MSU - Boston Chautauqua guest

Tom Coffin tcoffin at ncsa.uiuc.edu
Wed Sep 8 12:55:36 CDT 1999


we are planning another test thursday at 9:00am est 
5:00pm moscow time - It would be super helpful
to have someone from ANL on grid.

At 12:31 PM 9/8/99 -0400, Tom Coffin wrote:
   >
   >Today at 9:00am est and 5:00pm Moscow time we had a 
   >very successful and promising test between ACCESS and 
   >Moscow State University. Fortunately, they were able
   >to come onto the bridge as a 'guest' - However, it would
   >be best to include their hostnames onto a vic and rat
   >bridge machine.
   >
   >video.nmd.msu.ru (193.232.112.59)
   >test1.nmd.msu.ru (193.232.112.21)
   >
   >_____________________________________
   >>Date: Wed, 08 Sep 1999 17:28:31 +0400
   >>From: Konstantin Chtcherbatykh <kent at msu.ru>
   >>Organization: Moscow State University
   >>X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (Win98; I)
   >>X-Accept-Language: ru,en
   >>To: Tom Coffin <tcoffin at ncsa.uiuc.edu>
   >>CC: jtoole at ncsa.uiuc.edu
   >>Subject: Re: Fwd: MSU - Boston Video Teleconference Demo
   >>X-md5sum: 0cd84bf3f34aa845cd6e83f1a08083e5
   >>X-md5sum-Origin: ex1.ncsa.uiuc.edu
   >>
   >>Tom Coffin wrote:
   >>> 
   >>> please give me the host names for your machine(s)
   >>> and I will have it/them added to a bridge:
   >>
   >>video.nmd.msu.ru (193.232.112.59)
   >>test1.nmd.msu.ru (193.232.112.21)
   >>
   >>> 
   >>> you will need to download the 'vtc' script/executable at:
   >>> for NT - ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/VR/Apps/accessgrid/NT/
   >>> for SGI - ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/VR/Apps/accessgrid/SGI/
   >>> 
   >>> there is also a Linux version downloadable from:
   >>> http://www-fp.mcs.anl.gov/fl/accessgrid/softdownload.htm
   >>> 
   >>
   >>VTC binaries is already installed.
   >>I tried to be connected to accessible bridges. All worked normal.
   >>except for the hight packet loss rate.
   >>
   >>> 
   >>> This vtc script should be able to be viewed and adapted
   >>> to work with Sun systems - Is it possible to test
   >>> wednesday or thursday 9:00am Washington DC time (5:00pm Moscow time)?
   >>> 
   >>> ___________________________________
   >>> At 10:50 PM 9/6/99 +0400, you wrote:
   >>>    >Tom Coffin wrote:
   >>>    >>
   >>>    >> Perhaps we could try testing Tuesday September 7 or 9 at a
   >>>    >> reasonable time?
   >>>    >
   >>>    >Yes it would be desirable to begin the tests as soon as possible.
   >>>    >
   >>>    >However we have no direct multicast  connection right now.
   >>>    >All Multisession Bridge, ( which I has found on
   >>>    >http://www-itg.lbl.gov/mbone/msb.README.html.) are
   >>>    >unavailable through the Mirnet channel.
   >>>    >Whether there are other bridges, ËÏÔÒÙÅ we could use?
   >>>    >
   >>>    >Regards
   >>>    >
   >>>    >
   >>>    >
   >>>    >>
   >>>    >> _____________________________________
   >>>    >> >Date: Fri, 03 Sep 1999 14:24:13 -0400
   >>>    >> >To: Konstantin Chtcherbatykh <kent at msu.ru>
   >>>    >> >From: Tom Coffin <tcoffin at ncsa.uiuc.edu>
   >>>    >> >Subject: Re: Fwd: MSU - Boston Video Teleconference Demo
   >>>    >> >Cc: jtoole at ncsa.uiuc.edu, jj at evl.uic.edu, Greg Cole
   >>>    >> <gcole at SOLAR.RTD.UTK.EDU>,        jtt at ncsa.uiuc.edu
   >>>    >> >In-Reply-To: <37CFEDA9.B358CF8B at msu.ru>
   >>>    >> >References: <3.0.5.32.19990902105225.00b53c80 at pop.ncsa.uiuc.edu>
   >>>    >> >
   >>>    >> >
   >>>    >> >Great! Vic and Vat is all you need!
