Multimedia Workshop

Video Streaming & Video Conferencing

Multimedia Team

• Seán O’Brien• John Lyons• Justin Hourigan

multimedia@heanet.ie

Agenda• Video Conferencing Concepts• H323 Elements• HEAnet H323 Services• Video Streaming Concepts• Windows Media• Streaming Network• Multicast Streaming• Upcoming Video Services Projects

Video Conferencing

• Audio/Video/Data Interaction between remote sites.

Uses of Videoconferencing

• Meetings• Conferences (Remote presentation)• Distance Learning• Music Classes• Lifelong learning• Employee Orientation• Training• Interviews

Video Conferencing• H323• SIP• Netmeeting• Conference XP• Skype• VRVS / Access Grid

Types of Video conferencing terminals

H323 Backend• Gatekeeper

– All endpoints register to this– All services from MCU and Gateway Register here– Calls are routed between endpoints and services

• Gateway– Primary Rate BRI (30 channels)– +353 1 4490889

• Multipoint Controller Unit– Up to 70 endpoints (bandwidth dependant– To be upgraded soon

HEAnet Conferencing (Centralized) Services

H.323GATEWAY

H.323Gatekeeper

H.323MCU

HEAnet PoP

H.323 to StreamingGATEWAY

IP Network

H.323 ClientH.323 Client

IP Video Conference Call

ISDN Public NetworkPOTS / GSM

1 2 3

4 5 67 8 9

* 8 #

1 2 3

4 5 67 8 9

* 8 #

1 2 3

4 5 67 8 9

* 8 #H.320 Client

IP to ISDN Video

Confernence Call

• Live Streaming• Video On-Demand

Video Streaming

Uses of Video Streaming

• Special Events• Conferences (Remote Attendance)• Distance Lecturing• Remote Monitoring• Academic Content Distribution• Student Produced Content Distribution

Video Streaming

• Windows Media.• Real.• QuickTime• MPEG 2/4.

HEAnet Streaming Services

IP Multicast

• Less bandwidth required• Server load decreased• Networking load decreased• Does require network to be multicast aware

Unicast Multicast

IP Multicast• Multicast can be used for both video conferencing and

video streaming• VLC, Windows media & Real player all support IP

multicast• Multicast is particularly useful for high bandwidth

streams which would saturate a link using unicast• HEAnet planning to provide future streaming events &

terrestrial streaming via both multicast and unicast• BBC streams currently available via multicast

IP Multicast

Upgraded and future services

• Streaming servers upgraded• MP4 and QuickTime streaming• Streaming of terrestrial television and radio

stations

Automating Video Streaming

• Web interface• Uploading, management and meta-tagging of

content• Creation of live publishing points

Questions?

• If you wish to contact us:– Email : multimedia@heanet.ie– Phone: 01 6609040– Video Conference: 0035301101006– Video Conference: 193.1.31.215