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Agenda
❏ Background❏ A bit of history❏ Mconf Academic Network❏ Mconf at RNP❏ Services by Mconf Tecnologia❏ Final remarks
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Porto AlegreBrasil
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Background
❏ PRAV research group at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul❏ Computer Networks and Multimedia
❏ Many years of experience developing real-time applications❏ Videoconference applied to telemedicine and
education
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GT-Mconf
❏ Started in October 2010❏ Innovation program by the Brazilian NREN
(RNP)❏ Proposed by prof. Valter Roesler❏ Aimed to build a videoconferencing system
easy to use and accessible by computers and mobile devices
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Working Groups Program
❏ Call for proposal once a year❏ A few projects selected every year
❏ 1st year: prototype❏ 2nd year: pilot❏ 3rd year: service
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GT-Mconf
❏ Research on various applications (video/web conferencing + management), mostly open source
❏ Isabel Videoconference❏ Global Plaza❏ Virtual Conference Centre (VCC)❏ OpenMeetings❏ MediaMosa❏ Kaltura❏ DimDim❏ VMukti
❏ EVO❏ Opencast Matterhorn❏ Opencast Steeple❏ Access Grid❏ CineGrid❏ Janet❏ BigBlueButton
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GT-Mconf
❏ Back in 2010❏ HTML5 specification was incomplete❏ No WebRTC
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GT-Mconf
❏ Research on various applications (video/web conferencing + management), mostly open source
❏ Isabel Videoconference
❏ Global Plaza❏ Virtual Conference Centre (VCC)❏ OpenMeetings❏ MediaMosa❏ Kaltura❏ DimDim❏ VMukti
❏ EVO❏ Opencast Matterhorn❏ Opencast Steeple❏ Access Grid❏ CineGrid❏ Janet
❏ BigBlueButton
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Internal Service at
RNP
2011 2015
RedCLARA Project
Mconf at UFRGS
2012 2013 2014
mconf.org
RNP
Timeline
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Key aspects of Mconf
Integration
Customization
Open Source
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Integration
Web portal
Service 1 Service 2
Users base
Web conferencing
Organization structure
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Integration
API
API
API
API
API
API
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Customization
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Customization
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Open source
More developersMore users
Collaborative development
More reliability and longer life time
More solid and stable product
More organizations working towards the same system
BigBlueButton and the BigBlueButton Logo are trademarks of BigBlueButton Inc.
Less dependency on a single service provider
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Mconf is not BigBlueButton!
Mconf-Live is based on BigBlueButton
Many contributions from Mconf back to the BigBlueButton core
Collaborative development* weekly meetings, shared roadmap* developers summits
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Main contributions to BigBlueButton
❏ Window for videos (video dock)❏ Videos in the recordings❏ Ability to share multiple cameras❏ Extensions to the API❏ Mobile client with Adobe Air (bbb-air-client)❏ Hooks for external applications on events❏ Layout module❏ ...
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Only on Mconf-Live
❏ Shared notes❏ Ability to download the presentation and chat❏ WebRTC reconnection❏ Brandable logo at the top left corner❏ Distributed recordings❏ Extended status❏ Guest access❏ Fullscreen❏ ...
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BigBlueButton Foundation
Nonprofit organization responsible for the source code and the brand of BigBlueButton
Funding for developer summits
Mconf Tecnologia is a member of the BigBlueButton Foundation
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Summit V: Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Summit VI: Ottawa, Ontario
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Mconf Academic Network
❏ Proposed in 2012 at Terena Conference❏ Collaborative web conferencing network for
academic institutions❏ Shared pool of web conferencing servers
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Mconf Academic Network
Architecture (simplified):
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Mconf Academic Network
❏ Main advantages:❏ High availability❏ Optimization of resources❏ Low setup and maintenance cost❏ Monitored environment❏ Detailed statistics and usage reports❏ Institutions manage their own users, their
permissions and their data (including recordings)❏ Global collaborative open source development
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Mconf Academic Network
❏ 11 partners in 7 countries❏ 25 Mconf-Live servers❏ 8 Recording servers
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Mconf Academic Network
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Mconf Academic Network
❏ Currently managed by Mconf Tecnologia❏ Ongoing discussions on having a nonprofit
organization for this
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Mconf Academic Network
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Mconf Academic Network
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Mconf Academic Network
10,000+ meetings20,000+ hours of conference
* since January 2013
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RNP
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Web conferencing at RNP
Web conferencing service for 100+ institutions in Brazil¹
Thousands of Adobe Connect licenses
¹ http://www.rnp.br/servicos/servicos-avancados/conferencia-web
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Mconf at RNP
Isolated infrastructure* 8 Mconf-Live servers* 1 Recording server* 1 Federated web portal
Migrating users to Mconf and gradually reducing Adobe Connect licenses
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Mconf at RNP
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Mconf at RNP
Numbers from January to June 2015
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● Common problems:○ Environment (microphone and camera setup)○ Network connection
1 2 3 4 5
User feedback (April to June 2015)
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Services by Mconf Tecnologia
Tier 2 support
Customization and deployment
Software development
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Development team● ~15 developers at our research group and
company
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Roadmap
❏ Interoperability with videoconference systems, such as Cisco and Polycom, through SIP
❏ High performance desktop sharing❏ Improvements on the mobile integration❏ HTML5 client
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Final remarks
Many opportunities for collaboration:❏ Testing and reporting issues❏ Creating documentation❏ Developing❏ Funding improvements❏ Joining the BigBlueButton Foundation
❏ Developer Summit in South Africa? ☺