Middleware Announcements

["Lee Perlis" <>]

Internet2 (R) Members Update
September 2004

<> Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting
<> Internet2 Workshops
<> Corporate Relations Update
<> ESCC/Internet2 Joint Techs Workshop Recap
<> Internet2 Commons and Partners Demonstrate Remote Collaboration
<> Applications Update
<> International Update
<> Middleware Update
<> Security Update
<> End-to-End Performance Initiative Update
<> K20 Initiative Update
<> Internet2 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
The Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting, hosted by the University of Texas at
Austin, will take place 27-30 September in Austin, TX. The Fall 2004 Member
Meeting will focus on innovative applications and the underlying
high-performance network infrastructures that enable them. In addition to
the technical and plenary sessions, the Fall program will include 90 side
meetings, including workshops, task force meetings, BoFs, and tutorials, as
well as advanced applications demos, poster sessions, and a corporate
perspective forum. All meeting attendees are welcome to attend the Internet2
101, Applications 201, and E2E Tools tutorials on 27 September.

Meeting Agenda: http://events.internet2.edu/2004/fall-mm/agenda.cfm
Poster sessions:
http://events.internet2.edu/2004/fall-mm/postersessions.html
Corporate Perspectives Forum:
http://events.internet2.edu/2004/fall-mm/corpperspectives.html

+ Registration and Lodging
If you have not already done so, please register now for the meeting.  You
can avoid an additional $50 fee by registering prior to 10 September. To
register, see
http://events.internet2.edu/2004/fall-mm/registrationintro.cfm

Please book your room for the meeting as soon as possible. Meeting rates are
still available on a first come, first serve basis. Check with the hotel
directly for room rates.
http://events.internet2.edu/2004/fall-mm/hoteltravel.html

+ Performance Event and Reception
On Tuesday evening, 28 September, a performance event will take place on the
University of Texas at Austin campus. This event will feature the
world-renowned Miro Quartet and showcase the use of cutting-edge networking
and streaming technologies. The performance will take place in two venues:
one where the audience will see and hear the quartet in person and another
where the audience will see it via live, streaming High Definition
Television (HDTV) and hear it through 11-channel, immersive surround-sound.
During intermission, the audiences will switch venues giving each a chance
to experience both versions of the performance.

+ Fall Member Meeting Sponsors
Cisco Systems, Global Crossing, Juniper Networks, Polycom, and Qwest
Communications are making generous sponsorship contributions to the Fall
Member Meeting.  Internet2 gratefully acknowledges the critical support
provided by these corporate members.

Additional sponsors are still welcome for several Member Meeting activities.
Sponsors will be acknowledged via signage at the event site, in the
published event and meeting programs, 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 
<>.

+ Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting Demos
The advanced networking applications demonstrations at the Fall member
meeting will showcase a broad range of technologies and include
participation by university, corporate, affiliate, and international
members. The demos will feature applications such as emergency medical
services, collaborative visualization and segmentation, network traffic
analysis and proactive protection, tele-collaboration of medical imaging for
surgical planning, Internet2 Commons videoconferencing and collaboration
tools, IPv6, streaming 3D over Internet2, among others. Applications
demonstrations at Internet2 Member Meetings provide attendees with a
first-hand view of the potential and reality of advanced networking
applications and allow the Internet2 members who demonstrate to showcase
their work to an international audience and seek new collaborators for their
projects.
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.

+ Internet2 Commons Hosts Training and Demonstrations
The Internet2 Commons will present an H.323 workshop and will also host
demonstrations of the latest collaboration technologies at the Fall Member
Meeting. On 27 September, gather with other H.323 implementers for an
introduction to H.323, its complexities and supporting technologies. Experts
from Internet2 member institutions will cover topics on network diagnostics
and troubleshooting, SIP and H.350, Gatekeepers, and a review of Data
Collaboration applications and considerations. To find out more or to sign
up, visit:
http://commons.internet2.edu/train/200409/

+ Voice over IP (VoIP) Workshop
The Voice over IP (VoIP) Workshop 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/

+ DVTS Training Workshop, hosted by the Internet2 Commons
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. Registration for this workshop is full. Please
send an email to 

 to be added to the
waiting list. There is no fee to attend.
http://events.internet2.edu/2004/fall-mm/DVTS-Details.html

+ 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
is required.  Participants 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