   >>>    >> >All the information for connecting can be found at:
   >>>    >> >http://www-fp.mcs.anl.gov/fl/accessgrid/ag-mboneinfo.htm
   >>>    >> >
   >>>    >> >If you do not have multicast available, you may have been
   >>>    >> >set up to use a bridged connection.  You can find information
   >>>    >> >on the Fermi Multisession Bridge at:
   >>>    >> >http://www-itg.lbl.gov/mbone/msb.README.html.
   >>>    >> >
   >>>    >> >
   >>>    >> >
   >>>    >> >At 07:47 PM 9/3/99 +0400, Konstantin Chtcherbatykh wrote:
   >>>    >> >   >Tom Coffin wrote:
   >>>    >> >   >>
   >>>    >> >   >> Kostya,
   >>>    >> >   >>
   >>>    >> >   >> It would be very exciting to coordinate a video conference
   >>>    >> >   >> from Moscow into the Boston Chautauqua. I can supply you
   >>>    >> >   >> with all the required software and hardware configuration
   >>> information.
   >>>    >> >   >
   >>>    >> >   >ôÏÍ,please  specify what the software   is necessary for
   >>>    >> >   >realization of videoconference. We have SUN Ultra with SUN
   >video.
   >>>    >> >   >Vic and Vat is installed on this computer.
   >>>    >> >   >
   >>>    >> >   >
   >>>    >> >   >>
   >>>    >> >   >> Information on the Boston Chautauqua:
   >>>    >> >   >> http://chautauqua.bu.edu/
   >>>    >> >   >>
   >>>    >> >   >> Information on the software for the video conference:
   >>>    >> >   >> http://www-fp.mcs.anl.gov/fl/accessgrid/softdownload.htm
   >>>    >> >   >>
   >>>    >> >   >> Please contact me so we can coordinate.
   >>>    >> >   >>
   >>>    >> >   >> ____________________________________
   >>>    >> >   >> At 07:39 AM 9/2/99 -0500, you wrote:
   >>>    >> >   >>    >Greg,
   >>>    >> >   >>    >
   >>>    >> >   >>    >Tom Coffin (who also works for the University of
Illinois
   >>> here
   >>>    >> in Virginia
   >>>    >> >   >>    >at the ACCESS center) would like to try to get a
demo set
   >>> up to
   >>>    >> use MirNET
   >>>    >> >   >>    >to run a video teleconferencing application between
the
   >>> High Speed
   >>>    >> >   >>    >Computing Workshop at Moscow State University (MSU)
and
   >the
   >>>    >> Chautauqua
   >>>    >> >   >>    >Workshop in Boston during the week of September
14th. Is
   >>> there
   >>>    >> anyway
   >>>    >> >   >> you might be able to
   >>>    >> >   >>    >help Tom make some contacts on the MSU side to try
to get
   >>> this
   >>>    >> going?
   >>>    >> >   >>    >
   >>>    >> >   >>    >Thanks,
   >>>    >> >   >>    >
   >>>    >> >   >>    >JJ
   >>>    >> >   >>    >
   >>>    >> >   >>    >
   >>>    >> >   >>    >>Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 18:41:57 -0500
   >>>    >> >   >>    >>To: kent at msu.ru
   >>>    >> >   >>    >>From: John Jamison <jj at evl.uic.edu>
   >>>    >> >   >>    >>Subject: MSU - Boston Video Teleconference Demo
   >>>    >> >   >>    >>Cc: tcoffin at ncsa.uiuc.edu
   >>>    >> >   >>    >>
   >>>    >> >   >>    >>Kostya,
   >>>    >> >   >>    >>
   >>>    >> >   >>    >>My name is JJ Jamison and I work at the University of
   >>> Illinois
   >>>    >> as the
   >>>    >> >   >> lead
   >>>    >> >   >>    >engineer on the STAR TAP project. I am working with
Tom
   >>> Coffin
   >>>    >> of NCSA
   >>>    >> >   >>    >(National Center for Supercomputing Applications)
to try
   >>> to get
   >>>    >> a demo set
   >>>    >> >   >>    >up to use MirNET to run a video teleconferencing
   >application
   >>>    >> between the
   >>>    >> >   >>    >High Speed Computing Workshop at Moscow State
University
   >>> (MSU)
   >>>    >> and the
