Spring 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting

Netcast Information

April 20- 21, 2004
Arlington, VA

Video on demand will appear approximately 15 minutes after the session has ended. The following sessions will be netcast:

Viewing Options

• Windows Media Player 9
  http://winmedia.internet2.edu/smm2004  (512Kbps, version 9 required)
  
• VRVS: Visit vrvs.org. Select Start, then Log In. Select Community:AccessGrid, Virtual Room: Internet2-AG/Internet2, then select Enter. Note: Polycom FX with recent firmware (4.2) cannot decode the legitimate H.261 video produced by VIC (all intraframes).

MULTICAST

Note: Multicast works only if your network supports multicast.

• VBrick MPEG2 (~6 Megabits/Sec)
  VBrick StreamPlayer
  233.45.17.245/4444 or "Internet2 Netcast" (StreamPlayer or VideoLan client required) 6MBps
  Multicast detection tools include the Internet2 Detective and the Multicast Technologies tester.
  Notes: The free StreamPlayer is incompatible with Windows Media Player 9
   installed on your computer. Forward error correction is not supported
   The link must be loss free.  DIRECTIONS: Launch player, select "Internet2 Netcast" stream
• DVTS 30Mbps 233.45.17.247
• Quicktime via NCast http://ncast3.internet2.edu/viewer/ncWebControl/viewstream
• Access Grid: Institution Lobby : Internet2
• VIC/RAT
  • VIC 233.2.171.231/59906
  • RAT 233.2.171.231/59908
• IPTV Stream: Program name: "Internet2 Netcast"

Downloads:

• Windows Media Player 9 (available for Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP and Macintosh OS X)
• Quicktime Player
• IPTV Client
• RAT Tools
• VIC Tools
• VBrick StreamPlayer†
• Video Lan Client (VLC)
• DVTS