<> Corporate Relations Update
+ Microsoft Windows Update Offers Unique Network Research Opportunity
As an Advanced Content Distribution Project, Internet2 Corporate Partner
Microsoft is augmenting existing download paths for the newly released
Windows XP Service Pack 2 with a link to the Abilene backbone network. While
the Abilene link will be seamlessly incorporated into existing Windows
Update infrastructure from a user perspective, this project presents a
unique opportunity to gather information about large-scale software
distribution over a nationwide high-performance network infrastructure.
Network measurement and other data will be captured for the duration of the
project and provide the basis for applying the lessons learned during this
project to similar efforts in the Internet2 community. More information
about Advanced Content Distribution Projects is available at:
http://members.internet2.edu/corporate/cfp-contentcollab.html

+ HOPI Corporate Advisory Team Formed
Internet2's Hybrid Optical Packet Infrastructure (HOPI) project will now
benefit from the guidance of the newly formed HOPI Corporate Advisory Team
(CAT). HOPI-CAT is composed of distinguished individuals from Internet2
corporate members with technical expertise in packet and circuit switched
technologies, control plane design and implementation, measurement
technologies, and management of hybrid networks. HOPI-CAT will assist in
implementing innovative ideas in testbed environments, testing basic
principles and features, engaging standards bodies to create viable
operation standards, and promoting the transfer of new ideas to the
marketplace and community.
http://networks.internet2.edu/hopi/hopi-cat.html

+ Call for Advanced Content Project Proposals
Internet2 is actively seeking proposals for advanced content projects
designed to help our member community better understand content application
performance; best practices for content and applications developers; and
best practices for applications management and monitoring; and ways that
advanced content-based applications can support the teaching, research, and
clinical missions of our universities.  All Internet2 members are invited to
submit proposals, and corporate members are encouraged to participate.
http://members.internet2.edu/corporate/cfp-contentcollab.html

+ The RADVISION Users Group
The RADVISION Users Group is a new organization that will serve as a forum
and information clearinghouse for administrators of RADVISION
videoconferencing equipment.  The Group has the full cooperation of the
RADVISION Corporation, and will communicate with the company directly.  Our
first full meeting will be at the Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting in
Austin, TX on Tuesday, 28 September, and will include a discussion with
RADVISION Corporation officers.  If you are an administrator of RADVISION
equipment working in higher education and are interested in attending our
session at the Internet2 meeting, or would just like more information,
please RSVP to Justin Bondi:
<>.

<> ESCC/Internet2 Joint Techs Workshop Recap
The 14th Joint Techs Workshop, organized by ESCC and Internet2, took place
18-21 July at Ohio State University. Topics included switched optical
networking; implications of switched optical networking for network
architectures in general, measurement infrastructure deployments, security
implications of new
network technologies, and working with commercial partners.
Summary: http://eng.internet2.edu/joint-techs-jul-2004.html
Presentations:
http://events.internet2.edu/2004/JointTechs/Columbus/agenda.cfm?event=218

<> Internet2 Commons and Partners Demonstrate Remote Collaboration
At the Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting, the Internet2 Commons and others
will demonstrate technologies that support remote collaboration: the H.323
multipoint videoconferencing service; the Access Grid community; the LoCI
distributed store and forward infrastructure; and corporate members
RADVISION, Polycom, First Virtual, Tandberg, VBrick, Microsoft Research,
WaveThree Software, and VCON.

<> Applications Update
+ Transatlantic Howl!  A Virtual Poetry Reading in Celebration of Allen
Ginsberg
Internet2, and several collaborators, will host a transatlantic poetry
reading on 14 October honoring Allen Ginsberg and his epic poem HOWL. Poets
will perform at venues in London, Paris, and across the United States in
celebration of Ginsberg, the renowned poet and champion of human rights.
This live, interactive event will be simultaneously streamed across JANET,
Renater, and Internet2 advanced networks to audiences at each site. It will
also be netcast to an Internet-wide audience for viewing with QuickTime,
RealPlayer, or Windows Media Player. Featured readers include Amiri Baraka,
Anne Waldman, Anne Carson, and many more. Anne Waldman and Ann Doyle,
Internet2 Program Manager for Arts and Humanities Initiatives, will serve as
MCs for this event.
http://arts.internet2.edu/howl.html

