Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000

H.323

ITU-T videoconferencing standard for IP. H.323

 

includes the H.225, H.245, G.711, G.722, G.723.1,

 

G.728, and G.729 standards.

IMUX

Inverse Multiplexer. See Quad BRI network

 

interface module.

IP

Internet Protocol. A unique IP address identifies

 

every computer connected to the Internet. IP

 

addresses take the form 255.255.255.255; each

 

of the four numbers is in the range 0 to 255.

IP Precedence

Audio, video and far end camera control packets

 

may be assigned a higher priority than other

 

network traffic. Precedence 4 is recommended for

 

multimedia data. By default, IP precedence is

 

disabled by most routers and is not enabled on the

 

Internet.

ISDN

Integrated Services Digital Network. Digital

 

telephone service, available at 128 Kbps (BRI),

 

1.544 Mbps (PRI), and Broadband ISDN (2 Mbps -

 

600 Mbps).

ISP

Internet Service Provider.

LAN

Local Area Network. A network that serves users

 

within a confined geographical area. It includes

 

servers, workstations, a network operating

 

system and a communications link.

LED

Light-Emitting Diode. An indicator lamp.

MCU

Multipoint Conferencing Unit or Multi Control

 

Unit. Hardware that allows three or more

 

videoconferencing systems to participate in an

 

interactive multi-way conference.

Multicast

A one-to-many transmission that goes to

 

designated recipients only.

Multipoint call

A call in which more than two sites participate.

Near End

Your end or local end site of the videoconference.

Network side

The portion of a network interface module that

 

connects to the network. See also Upstream.

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EX, FX, VS4000, EX4000, FX4000, VS4000 specifications

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