The Megaconference is a permanent, ongoing multipoint H.323 Internet videoconference. It is free and open to anyone with adequate equipment to provide good quality Internet video at the speed of 384 Kbps.

SURFnet has participated in H.323 videoconferences/demos between Ohio State University, University of South Carolina, NYSERnet, Buffalo University, Rochester University and Syracuse University.

Associated Activities:
IP-telephony tests together with Ohio State University (Selsius/Cisco IP-telephone hooked up to call manager at Ohio State University).

Snelnet and SNOB demos by iCAIR center (Chicago) and at the Internet2 member conference in Washington during which MPEG-1 video transmission was provided between SURFnet and these locations.

Demos of streaming video from the iCAIR server given at SURFnet and at TERENA NORDUnet Networking Conference (TNNC) in June 1999, at Lund University, Sweden.

Engineering efforts for native IPv6 connectivity between Amsterdam (SURFnet or AMS-IX and 6TAP).

Collaborators
Hosted at Ohio State University, USA; augmented by other organizations as needed. SURFnet is one provider of MCU capacity, and broadcasts The Megaconference via RealVideo and MPEG1

Contact
Malik Amer Khan
OARnet, USA
mkhan@oar.net

Bob Dixon
Ohio State University, USA
Bob_Dixon@osu.edu

http://www.mega-net.net/megaconference