ABSTRACT

This text aims to help the reader understand all aspects of videoconferencing. It includes: an overview of the history and technology; a section on security for Internet-based videoconferencing as well as expanded coverage of standards.

part 1

Part One Videoconferencing:Terms, Conceptas And Applications

chapter 1|19 pages

An Introduction to Videoconferencing

chapter 2|20 pages

Videoconferencing Applications

chapter 3|17 pages

Case Studies

chapter 4|11 pages

The Business Case

part 2|179 pages

Technologies and Standards For Video Communications

chapter 5|25 pages

The History and Technology of Analog Video

chapter 6|19 pages

Coding and Compression

chapter 7|29 pages

Standards For Videoconferencing

chapter 8|16 pages

Standards For Audiographic Conferencing

chapter 10|36 pages

Circuit-Switched Networks

chapter 11|25 pages

Packet-Switched Networks

part 3|100 pages

Evaluating & Buying Video Communication Systems

chapter 12|33 pages

Group Systems

chapter 13|22 pages

Implementing Group-Oriented Systems

chapter 14|19 pages

Personal Conferencing

chapter 16|10 pages

Information Security & Video Communications

part 4|21 pages

The Future

chapter 17|19 pages

The Future of Video Communications