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ResearchChannel: Think Forward

Explore the latest developments in interactive HD video technology with ResearchChannel. Discover the current state and planned software enhancements of iHDTV, along with recent public demonstrations. Learn about the ResearchChannel Consortium and its commitment to technological innovation in sharing knowledge.

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ResearchChannel: Think Forward

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  1. ResearchChannel:Think Forward Michael Wellings, Director, Engineering Internet2 Spring Member Meeting Innovations in Interactive HD Video

  2. Topics of Discussion • What is ResearchChannel • iHDTV • What it is • Current state • Planned Software Enhancements • Recent public demonstrations • Demo System design • Audio • Video • DigitalWell • Short video presentation

  3. The ResearchChannel Consortium • An intellectual community, we make knowledge available to all by sharing our developments,insights and discoveries with a global audience. • We bring together ideas from many of the world’s premier academic and research institutions and disseminate those ideas to the public directly,without interference. • We are committed to technological innovation toenable leading-edge exchanges of our resources.

  4. Consortium Members A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University Universidad de Puerto Rico California State University, Sacramento Universidade de São Paulo Duke University University of Alaska - Fairbanks George Mason University University of Chicago Johns Hopkins University University of Hawaii Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Maryland National University of Singapore University of Michigan New York University University of Pennsylvania Oregon State University University of Southern California Pennsylvania State University University of Virginia Rice University University of Washington Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey University of Wisconsin-Madison Stanford University Medical Center Virginia Tech Texas A&M University Yale University Tufts University

  5. Consortium Members AARNet National Academy of Engineering Advanced Network Forum National Academy of Sciences AJA Video Systems Inc. National Institute of Nursing CENIC National Institute of Standards and Technology Fujinon National Institutes of Health Howard Hughes Medical Institute National Library of Medicine IBM Corporation National Science Foundation Intel Corporation National Sea Grant College Program Internet2 Pacific Northwest Gigapop Johnson & Johnson Poznañ Supercomputing and Networking Center Library of Congress R1edu.org Microsoft Research SURFnet National Academies Vulcan Northwest Inc. Wisconsin Public Television

  6. Our Newest Members

  7. ResearchChannel Distribution

  8. U.S. Television Distribution 21.7 million households • DishNetwork satellite system • 11.5 million homes • Cable systems • 10.2 million homes • 35 states

  9. Web Trends: Streaming Media Programs Played up 1,600% over last year Files Played per Month7/04 - 5/05 Files Played per Month7/03 - 7/04

  10. Innovations in Technology

  11. Why? • To advance global networking technologies • To explore new methods of media distribution and sharing for teaching learning and research • To further multidisciplinary multinational scientific collaboration • Because the consortium is uniquely qualified to do so

  12. On the Leading Edge • ResearchChannel is a collaboration among experts in Internet networking, storage/search infrastructure development, emerging streaming media and interactive technologies, digital television engineering, and video production.

  13. Projects • First Internet HDTV transmission - iHDTV • Digital Asset Management System Development - DigitalWell • Automation of multiple format encoding • MPEG2 Multicast (SD and HD over IP) • Streaming to handhelds • ResearchChannel Internet2 Working Group

  14. Advanced Media Delivery Methods • HD Unicast • HD Multicast • SD Multiple Unicast • WMV VOD • HD VOD • “small video” VOD

  15. iHDTV Explained • iHDTV Explained • iHD1500 • iHD270 • HD to the Desktop

  16. iHDTV Explained • iHD1500 • Uncompressed SMPTE 292M 4:2:2 • Data rate total approx 1.5 gbps • Requires: • high-end HD capture cards • PCI Express platforms • Windows XP

  17. iHDTV Explained • iHD270 (first introduced aug 99) • Sony HDCamtm compression • SDTI data format 270mbps • AJA Xena I/O • Requires: • AJA Xena-HD capture cards • Dual Processor P4 • Windows XP • Sony HDCam Hardware encoder/decoder

  18. Recent Demos • Sept 2005 - iGrid San Diego • Enhanced HD interactive - USA118: Global N-Way Uncompressed Interactive Conferencing • Underwater research using HD from SS Thompson – USA119: 20,000 Terabits Under the Sea • Nov 2005 - SC05 Seattle • Enhanced HD Interactive Conferencing/HD Storage and capture using SRB (Storage Resource Broker)

  19. iGRID 2005 San Diego • USA118: Global N-Way Interactive HD • USA119: 20,000 Terabits under the sea

  20. iGrid Demonstration:Global n-Way Video

  21. Technology Support

  22. iGRID 05 – USA118 • Sept 2005 - iGrid San Diego • Enhanced HD interactive - USA118: Global N-Way Uncompressed Interactive Conferencing • Remote sites: • University of Washington - Seattle • WIDE - Tokyo • University of Wisconsin - Madison • University of Michigan • SURFnet - Amsterdam

  23. iGRID 05 – USA118 • Sept 2005 - iGrid San Diego • Remote site equipment: • 2 RX iHD1500 Hosts (multicast from iGRID) • 1 TX iHD1500 Client (unicast to iGRID) • Central site equipment: • 6 RX iHD1500 Clients • 2 TX iHD1500 Hosts (Multicast) • Evertz VIP-12 HD Video Tile Generator • Multichannel mix-minus audio system

  24. iGRID 05 – USA118 • iHD500 – first demonstrated at SuperComputing 2004 • Real-time HD communication: Australia and Seattle > Pittsburgh @ 1.5gbps each direction • At that time relatively high latency (1500ms RT) • 500ms hardware/software one-way • 250ms network delay one-way

  25. iGRID USA 118 Network Diagram

  26. iGRID USA 118

  27. iGRID USA 118

  28. iGRID 05 – USA119 • Sept 2005 - iGrid San Diego • First ever live HD/ip from a ship at sea to viewers on shore • Ku-Band equipment upgrade to SeaTel antenna • Careful RF engineering to design satellite Link-Budget • Real-time MPEG-2 MP@HL encoding • Ip gateway • Satellite modem 15mbps

  29. Internet HDTV: VISIONS’05

  30. iGRID USA 119

  31. iGRID USA 119 Network

  32. Software Enhancements • iHD1500 Enhancements: • tile display generated in software • Audio mixing in software • Audio mix-minus in software • Video switching in software

  33. iHD-X: Open Source Initiative • Open Source • Spring quarter 2006 • Launch shortly after Internet2 Spring Member Meeting • Closed group planning session Held Monday Apr 24

  34. HD Projects • Videoconferencing in HD @1.5mbps – iHD1500 • Reduced latency using new hardware • Blackmagic DecLink HD plus • AJA Video XENA-HS • Custom boards • Possible hardware development and collaboration with RC Australian partners CSIRO and NTT Labs

  35. High Definition Video to the Desktop FORMATS MPEG2 MP@HL WMV-HD H.264, AVC, MPEG-4 HDV PLAYERS VLC WM9/10 (VC-1) QuickTime, MPEG4 VLC

  36. iHD1500 application • SMPTE 292M/ip • 1.5gbps • 1080-60i HD video with multiplexed audio • ResearchChannel partner Intel PCE-Express 3.4GHz Xeon platforms • ResearchChannel partner AJA Video Systems supplied initial round of Xena-HD capture boards

  37. iHD1500 application Latency about 4 frames end to end plus network delay • 4 frames=133ms or ~ 1/7 sec • Network delay Australia>Philadelphia ~ 250ms • Satellite latency about 250ms per hop • H.323 devices about 250ms plus network delay • No significant delay in video equipment

  38. Advanced on-line Services • 2500 hours of content on the web in multiple formats: • MPEG2 @ 5.6mbps • WMV 1300mbps • WMV multi-resolution feed • Pocket-video files being created • Programming is encoded automatically and pushed to the web • When the show first airs on the channel, the encoded VOD version is available on the web • Google downloads available soon

  39. Advanced on-line Services • ResearchChannel satellite feed on the network • 233.0.73.29 MPEG2@ 3.2mbps • Live 1080i HD video of Mt Rainier • 233.0.73.26 MPEG2@ 20mbps • Live 720p HD video of Mt Rainier http://www.researchchannel.org/tech/desktopclients.asp • HD VOD 720p WMV-hd http://www.researchchannel.org/visions05/hdpresentation.asp • HD VOD 1080i MPEG2 http://www.researchchannel.org/tech/desktophdsamples.asp

  40. History Making Broadcast First-ever live HD 1080 video/IP from 3200 meter ocean depth streamed around the world live • SMPTE 292M multicast and unicast @ 1.5gbps • MPEG 2 MP@HL multicast • MPEG 2 MP@HL Unicast automatic failover

  41. Internet HDTV: VISIONS’05

  42. For More Information • www.researchchannel.org • inquires: info@researchchannel.org Michael Wellings Director, Engineering wellings@researchchannel.org

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