A multi-media conferencing service to the TINA-C architecture

This paper introduces the TINA consortium (TINA-C) and, its aims and achievements. The objectives of the collaborative UK TINA Multi-Media Auxiliary Project (TIMMAP) are described. A description of the work of the TIMMAP project during its first year is given, and the experience of the project in using the emerging TINA-C architecture to design a multi-media conferencing service are detailed. The aims of TINA-C are to define and validate a consistent and open architecture for telecommunications software that are applicable to services and management. This was achieved by exploiting advances in software technology, in particular distributed computing, and object orientation to produce a software architecture which is applicable to existing and future broadband based services. The project partners are BT plc, Ericsson Ltd., GPT Ltd