+ Reserve Loaner Equipment Now for Fall Events
Are you planning a workshop, Internet2 Day, or other activity on your
campus? Why not take advantage of Internet2's loaner equipment offerings?
Internet2 members may request loaner equipment such as the Internet2
portable Access Grid, VBrick 6200 MPEG-2 Encoder/Decoders, Polycom
ViewStation FX, the Internet2-developed Cakebox (for network performance
measurement), and more. Members who request equipment are responsible for
shipping costs to and from their locations. In addition to loaner equipment,
you may also request a variety of publicity materials including signs,
banners, folders, and brochures for your events.  To learn more about the
equipment and materials available to the Internet2 community, refer to our
demo equipment Web page and then complete the online request form.
http://apps.internet2.edu/roadshows.html

<> International Update
+ International Activities at the Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting
All international attendees are cordially invited to the International
Reception on Sunday evening, 26 September.  Activities of interest to the
international community include the International Taskforce Meeting on 27
September; “IEEAF and the Global Internet2 Community,” scheduled for 28
September; and, on 29 September, a panel discussion of new advances in the
worldwide distribution of scientific information and cultural events (“Watch
Worldwide Cultural Events over Advanced Networks”) as well as a session on
international connectivity efforts among Internet2 members and international
partners to support research and education  (“Taking Advantage of
International Connectivity: Global Collaborations”).
http://events.internet2.edu/2004/fall-mm/agenda.cfm?event=219&day=&track=26&;
details=on

+ Chinese American Networking Symposium Conference
The Chinese American Networking Symposium (CANS) conference will be held 30
November to 2 December in Miami, FL. Networking experts from China and the
United States gather annually at the
Chinese American Networking Symposium to discuss new ideas and advancements
in networking technologies. The annual programs, alternately held in the USA
and China, include presentations by networking experts, panel discussions,
and executive and technical breakout sessions.  Internet2, along with the
Chinese Association for Science and Technology  (CAST-USA) and the China
Education and Research Network (CERNET) and China Science and Technology
Network (CSTNET) are organizers of the event.  The CANS2004 conference
builds on successful past conferences organized and hosted by the University
of Maryland in 1999 and 2001.  CANS2004 will be hosted in Miami at the
Kovens Conference Center at Florida International University.
http://www.canscouncil.org

+ Internet2 International Task Force Meeting
The Internet2 International Task Force (ITF) Meeting will be held 27
September at the Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting in Austin, TX. The
bi-annual ITF meeting will focus in the morning around two roundtable
discussions on topics of interest to the international networking community.
The afternoon session will provide updates on advanced networking,
middleware, applications and related initiatives from around the world.  The
afternoon session will be especially suitable for newcomers or other meeting
attendees who would like to learn more about Internet2 international
partners' activities.
http://international.internet2.edu/resources/events/2004/FallMMintl.html

<> Middleware Update
+ National Science Foundation Middleware Initiative (NMI) Workshops
Register Now for the Upcoming CAMP Identity Management and Enterprise
Authentication Workshops. Join us for the upcoming CAMPS focused on Identity
Management (15-17 November) and Enterprise Authentication (18-19 November)
in San Diego, CA. To register and find out more information, refer to:
http://www.educause.edu/conference/nmi

+ Signet/Grouper Update:
Signet and Grouper Project teams have begun to look at User Interface design
sketches.  The plan is to present the design sketches at the Fall 2004
Internet2 Member Meeting for feedback from attendees.  Work on underlying
schema continues, most recently addressing the notion of "subject." Subjects
in this sense can be people as grantors or as members, organizations as
owners, applications as program agents, etc. The current focus is to define
a useful and adequate set of common attributes for such subjects.
For details on Grouper, see:  http://middleware.internet2.edu/dir/groups/

The Signet Working Group has released a Call for Participation (CFP) for the
Signet Privilege Management System - Early Adopters Program.
For Signet, see: http://middleware.internet2.edu/signet/

+ InCommon
InCommon is a production federation for enterprises that want to use
shibboleth to share resources.  Many content providers focused on the higher
education community are now ready to use shibboleth and this federation will
facilitate working with these content providers in a trusted environment.
InCommon is expected to be open for business in mid-September.  Watch the
InCommon web site for the official announcement.
http://www.incommonfederation.org

<> Security Update
+ SALSA-NetAuth Working Group
Internet2 will hold a SALSA Security Briefing on 23 September 1:00-2:00 pm
EDT, in the form of a conference call. During this briefing, a panel will
discuss the recent draft proposal "Strategies for Automating Network Policy
Enforcement" and solicit feedback. Eric Gauthier, of Boston University, will
serve as the moderator.

