Title :
Personal multimedia-multipoint teleconference system
Author :
Tanigawa, Hiroya ; Arikawa, Tomohiko ; Masaki, Shigeki ; Shimamura, Kazunori
Author_Institution :
NTT Lab., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
A personal multimedia-multipoint teleconference (PMTC) system is described that allows teleconferences using voice, full-motion video and graphics to be established with up to 20 terminals through a mesh type multipoint configuration using a broadband ISDN. PMTC service concepts are discussed, especially conference environments called conference spaces for sharing the same information among participants, and communication control methods for multipoint communication. The hardware architecture of a prototype PMTC terminal based on an existing general purpose workstation is also described
Keywords :
ISDN; broadband networks; multimedia systems; telecommunications computer control; teleconferencing; B-ISDN; broadband ISDN; communication control methods; conference spaces; full-motion video; general purpose workstation; graphics; hardware architecture; mesh type multipoint configuration; personal multimedia-multipoint teleconference; voice; B-ISDN; Cameras; Communication system control; Graphics; Hardware; Humans; Laboratories; Office automation; Teleconferencing; Videoconference;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM '91. Proceedings. Tenth Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies. Networking in the 90s., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Bal Harbour, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-694-2
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.1991.147629
