newly named members of the Internet2 Board of
Trustees:
Michael M. Crow, President, Arizona State University; Jeffrey Lehman,
President, Cornell University; Diana Natalicio, President, University of
Texas-El Paso (reappointed); Don M. Randel, President, University of
Chicago; and John W. (Jack) McCredie, Associate Vice Chancellor of IT and
CIO, University of California, Berkeley  (will serve on the Board in his
capacity as the new chair of NPPAC).

Other members of the Board of Trustees include: Larry Faulkner, President,
University of Texas at Austin and Chair, Internet2 Board of Trustees;
William G. Bowen, President, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Molly Corbett
Broad, President, University of North Carolina (Chair Emeritus); Mary Sue
Coleman, President, University of Michigan; Larry Landweber, John P.
Morgridge Retired Professor of Computer Science [University of Wisconsin,
Madison; David Lassner, Director of Information Technology, University of
Hawaii; Dick Liebhaber, President, Liebhaber and Associates Consulting;
Douglas E. Van Houweling, President and CEO, University Corporation for
Advanced Internet Development; and David Ward, President, American Council
on Education (Chair Emeritus).

Internet2 also wishes to thank Bonnie Neas, former NPPAC chair; Robert
Berdahl; Charles Vest; and Molly Corbett Broad, former Board Chair, for
their leadership and participation on the Board of Trustees

<> Applications Update
+ Extreme Internet Video
Attendees at the July 2004 APAN meeting saw the first-ever successful
transmission of uncompressed HD video using Microsoft Windows platforms at a
data rate of 1.5 Gbps demonstrated by ResearchChannel. The session "Extreme
Internet Video" showed several levels of Internet HDTV (High Definition
Television) including consumer-broadband quality compressed from 5 to 8
Mbps, broadcast quality compressed to just under 20 Mbps, and uncompressed
of the highest quality at 1.5 Gbps. ResearchChannel, along with its member
institutions and partners, have developed IP-based audio/video streaming
technologies spanning the entire spectrum of HDTV quality levels. The APAN
demonstration delivered Video On Demand (VOD) using software developed at
the University of Washington in conjunction with commercially available
video capture boards and PCI-X computers donated by Intel Corporation.
ResearchChannel will repeat the experiment soon over a longer distance
network utilizing recently available 10 Gbps network cards and will be
demonstrating at SC2004 in November. ResearchChannel is also adding HD
programming to the DigitalWell Project that already hosts over 2000 hours of
broadcast-quality VOD available to the public. For more information, see:
http://www.researchchannel.org/projects/i2wg/prj_ihdtv.asp

+ Nortel Networks Joins Texas A&M Research Project on E9-1-1 for VoIP
Internet2 Corporate Partner Nortel Networks has joined a Texas A&M
University research project that will help drive Enhanced 9-1-1 (E9-1-1)
access for next generation Internet Protocol (IP) networks. "We are
essentially building the future of E9-1-1," said Walt Magnussen, director,
Telecommunications, Texas A&M University and co-chair, VoIP Working Group,
Internet2. "We are taking a look at how networks will evolve and what will
be the most reliable and efficient way to deliver E9-1-1 service. By
bringing together both academia and industry participants, we can
collaborate to create the most effective solution." Texas A&M University is
home to the first Internet2 Technology Evaluation Center (ITEC) focused on
Voice over IP.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040721/215128_1.html

<> International Update
+ Internet2, CANARIE and DANTE Meetings
Following-up previous meetings, representatives from CANARIE, DANTE, and
Internet2 gathered on 13-14 July in Cambridge, UK to discuss technical
coordination and direction of upcoming projects among their organizations,
as well as ways to help enrich and promote the value of advanced,
interoperable, international research and education networking.
Presentations at the latest meeting included updates on optical and hybrid
networking, end-to-end and measurement architecture, and security. For more
information, see:
http://www.dante.net/server/show/conWebDoc.910