Limited space is available for the SALSA Security Briefing so please
register soon at the following location:
http://security.internet2.edu/briefings/

The Document can be found at:
http://security.internet2.edu/netauth/docs/draft-internet2-salsa-netauth-sum
mary-02.html

<> End-to-End Performance Initiative (E2Epi) Update
The E2Epi is hosting five sessions at the upcoming Fall Member Meeting in
Austin, Texas; a schedule of these and other end-to-end related sessions is
available at:
http://e2epi.internet2.edu/FMM04/index.html

+ E2E piPEs (End-to-End Performance Initiative Performance Environment
System)
Several projects, including E2E piPEs and the H.323 Beacon, were recently
cited in a white paper published by Wainhouse Research entitled “Super-Size
Bandwidth and Two-Way Video in the Classroom.”
http://www.wainhouse.com/files/papers/wr-internet2nVC.pdf

+ OWAMP (One-Way Active Measurement Protocol)
Stanislav Shalunov, Internet Engineer, presented at the IETF 60 meeting
Internet Protocol Performance Metrics (IPPM) Working Group on changes to the
Internet2 implementation of this one-way latency protocol.
http://www.internet2.edu/~shalunov/talks/20040802-SanDiego-IETF60-OWAMP.pdf

Based on discussions at this meeting, Shalunov revised the draft protocol
and released an updated version of the paper. The next release of
Internet2's OWAMP (1 October 2004) will conform to the new specifications.
http://www.internet2.edu/~shalunov/ippm/draft-ietf-ippm-owdp-10.txt

+ NDT (Network Diagnostic Tool)
The University of Hawaii recently added an NDT server to their network.
http://farnsworth.uhnet.net:7123/

+ GGF NM (Global Grid Forum Network Measurement) Working Group
A full-day (two session) meeting is scheduled in Brussels, Belgium for 21
September; Warren Matthews will be presenting the revised Request Schema
trial data.

<> K20 Initiative Update
+ Upcoming K20 Events at the Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting
Here is an advanced peak at what the K20 Initiative has put together for the
Austin meeting:
http://k20.internet2.edu/files/pdf/K20_Event_Schedule0904.pdf

<> Internet2 Showcases and Spotlights
Pulver.com is the parent company of Free World Dialup, the world's leading
Internet telephony community, and the Voice on the Net (VON) conferences,
which focus on the convergence of the telecom and Internet industries.
Building on a rapport with the Internet2 community developed over several
years, including participation at the first Internet2 SIP.edu Implementors
workshop, Pulver.com has recently become an Internet2 Corporate Member.
For more Internet2 showcases, see:
http://www.internet2.edu/pastshowcases.cfm

+ Member Spotlight: Jeff Pulver
Jeff Pulver, President and CEO of pulver.com, Inc., is a globally respected
visionary with more than a decade of experience in Internet and IP
communications. He is the author of: Internet Telephone Toolkit
(1996/Wiley), the publisher of The Pulver Report, and creator of the Voice
on the Net (VON) conferences. Mr. Pulver is the founder of The VON
Coalition, Free World Dialup, LibreTel and a co-founder of Vonage, WHP
Wireless, pulverInnovations, VON Magazine, and Digisip.
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 Members
- VCON Inc.
http://www.vcon.com

- Meriton Networks
http://www.meriton.com

<> Future Internet2 Events
+ Transatlantic Howl! A Dedication To Allen Ginsberg
14 October, 2:00 pm EDT (UTC-4)
Virtual Event
http://arts.internet2.edu/howl.html

<> 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

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

+ Third Annual e-VLBI Workshop
6-7 October
Makuhari, Japan
http://www2.nict.go.jp/ka/radioastro/evlbi2004/

+ Grant Makers in the Arts 2004 Conference
17-20 October
Cleveland, OH
http://www.giarts.org/conf_04/conf04_index.html

+ Voice on the Net (VON) - Fall 2004
18 - 21 October
Boston, MA
http://www.pulver.com/von/
Internet2 university members are invited to register for the VON full
conference package at the rate of $600 by registering with the priority code
INTERNET2.

+ 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/

+ Chinese American Networking Symposium 2004
30 November – 2 December
Miami, FL
http://www.canscouncil.org/