| • Introduction
• Management Team
• Papers and Publications
Introduction and History
The Internet2 Commons accelerates the adoption of IP-based collaboration
technologies for the Internet2 research and education community.
Supported by
and developed with its members, the Internet2 Commons has deployed
an H.323 Videoconferencing
Service for multi-site connections. Standards-based, vendor-neutral
videoconferencing through this scalable service allows subscribing
members to schedule and hold
distributed working groups, classes, meetings, and conferences
in support of research and education.
The Internet2 Commons encourages the
large-scale
deployment
of tools for one-to-one, one-to-group, and group-to-group collaborations.
The services provided
by The Internet2 Commons are available to Internet2
members, Abilene participants,
and other Internet2 partners. While The Internet2 Commons
will eventually comprise a large set of collaboration services,
it is initially
focused on services related to videoconferencing.
The Internet2 Commons was formed in 2001 when Internet2 staff and members,
along with ViDe, partnered to provide a "best effort" H.323-based
videoconferencing service built on the architecture laid out by
ViDeNet, with
Multipoint Control Units (MCUs) provided by Radvision and Accord,
hosted by member institutions Ohio State University and OARnet,
and with additional MCU capacity provided by the Committee on Institutional
Cooperation (CIC). In addition, ITEC-Ohio and OARnet provided second
level technical support and ViDeNet provided research
and development
related to the videoconferencing
service.
From the onset the Internet2 Commons has been developed
in coordination with Internet2 members and with international partners
to ensure a global reach of the collaboration
environment.
Management Team
The management team provides
overall leadership for the Internet2 Commons and consists of leaders
in the fields of video, networking, and collaboration technologies from Internet2 member institutions.
- Larry Amiot <amiot@northwestern.edu> Digital Video Systems Engineer, Northwestern University
- Dave Devereaux-Weber, P.E. <dave@cable.doit.wisc.edu> Network Engineer, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Bob Dixon <dixon.8@osu.edu> Chief Research Engineer, OARnet and The
Ohio State University
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Les Finken <les-finken@uiowa.edu> Manager, Digital Media Solutions, University of Iowa
- Jennifer Oxenford <jmacdoug@magpi.net>,
Associate Director, MAGPI
Internet2 Commons Network Operations Center:
Internet2 Staff:
Papers, Publications, and Press Releases
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