Personal multimedia-multipoint teleconference system

Author

Tanigawa, Hiroya ; Arikawa, Tomohiko ; Masaki, Shigeki ; Shimamura, Kazunori

Author_Institution

NTT Lab., Tokyo, Japan

fYear

1991

fDate

7-11 Apr 1991

Firstpage

1127

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INFCOM.1991.147629

Filename

147629