1. Global Video Alliance
(GVA)
RedCLARA’s Video –conference Service
(SIVIC) approach in Latin-American
NRENs
Gustavo García – Technical Manager
RedCLARA
Internet2 member meeting
April/2012

2. Integrated
Video-­‐conference
service
(SIVIC)
• The
SIVIC
is
a
service
for
coordina3ng,
and
delivering
video-­‐conference
services
among
La3n-­‐American
NRENs.
The
concept
is
to
deliver
a
federated
service
with
the
same
standards
and
procedures
for
all
par3cipant
ins3tu3ons.

3. Video-­‐conference
service
challenges
• Video-­‐conference
service
scheduling
and
coordina3on
are
complex
manual
processes.
• Lack
of
quality/service
standardiza3on
across
different
ins3tu3ons
• The
ins3tu3ons
do
not
manage
common
policies
and
procedures
video-­‐conference
services.

4. Service
model
• One Video-conference
COVI
COVI
Network Operations Center
(VNOC) for the region
COVI
COVI
COVI
• Video-conference coordinators
COVI
(COVI) per administrative
COVI
domain/institution
COVI
VNOC
COVI
• Support is federated
COVI
COVI
COVI
COVI

5. The
SIVIC
service’s
roles
Video-conference network operations center
VNOC
(VNOC).
• Videoconference service management
• Shared MCU Resources lookup
• Certification process and policies deployment
• System administration
Video-conference coordinator (COVI)
COVI
• Room/MCU usage authorization
• End users support
• Room certification
• Resource directory maintenance
Administra>on
and
reserva>ons
system
(SAR)

6. Joining
to
my
ins>tu>ons
SAR
COVI VNOC
End user SAR COVI
VNOC
system
I wan to join Institution X
User John wants to
Join X, do you
approve?
Authorized

7. Main
page
Ins3tu3ons
Schedule
a
videoconference
My
ins3tu3ons

8. Step
1:
Joining
to
a
community

9. Joining
to
my
ins>tu>ons

10. VC
Scheduling
SAR
COVI VNOC
End user Invited users SAR COVI
VNOC
system
Add VC
Authorize room
usage? Search MCU
Use MCU x
Authorized
You are invited
To the VC x
Reserve VC
room Authorize room
usage?
Authorized

11. New
reserva>on
screen
Select
ins3tu3on
Room,
with
cer3fica3on
level

12. Accep>ng
the
invita>on

13. SIVIC
network
components
• Acceptable
use
Policy
(Developed
by
a
working
group
and
validated
in
annual
mee3ng,
defines
par3cipa3on
rules)
• Cer3fica3on
process
• COVI
network
• SAR
system

14. Administra>on