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Videoconferencing is the synchronized transfer of audio and video data between two physically separate locations. VC technology offers exciting new possibilities for universities, including enhancing traditional methods of instruction (course delivery, tutoring, distance education), facilitating remote collaboration among research colleagues and providing staff training over a campus intranet.

Instruction Support is currently investigating existing videoconferencing technologies, with an emphasis on H.323 compliant systems, or videoconferencing over IP.

Solution:
Our research currently centers on a desktop VC product produced by Sorenson Vision Inc. Called EnVision, the product is a hardware-based solution that delivers 15fps of video data at 56K or higher bandwidth. EnVision is H.323 standards compliant, and application-sharing functionality allows simultaneous collaboration on documents in any application.

For a demonstration of the Envision product here on the ASU campus, please contact Jim Casey of the Instruction Support Group, at jim.c@asu.edu

System Requirements:

• P90 or faster processor
• Windows 95 or 98 (NT4 available Q3 '99)
• Available PCI slot
• 16 MB RAM (32 MB recommended)
• 15 MB free hard disk space
• VGA/SVGA monitor with 16-bit color
• LAN/WAN or IP connection
  

The EnVision Desktop VC Kit Includes:

• NTSC camera with video cable
• PCI card with audio/video processors
• H.323 desktop video conferencing software CD
• Audio headset with microphone and earphone
• Stand-alone microphone
• Jumper cable for use with existing sound cards, microphones and speakers
• Collaboration software compatible with Microsoft's NetMeeting
• Full Installation Guide

Video Conferencing Links:

Tutorials and White Papers

• A Primer on the H.323 Series Standard
• Videoconferencing for Learning
• The Videoconferencing Cookbook

Desktop Videoconferencing products

Software-based

• CuSeeMe - White Pine
• Microsoft NetMeeting

Hardware-based

• Sorenson EnVision
• Intel Proshare
• MaxPC
• PictureTel LiveLAN

Multipoint Control Unit products

Software-based

• Meeting Point-White Pine
• Data Beam
• PictureTel 330

Hardware-based

• Accord
• Ezenia! (formerly VideoServer)
• RadVision

Conferences

• TeleCon Conference and Exposition

Newsgroups/Mailing Lists

• comp.dcom.videoconf newsgroup.
• Videophone mailing list. This list is for the discussion of issues related to videoconferencing. To subscribe, send a message to videophone-request@es.net.
• Vidconf mailing list. VidConf deals with video and audio conferencing technology and its uses in daily life. To subscribe, send a message to majordomo@pulver.com with a message body of "subscribe vidconf".
• IETF Remote Conferencing list. To subscribe, send a message to rem-conf-request@es.net.