SIP.edu Working Group

SIP.edu Directory

Colorado State University
sip:first.last@colostate.edu
Directory | Notes
Contact: Kyle Haefner <kyle.haefner@colostate.edu>

Columbia University
sip:user@columbia.edu
Directory
Contact: Alan Crosswell <alan@columbia.edu>

Harvard University
sip:user@harvard.edu
Directory
Contact: Candace Holman <candace_holman@harvard.edu>

Johannes Gutenberg Universität - Mainz
sip:user@uni-mainz.de
Directory
Contact: Uwe Dahlmann <dahlmann@uni-mainz.de>

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
sip:user@mit.edu
Directory
Contact: Mark Silis <mark@mit.edu>

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
sip:user@noaa.gov
Directory
Contact: Alex Hsia <Alex.Hsia@noaa.gov>

Simon Fraser University
sip:user@sfu.ca | sip:1604268xxxx@sfu.ca | sip:1604291xxxx@sfu.ca
Directory
Contact: Keir Novik <novik@sfu.ca>

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich
sip:user@ethz.ch
Directory | Notes
Contact: Armin Brunner <armin.brunner@id.ethz.ch>

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
sip:user@uc3m.es
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Contact: Francisco Cruz Argudo <paco@di.uc3m.es >

University of Alaska
sip:user@uaf.edu
Directory | Notes
Contact: Richard Machida <rm@alaska.edu>

University of California, Los Angeles
sip:user@ucla.edu
Directory
Contact: Mike Van Norman <mvn@ucla.edu>

University of California, San Diego
sip:user@ucsd.edu
Directory
Contact: Don McLaughlin <dmclaughlin@ucsd.edu>

University of Hawaii
sip:user@hawaii.edu
Directory | Notes
Contact: Garret Yoshimi <gyoshimi@hawaii.edu>

University of Pennsylvania
sip:user@upenn.edu
Directory
Contact: Steve Blair <blairs@upenn.edu>

Universitat de València (University of Valencia)
sip:user@uv.es | sip:user@valencia.edu
Directory | Notes
Contact: Jose Miguel Femenia Herrero <jose.m.femenia@uv.es>

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
sip:user@whoi.edu
Directory
Contact: Art Gaylord <agaylord@whoi.edu>

Yale University
sip:user@yale.edu
Directory
Contact: Jeremy George <jeremy.george@yale.edu>

Joint Sip.edu and VoIP SIG Workshop
October 11 (pm) - October 12 (am)

This workshop will assist the University in deciding their best strategy in a VoIP migration. Participants will gain a clear understanding of the SIP.edu initiative currently supported by several Internet2 members both in the United States and Internationally. The hands-on portion of the workshop will include the provisioning of open source SIP proxies, configuring VoIP hard, soft and wireless phones and establishing call peering sessions between the proxies. Upon completion of the workshop, participants will understand the principles of establishing a VoIP system.

Other topics included in the workshop are: infrastructure considerations, E-911, CALEA, and call trunking. The session will also discuss the Internet2 RTCAG architecture document and how to apply it to your campus not only for VoIP but for other forms of real-time communications such as H.323 video applications. Registration is available on the Fall 2007 Internet2 Member Meeting Registration page .

News

SIP.edu Infosheet Published

A slick two-sided "infosheet" is now available to help get the good word of SIP.edu out to the unconverted.

Draft ISN Cookbook

The ISN Cookbook provides a short introduction to ITAD Subscriber Numbers (ISNs) and instructions for enabling ISN calling for your campus, enterprise, or service provider domain. ISNs are a simple way to provide your SIP users with numeric addresses that can be dialed from devices that offer poor or no support for entry of alphanumeric SIP URIs. Recipes for several popular SIP platforms, including Asterisk and SER, are provided. more...

Charter

The SIP.edu Working Group seeks to encourage experimentation with new campus real time communications services that use the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and its related protocols. The goals of the working group are to:

Build a large base of SIP-reachable Internet2 users by making existing campus PBX, Centrex, and VoIP systems reachable via SIP
Facilitate the convergence of communications identities by promoting the use of email addresses for voice and multimedia communications

Lower the barriers and reduce timelines for campus SIP voice deployments by:

Publishing and maintaining a "cookbook" for deploying SIP infrastructure
Working with Internet2 corporate members and other suppliers to obtain special pricing for SIP hardware, software, and services
Building a knowledge base within the Internet2 community to assist others in deploying SIP infrastructure
Promoting the use SIP for additional media types, including presence, video, and instant messaging
Fostering experimentation with new SIP-based applications and services
Exploring ways in which SIP services can be used by faculty, students, and staff to enhance university activities
Developing best practices for scaling and securing campus SIP deployments
Collaborating with vendors and standards groups to help evolve SIP products and standards

Milestones

Completed

Completed proof-of-concept deployment(s)
Published SIP.edu whitepaper
Released first edition of SIP.edu cookbook
Held first SIP.edu implementors workshop
Implemented SIP.edu at nine universities, representing more than 140,000 reachable users
Partnerships with Internet2 coporate members Cisco Systems, Avaya, and Pulver.com

Future

Deploy SIP.edu throughout the Internet2 community
Work with vendors to develop packaged SIP.edu solutions
Publish best practices whitepaper on SIP and campus directory integration
Develop and trial an approach to SPIT (spam over Internet telephony) prevention
Explore peering relationship and partnerships with communications service providers to grow connectivity and use

Contacts

Chair: Dennis Baron (MIT) <dbaron@mit.edu>
Area Director: Ken Klingenstein (Internet2) <kjk@internet2.edu>
Flywheel: Jonathan Tyman (Internet2) <jtyman@internet2.edu>

Resources

SIP.edu Cookbook (implementation guide)
The ISN Cookbook
Wiki
"The Internet2 SIP.edu Initiative" (whitepaper)
"SIP.edu in a Nutshell" [sxi] (talk)
"SIP.edu MIT Implementation" (talk)
"SIP.edu at Yale" (talk)
Mailing List (see below)

Mailing List

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Conference Calls

The SIP.edu working group meets regularly by voice conference call on alternating Thursday at 2:00 PM US/Eastern time (check the mailing list for announcements of upcoming calls and minutes of past calls).

Any of the following options may be used to join:

Alphanumeric SIP URI: sip:sip.edu@internet2.edu
Numeric-only SIP from Free World Dialup: Call FWD 4233425 ("I2eDial"). Then key in the access code: 0153458.
PSTN In: Call +1-734-615-7474 or +1-866-411-0013. Then key in the access code: 0153458.
PSTN or SIP Out: Visit http://edial.internet2.edu/call/0153458. Then, enter a phone number or SIP URI and our conference server will call you.