VoIP Workshop : Voice Over IP Working Group : Fall 2003

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VoIP Workshop 12-13 October 2003

In an effort to improve understanding of IP voice technology, the state of the industry, and the needs of Internet2 members, the Internet2 VoIP working group is convening a VoIP workshop for October 12-13, preceding the Internet2 Fall Member Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana. The workshop program includes tutorials on VoIP and SIP from leading technologists, campus deployment case studies, strategic technology updates from leading VoIP vendors, and a round-table discussion on future directions for campuses, the industry, and the Internet2 VoIP working group.

Agenda

Sunday, October 12
8:00 Opening remarks
8:30 Overview of VoIP (Lance Parr, Texas A&M) [ppt] [pdf] [html]
10:15 Break
10:30 Overview of SIP (Jiri Kuthan, iptel.org)
11:00 SIP Express Router (SER) (Jiri Kuthan) [pdf]
12:00 Lunch: Round table discussion
1:30 Building SER (continued)
3:00 Break
3:15 Building computer-based SIP clients
4:00 Auxiliary SIP systems (David Fuller, Interactive Intelligence)

Call centers
IVR
UM

5:30 Adjourn

Monday, October 13
8:00 The Promises and Challenges (Pradip Patel, University of Michigan) [ppt] [pdf] [html]
8:45 SIP.edu presentation (Dennis Baron, MIT) [pdf]
9:30 Break
9:45 Call manager update (Cisco)

CM 4.0
LDAP integration

11:00 Measurement Challenges for VoIP Infrastructures (Prasad Calyam, OARnet) [ppt] [pdf] [html]
12:00 Lunch: Round table discussion
1:30 Case study: East Carolina University (Martin Jackson, East Carolina University)

Overview of ECU [ppt] [pdf] [html]
Cost Analysis of IPT vs. Centrex
Telecom business plan [word] [pdf]
Project description and building comparisons
Success/failure factors

3:00 Break
3:15 Large scale soft switches (Nortel) [ppt] [pdf]
4:30 Break
4:45 International initiatives (Walt Magnussen, Texas A&M)
Wrap-up / closure (Walt Magnussen, Ben Teitelbaum, Mike Enyeart)
5:30 Adjourn

Cost

$300
Includes continental breakfast, morning refreshments, lunch, and afternoon refreshments for both days.

Location

Indianapolis Marriott Downtown : For more information visit our hotel and travel page.