<> Middleware Update
+ Middleware Architecture Committee for Education (MACE)-MList Working Group
The MACE-MList Working Group is soliciting feedback and comments on a domain
model and responses to surveys targeted at Mailing List Administrators and
Virtual Organization managers. These documents will be the focus of a
session at the Fall Member Meeting, "Middleware Enabled Applications". These
documents can be found under "Draft Documents" at:
http://middleware.internet2.edu/mlist/

The MACE-MList Working Group will also be sponsoring a Sympa workshop,
featuring primary Sympa mailing list software architects from France, on
Sunday, 26 September 26 (preceding the Fall Member Meeting in Austin). More
information about SYMPA:
http://www.sympa.org

+ Signet Working Group
The Signet Working Group, focused on Privilege Management systems, has
released two documents outlining its future direction - a Privilege
Management Recipe and the Signet Toolkit Development Roadmap. These can be
found on the working group page under "Draft Documents" at:
http://middleware.internet2.edu/signet/

+ NMI CAMP and Advanced CAMP
Proceedings Now Available
To review the presentations and notes from the CAMP Shibboleth
Implementation and the Advanced CAMP Authority Architectures Workshops
presented by the National Science Foundation Middleware Initiative (NMI),
visit their websites at:
http://www.educause.edu/conference/nmi/2004/camp042/
http://www.educause.edu/conference/nmi/2004/camp043/

+ Save the Date for Upcoming CAMP Identity Management and CAMP Enterprise
Authentication Workshops
If you are interested in back-to-back workshops covering management and
technical topics in identity management and enterprise authentication, save
dates during the week of 15 November.  Check the NMI-EDIT site soon for more
information about these meetings scheduled in San Diego, California.
http://www.nmi-edit.org

+ NMI Middleware Integration Testbed Workshops
The NMI (NSF Middleware Initiative) Integration Testbed is nearing
completion of a 2-1/2 year program of evaluating and integrating NMI
middleware components within campus research and academic settings. Testbed
sites will present their collective work in the coming months, highlighting
the technology and planning considerations, decision points, and integration
activities that have enabled successful use of NMI middleware.

- Perspectives from Campus and Research Middleware Integration Workshop
The full-day pre-conference seminar will take place at EDUCAUSE 2004 on
Tuesday, 19 October 19. EDUCAUSE pre-conference tutorial registration
applies. For program details and registration see:
http://www.educause.edu/conference/annual/2004/

<> Security Update
+ SALSA Workshop Report
SALSA, an oversight group consisting of technical representatives from the
higher education community who will advise on leading edge technology
issues, provide prioritization, and set directions in the security space,
held a security workshop in Columbus, Ohio on 21-22 July 2004, immediately
following the Joint Techs Workshop. Final findings from the SALSA Security
Workshop will be posted online soon.
http://security.internet2.edu/salsa/workshops/2004summer.html

+ SALSA NetAuth Working Group
The SALSA NetAuth working group has produced a draft of its white paper on
"Strategies for Automating Network Policy Enforcement", which is available
online. The primary authors are Phil Rodrigues (New York University), Eric
Gauthier (Boston University), and Chris Misra (University of Massachusetts).
http://security.internet2.edu/netauth/docs/draft-internet2-salsa-netauth-sum
mary-01.html

<> End-to-End Performance Initiative (E2Epi) Update
+ E2Epi at Joint Techs
At the recent Joint Techs Workshop, Eric Boyd, Software Development
Technical Manager, gave a piPEs Update and chaired a piPEfitters BoF
workshop.  In addition to the two sessions, the E2Epi also sponsored a
Performance Tools Tutorial session and a Measurement SIG. A summary of the
talks and a link to the presentations are available at:
http://e2epi.internet2.edu/JT04/JT-summer04-sessions.html

+ BWCTL (Bandwidth Control) Case Study Published
Working with David Lapsley (MIT Haystack), the E2Epi recently published a
case study describing how BWCTL was used to solve problems for two separate
transcontinental, real-time transmissions and processing of VLBI (Very Long
Baseline Interferometry) data tests.
http://e2epi.internet2.edu/case-studies/VLBI/index.html

