Title :
The design and implementation of open video conferencing software platforms using distributed object services
Author_Institution :
France Telecom, CNET, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Abstract :
This paper summarizes experiments with a videoconferencing service platform, based on the use of distributed object services. These experiments were performed and used in a Eurescom project, which aimed at validating the use of distributed object-oriented platforms and systems as a new basis for the provision of telecommunication services. In this new approach, telecommunication networks are modeled as distributed object services that provide open interfaces, so that end-user services can be developed, composed and integrated easily. A special object service that models telecommunication networks is called the binding service. The experiments described in this paper focused on audiovisual stream binding services, that establish videoconference connections using H.320 and H.323 standards
Keywords :
distributed object management; open systems; telecommunication networks; telecommunication standards; teleconferencing; Eurescom project; H.320 standard; H.323 standard; audiovisual stream binding services; distributed object services; end-user services; open interfaces; open software platforms; telecommunication network modeling; telecommunication service provision; videoconferencing; Application software; Communication system control; Distributed processing; Electrostatic precipitators; Object oriented modeling; Streaming media; Telecommunication computing; Telecommunication control; Telecommunication services; Videoconference;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Communications and Networks, 1999. Proceedings. Eight International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5794-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICCCN.1999.805554