   >>>    >> >   >>    >Chautauqua Workshop in Boston during the week of
September
   >>> 14th. We
   >>>    >> >   >> have an
   >>>    >> >   >>    >application that runs on a Silicon Graphics O2
workstation
   >>> but
   >>>    >> can run on
   >>>    >> >   >>    >other platforms. Do you have a Silicon Graphics O2
   >>> workstation
   >>>    >> we can use
   >>>    >> >   >>    >for this demo? If not can you describe some of the
other
   >>> hardware
   >>>    >> >   >> platforms
   >>>    >> >   >>    >that might be available?
   >>>    >> >   >>    >>
   >>>    >> >   >>    >>If there is a better person for us to contact
about this
   >>> please
   >>>    >> let us
   >>>    >> >   >> know.
   >>>    >> >   >>    >>
   >>>    >> >   >>    >>Thanks,
   >>>    >> >   >>    >>
   >>>    >> >   >>    >>JJ
   >>>    >> >   >>    >
   >>>    >> >   >>    >
   >>>    >> >   >>
   >>>    >> >   >>
___________________________________________________________
   >>>    >> >   >> Tom Coffin ..........................
tcoffin at ncsa.uiuc.edu
   >>>    >> >   >>
   >>>    >> >   >>  Alliance Liaison for Virtual Environments
   >>>    >> >   >>  ACCESS Demonstration, Equipment Planning and
   >>>    >> >   >>         Technical Support Program Manager
   >>>    >> >   >>  ---
   >>>    >> >   >>  Alliance Center for Collaboration,
   >>>    >> >   >>  Education, Science and Software (ACCESS)
   >>>    >> >   >>  National Computational Science Alliance (NCSA)
   >>>    >> >   >>  University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (UIUC)
   >>>    >> >   >>  Suite 800                              cel: 703-477-5948
   >>>    >> >   >>  901 North Stuart Street                tel: 703-248-0105
   >>>    >> >   >>  Arlington, Virginia 22203              fax: 703-248-0100
   >>>    >> >   >>
   >>>    >> >   >>
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/~tcoffin
   >>>    >> >   >>
___________________________________________________________
   >>>    >> >   >> CAVERNUS ------------
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/VR/cavernus/
   >>>    >> >   >
   >>>    >> >   >
   >>>    >> >   >--
   >>>    >> >   >Konstantin Chtcherbatykh               Moscow State
   >University NOC
   >>>    >> >   >Phone: +7 (095) 939-2829               Pager:
kent at pagergate.ru
   >>>    >> >   >Mobile:+7 (901) 765-5369               ICQ #6322031
   >>>    >> >   >
   >>>    >> >   >
   >>>    >>
   >>>    >> ___________________________________________________________
   >>>    >> Tom Coffin .......................... tcoffin at ncsa.uiuc.edu
   >>>    >
   >>>    >
   >>>    >--
   >>>    >Konstantin Chtcherbatykh               Moscow State University NOC
   >>>    >Phone: +7 (095) 939-2829               Pager: kent at pagergate.ru
   >>>    >Mobile:+7 (901) 765-5369               ICQ #6322031
   >>>    >
   >>>    >
   >>> 
   >>> ___________________________________________________________
   >>> Tom Coffin .......................... tcoffin at ncsa.uiuc.edu
   >>
   >>
   >>-- 
   >>Konstantin Chtcherbatykh               Moscow State University NOC
   >>Phone: +7 (095) 939-2829               Pager: kent at pagergate.ru
   >>Mobile:+7 (901) 765-5369               ICQ #6322031
   >>
   >>
   >
   >
   >___________________________________________________________
   >Tom Coffin .......................... tcoffin at ncsa.uiuc.edu
   >
   >


___________________________________________________________
Tom Coffin .......................... tcoffin at ncsa.uiuc.edu



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