+ NDT (Network Diagnostic Tool)
This month, E2Epi published a tool overview describing the most recent
modifications of the NDT; a tool originally developed at several DoE labs.
The NDT is an important component of piPEs, helping both novice and expert
users alike solve some of the most common end-to-end problems that occur in
the “last mile” of the path.
http://e2epi.internet2.edu/ndt/overview.pdf

<> K20 Initiative Update
+ Nebraska Joins the SEGP Community
Nebraska officials last month formally launched a statewide
telecommunications initiative that links government agencies, schools and
colleges.  Network Nebraska, a cooperative project that includes a number of
different telecommunications companies, is aimed at offering affordable
broadband Internet connections to all areas of the largely rural state. A
major goal is to enable school and college students to get access to course
material no matter where they live via state-of-the-art distance learning
facilities.

Network Nebraska:
http://www.fcw.com/geb/articles/2004/0412/web-nebr-04-15-04.asp

Pictures and Press Release from the 14 July SEGP Kick off event:
http://tvdec.k12.ne.us/0405/i2powersurge.htm

<> Internet2 Showcases and Spotlights
+ Microsoft Research
Microsoft Research, an Internet2 Corporate Partner and Abilene
network-connected collaboration site, uses the Internet2 advanced networking
environment to work with researchers and educators at universities and
laboratories around the world on new technologies and applications.
For more Internet2 showcases, see:
http://www.internet2.edu/pastshowcases.cfm

+ Member Spotlight: Todd Needham
Todd Needham, Research Programs Manager at Microsoft Research, spearheads
the company's work to promote collaboration and develop partnerships within
the Internet2 community in order to advance networking technology and
applications used on the greater Internet. For more member spotlights, see:
http://www.internet2.edu/pastspotlights.cfm

Showcases and spotlights highlight exemplary milestones, events,
collaborations, and people within the Internet2 community. Send suggestions
about projects, people or news to 
<>.

<> New Internet2 Members
+ Corporate Member
- Telesuite Corporation
  http://www.telesuite.com

- Tandberg
http://www.tandberg.net

- Pulver.com
http://www.pulver.com

+ Association Member
- ACUTA (Association for Communications Technology Professionals in Higher
Education)
http://www.acuta.org

<> Internet2 Days
+ University of Arizona
4 November
Tucson, AZ
http://computing.arizona.edu/internet2/internet2day.html

+ Wichita State University
11 November
Wichita, KS
http://www.wichita.edu

Hold an Internet2 Day for your Internet2 member organization. Technical
support for live demonstrations and informational materials are available.
For more information contact Marianne Smith 
<>
 or see:
http://apps.internet2.edu/host-Internet2-day.html

<> Internet2 Related Events
+ Online Calendar
For a complete listing of events for and of interest to the Internet2
community, see the online Internet2 Calendar. Be sure the Internet2-related
event you are holding or know about is listed at:
http://events.internet2.edu/calendar/main.php

If you are holding an event of any kind related to Internet2, we will be
glad to assist members with resources such as printed publications,
equipment or speakers. Please contact Marianne Smith for more information
<>.

+ ACUTA Annual Conference
1 - 5 August
Chicago, IL
http://www.acuta.org/events/annual_conference/sce04.cfm

+ Distance Learning and Teaching
4 – 6 August
Madison, WI
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/

+ Seminars on Academic Computing (SAC)
6 - 11 August
Snowmass, CO
http://www.educause.edu/conference/sac/

+ ANET: High Quality Audio over Networks Summit
20-22 August 2004
Banff, Canada
http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=154

+ Global Grid Forum (GGF12)
20 - 23 September
Brussels, Belgium
http://www.ggf.org/

+ Voice on the Net (VON) - Fall 2004
18 - 21 Oct
Boston, MA
http://www.pulver.com/von/

+ EDUCAUSE 2004
19 - 22 October
Denver, CO
http://www.educause.edu/conference/annual/2004/

+ SC2004
6 - 12 November
Pittsburgh, PA
http://www.sc-conference.org/sc2004/