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Handbook
SAA/SNZ HB75:1996

TELECONFERENCING HANDBOOK

SAA/SNZ HB75:1996

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Handbook
TELECONFERENCING HANDBOOK

PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY: STANDARDS AUSTRALIA 1 The Crescent, Homebush NSW 2140 Australia STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND Level 10, Standards House, 155 The Terrace, Wellington 6001 New Zealand
ISBN 0 7337 0202 3

SAA/SNZ HB75:1996

PREFACE
This Handbook was prepared by Standards Australia and the Australasian Teleconferencing Association to describe the concepts and principles of teleconferencing. It also provides an introduction to the technology involved in teleconferencing, the equipment used and the procedures for setting up a teleconference. The objective of this Handbook is to provide users and potential users of teleconferencing with an understanding of teleconferencing in order to encourage and facilitate its further adoption in Australia and New Zealand.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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This Handbook is the result of the joint efforts of Standards Australia and the Australasian Teleconferencing Association (ATA). The ATA provided the draft text and has the responsibility for the technical content of the Handbook. Standards Australia particularly wishes to acknowledge the work of the members of the ATAs Standards and Technical Committee who contributed to the Handbook. The ATA is the independent, non-partisan industry body for teleconferencing in Australasia. It was incorporated in 1992. The ATA aims to promote the development and application of all types of teleconferencing in both the Australasian region and around the globe. Membership of the Association encompasses companies and individuals spanning various industry sectors including telecommunications, computing, education, mining, financial, legal and manufacturing. The ATAs mission is to represent the Australasian teleconferencing industry and to promote the development and application of all types of teleconferencing in the interest of its members. If you would like more information on the ATA or are interested in becoming a member, please contact the Secretary at PO Box 3151, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101.

Copyright

STANDARDS AUSTRALIA/ STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND

Users of Standards are reminded that copyright subsists in all Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand publications and software. Except where the Copyright Act allows and except where provided for below no publications or software produced by Standards Australia or Standards New Zealand may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system in any form or transmitted by any means without prior permission in writing from Standards Australia or Standards New Zealand. Permission may be conditional on an appropriate royalty payment. Australian requests for permission and information on commercial software royalties should be directed to the head office of Standards Australia. New Zealand requests should be directed to Standards New Zealand. Up to 10 percent of the technical content pages of a Standard may be copied for use exclusively in-house by purchasers of the Standard without payment of a royalty or advice to Standards Australia or Standards New Zealand. Inclusion of copyright material in computer software programs is also permitted without royalty payment provided such programs are used exclusively in-house by the creators of the programs. Care should be taken to ensure that material used is from the current edition of the Standard and that it is updated whenever the Standard is amended or revised. The number and date of the Standard should therefore be clearly identified. The use of material in print form or in computer software programs to be used commercially, with or without payment, or in commercial contracts is subject to the payment of a royalty. This policy may be varied by Standards Australia or Standards New Zealand at any time.

SAA/SNZ HB75:1996

CONTENTS
Page CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION . . 1.1 What is Teleconferencing? 1.2 Video Conferencing . . . . . 1.3 Audio Conferencing . . . . . 1.4 Audiographic Conferencing 1.5 Multimedia Conferencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 8 8 10 10 10 11 11 11

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CHAPTER 2 VIDEO CONFERENCING EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 Desktop Control Unit and Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 Video Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 Audio Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4 Codec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6 Autodialler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7 Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8 Multimedia and Desktop Video Conferencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 3

CONNECTIVITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 14 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 17 18 18 19 19

CHAPTER 4 NETWORKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 Video Conferencing Using Digital Services . 4.2 Picture Quality Versus Bandwidth Required 4.3 ISDN Access Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4 Teleconferencing using LANs/WANs . . . . .

CHAPTER 5 STANDARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2 ITU-T Rec.H.320 Family of Standards for Video Conferencing . . . . 5.3 ITU-T Rec.T.120 Family of Standards for Data Conferencing . . . . . 5.4 The Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 6 ORGANIZING A TELECONFERENCE 6.1 The Conference Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2 Preparing for a Teleconference . . . . . . . . . . . 6.3 During the Teleconference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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CHAPTER 7 INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 7.1 Help Desks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 7.2 Interpreters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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