All things related to multicast

["Ben Chinowsky" <>]

Hi Marshall,

> Is this a multicast application ? ASM or SSM (or VPN ?) Any place to find 
> out
> more information ?

It uses Abilene multicast -- see
http://www.ostn.tv/network.shtm and http://www.abilene.iu.edu/advanced.html .

I don't know any specifics beyond that, but I bet there are others on this 
list
who do...anyone?

-- Ben C.


> On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 11:08:11 -0700
>  "Ben Chinowsky" 
> <>
>  wrote:
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Lauren B. Kallens" 
> > <>
> > To: 
> > <>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 7:50 AM
> > Subject: [I2-NEWS] Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Joins The OPEN
Student
> > Television Network
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Joins The OPEN Student Television
> > > Network
> > >
> > > MIT to Provide IP Television to Students, Staff and Faculty
> > >
> > > CAMBRIDGE, MA - July 26, 2005 - The Massachusetts Institute of 
> > > Technology
> > > announced that it has joined the OPEN Student Television Network (OSTN).
By
> > > joining OSTN, students, staff and faculty at MIT will be able to 
> > > securely
> > > access student television shows developed by peer institutions such as
> > > University of Southern California, Syracuse University, Ohio State
> > > University, Indiana University, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and
> > > broadcast television programming from content providers such as NBC
> > > Universal, FOX and Starz! Encore on their laptops and PCs.
> > >
> > > The Open Student Television Network (OSTN) is a hosted IP Television
service
> > > that offers student-produced broadcast programming over Abilene -
> > > Internet2's nationwide high-speed backbone network which provides
end-users
> > > speeds 100-1000 times faster than the average household broadband
connection
> > > to laptops and desktop PCs.  The network reaches over three million 
> > > users,
> > > 206 research and educational institutions, and 34 state education
networks.
> > >
> > > OSTN has also negotiated bulk discounts from major television content
> > > providers such as NBC Universal, FOX, and Starz Encore Group for secure
> > > delivery of their programming over campuses' commercial Internet
connections
> > > to the desktop using conditional access and digital rights management 
> > > and
> > > Institutions participating in OSTN opt-in and pay a la carte for the
> > > programming on the OSTN IP Television service.
> > >
> > > The Open Student Television Network Channel is a national initiative of
> > > student television stations working together to build a digital channel 
> > > of
> > > student television shows. On the OSTN Channel, students are not only
> > > creating content but they are also making the important programming
> > > decisions that appeal to their peer viewing audience. The OSTN Channel
> > > provides opportunities for students through resources, community, 
> > > exposure
> > > and experience. The OSTN Channel gives voice to students by connecting
> > > schools' TV stations through video content sharing and digital delivery 
> > > of
> > > student-produced video content to the PC and TV.
> > >
> > > "The CampusEAI Consortium's OPEN Student Television Network represents 
> > > an
> > > exciting and unique opportunity for MIT to provide original programming
over
> > > advanced networks to its community," Said Vijay Kumar, Assistant Provost
and
> > > Director of Academic Computing, Information Services & Technology,
> > > Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
> > >
> > > "MIT Cable's participation in the OPEN Student Television Network will
> > > furnish MIT students an exceptional opportunity to have their work seen 
> > > at
> > > over 70 universities.  OSTN creates possibilities for student
collaboration
> > > on a scale unimaginable only several years ago," said Randy Winchester,
Team
> > > Leader for MIT Cable Television at the Massachusetts Institute of
> > > Technology.  "I am anticipating that OSTN will encourage many new 
> > > students
> > > to get involved with video production, and may very well kindle a
> > > renaissance in student video production."
> > >
> > > "One of Internet2's primary missions is to provide a platform for
> > > collaboration and innovation among the research and education 
> > > community",
> > > said Jill Arnold, director of member and partner relations for 
> > > Internet2.
> > > "The OPEN Student Television Network is an example of a leading 
> > > initiative
> > > that enables this kind of idea sharing and content distribution across
> > > higher education - providing students and faculty greater access to
> > > multimedia learning materials and information."
> > >
> > > "We are pleased to see Massachusetts Institute of Technology joining the
> > > OPEN Student Television Network," said Anjli Jain, Executive Director of
the
> > > CampusEAI Consortium. "We look forward to further supporting this
important
> > > initiative."
> > >
> > > "Everyone here is really excited to have MIT join OSTN and look forward 
> > > to
> > > collaborating on many levels with such a respectable university,
especially
> > > in the HD area." says Shane Walker, Vice President of OSTN Studios. "The
> > > bulk discount agreements, which OSTN has negotiated with the television
> > > content providers, will help MIT to decrease the costs of providing IP
> > > television to the student, staff and faculty community."
> > >
> > > For more information on the Open Student Television Network send an 
> > > e-mail
> > > to 
> > > .
> > >  To apply for membership in the Open Student
> > > Television Network, visit http://www.ostn.tv/join.shtm.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > About MIT
> > > The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in
science,
> > > technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the 
> > > nation
> > > and the world in the 21st century.
> > >
> > > About CampusEAI Consortium
> > > Led by over 100 primary, secondary, and post-secondary education
> > > institutions in Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, and the United 
> > > States,
> > > CampusEAI Consortium is a Cleveland-based, non-profit organization
dedicated
> > > to facilitating the development and exchange of community-source 
> > > software
> > > and digital content. For more information, visit www.campuseai.org.
> > >
> > > About Internet2
> > > Internet2 is a consortium being led by 206 universities working in
> > > partnership with industry and government to develop and deploy advanced
> > > network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of
> > > tomorrow's Internet. Internet2 is recreating the partnership among
academia,
> > > industry and government that fostered today's Internet in its infancy.
> > >
> > > About Open Student Television network
> > > Launched by Internet2 and the CampusEAI Consortium, the OPEN Student
> > > Television Network (OSTN) is a hosted IP Television service that offers
> > > traditional broadcast television programming and university produced
> > > programming securely over Internet2 to laptops and desktop PCs.
> > >
> > > ###
> > >
> > >
> > > INFORMATION:
> > > Randy Winchester
> > > Team Leader, MIT Cable Television
> > > Massachusetts Institutes of Technology
> > > (617) 253-7431; 
> > > 
> > >
> > > Rishu Sharma
> > > Director of Communications
> > > The CampusEAI Consortium
> > >  (216)791-6469; 
> > > 
> > >
> > > Rich Griffin
> > > Vice President of Technology
> > > OPEN student Television Network
> > >  (216)470-6183;
> > > 
> > >
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