ICS Working Groups Snowmass August 2001

ICS Intercampus Demonstration Project(s) Intercampus VoIP for ICS members –For our conference calls Intercampus videoconferences for Phase 2? –For our video conference calls –Research group support examples Interoperability Establish liaison with I2 group

Financial Issues Grant funding rules? –Overhead v.s. grant charges for data Collect funding models Billing Centralized v.s. decentralized Impact on organization? Do you have/charge for QoS? Local service and long distance Loss of existing revenue streams

Next Steps: Survey, Data Reporting, and Publication Policy chapter – on-campus issues Technical infrastructure –Switches, routers, phone, messaging, Organizational structure Why are you working towards convergence –Timing –What are the key issues Roadblocks Applications MAN –Financial Benefit

Next Steps: Survey, Data Reporting, and Publication Papers on campus activities Collection of planning documents E-911 issues Unified messaging Security, authentication, encryption, directory services

Policy Issues – National/Regional Support for lobbying/congressional activities Offer resources/answer questions Build contacts in congress Share regional experiences – PUCs Coordinate with others – ACUTA, etc Generate/capture collective higher education view on issues –E.g. ownership of phone numbers, etc? Security, wiretap laws under VoIP, etc. Share E-911 information

Integrated Communications and Wireless Services Voice services b – data/voice/video Establish liaison with wireless Follow-me routing with traditional cell providers On-campus cell systems

Tasks for all groups? Vendor feedback –Group work but coordinated ICS feedback? Policy issues related to the group Document findings, publish results

Do these fit into existing groups? Document on when/why convergence? Likely early applications Centralized v.s. decentralized implementations MAN Opportunities VoIP instrument lifetime Call center, web integration, CRM, Unified Messaging Security, authentication, encryption, directory services E-911