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Videoconference

Videoconferencing enables holding meetings (appointments, consultations, workshops) with remote parties by means of special HW and SW units, or telephones. The basic features include:

  • SIP and H.323 communication protocols, multi-way audio and video transmission for the participants and one-way video stream for the presentations;
  • Special HW units or SW can be used as communication devices, complemented by relevant equipment (such as web camera, headphones with microphone);
  • Sufficient network connectivity (low latency and jitter, minimal loss) and symmetrical capacity of 0.5–4 Mb/s is a prerequisite;
  • We recommend plugging in videoconferencing units which means availability on the basis of fixed identification – a telephone number/URI. It is also possible to the entire interconnect compatible user (group, project, entity) infrastructure with own conference administration features.
  • Virtual meeting rooms for multi-point connections are also available (MCU).
  • The service is provided in the best-effort mode.

Key benefits

  • Multipoint audio and videoconferences in high quality (HD) over IP network and use of virtual meeting rooms on central units enables content sharing, recording and streaming;
  • User videoconference units’ registration in the infrastructure (number allocation) or interconnection with user infrastructure;
  • Interconnections with NREN (institutions) in abroad) and reachability of videoconference systems from IP telephony network within the CESNET e-infrastructure;
  • Availability of videoconference systems in public telephony network (voice only). Connection is charged by the calling operator.

Target audience

The service is available to individuals/teams from the entities connected to the CESNET e-infrastructure.

Fee

The service is available free of any additional charge to the entities connected to the CESNET e-infrastructure.

Launch

The service is available based on resource booking once the user’s identity has been authenticated by the eduID.cz federation.

To connect your own units into the infrastructure, please contact the User care department.

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Last change: 22.5.2017