
Videoconferencing Demystified
Steven Shepard(Author)
McGraw-Hill Professional (Publisher)
Published on 16. May 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
338 pages
978-0-07-140085-5 (ISBN)
Description
This text aims to provide everything necessary to successfully deploy video-conferencing in a meeting, training or conference environment. Key features include: benefits versus liabilities of video conferences; purchasing / renting / using key components and equipment; and key technologies - streaming media, web conferencing, IP multicasting and LAN capacity. The author demonstrates how to successfully adopt video-conferencing for any business application. Starting with a look at what video-conferencing is actually good for - and where it falls short - he explains baseline technologies, equipment issues, network compliance issues, standard and regulation effects, and quality of service. The accompanying CD-ROM provides sample video streams of different products, technologies and sampling rates demonstrating the differences between web, private, IP (Internet Protocol), dedicated line and ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) video services. This book and CD-ROM should be of interest to: technology and network managers; IT personnel; technicians; and managers.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
100 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
766 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-140085-5 (9780071400855)
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Person
Steven Shepard (Williston, VT) is a professional writer and educator specializing in international telecommunications. He has written and taught technical courses on a broad range of topics around the globe. He is the author of several books, including Telecommunications Convergence and Optical Networking Demystified.
Content
Acknowledgments Foreword PART 1: CONFERENCING APPLICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES Why Conferencing? Conferencing Modes Conferencing Applications Conference Techniques Streaming Media Video Technology Marketplace Realities 56 kbps Modems Wireless Access Technologies Transport Technologies Terminating the Signal Virtual Reality An Image of the Future Back to Real Reality PART 2: THE VIDEOCONFERENCING INDUSTRY System Manufacturers Bridge Providers Backbone Providers The Service Providers PART 3: CONDUCTING A SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE The Corporate Videoconferencing Facility Articles Web Resources Photo Credits Corporate Trends Media History in Adult Education Back to Diving Conclusion APPENDICES A through E Index