ABSTRACT

Case studies document how, in businesses all across this country, people are communicating via videoconferences with broadcast quality reception. The authors detail how the proliferation of IP networks has driven quality improvements and cost savings in

part |2 pages

PART ONE: VIDEO COMMUNICATION : TERMS, CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS

chapter 1|16 pages

AN INTRODUCTION TO VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS

chapter 2|18 pages

VIDEO COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS

chapter 3|16 pages

CASE PROFILES

chapter 4|10 pages

THE BUSINESS CASE

part |2 pages

PART TWO TECHNOLOGIES AND STANDARDS FOR VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS

chapter 6|20 pages

CODING AND COMPRESSION

chapter 7|28 pages

STANDARDS FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING

chapter 8|14 pages

STANDARDS FOR AUDIO GRAPHIC CONFERENCING

chapter 10|20 pages

STANDARDS FOR CONFERENCING OVER IP NETWORKS

chapter 11|34 pages

CIRCUIT-SWITCHED NETWORKS

chapter 12|16 pages

PACKET-SWITCHED NETWORKS

part |2 pages

PART FOUR EVALUATING AND BUYING VIDEO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

chapter 13|28 pages

GROUP SYSTEMS

chapter 14|20 pages

IMPLEMENTING GROUP-ORIENTED SYSTEMS

chapter 15|14 pages

PERSONAL CONFERENCING

part |2 pages

PART FIVE THE FUTURE OF VIDEO COMMUNICATION

chapter 18|10 pages

THE FUTURE OF VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS