Modern business operations all share the same commodity: time. When time is utilized, productivity and output always increase in business organizations. Technology continues to provide workers and new tools businesses to help use time. Video Conferencing can be one of the most important times that utilizes the 21st century business tools.
After luxury only for the largest company, the video conference began to change the landscape of how businesses communicate with employees and clients. In its simplest form, the video conference allows two people separated thousands of miles but still communicating effectively as if they were in the same room. The system used now can connect several parties on various continents - in real time with high -quality and high -quality video and audio.
The origin of the video conference
The ability of the video conference came from the 1970s. Similar to every other technology used today, the video conference has changed dramatically since it was first developed. The early supporters of the video conference technology did not have a standard or protocol to be relied upon. This fact makes teleconference through video as an expensive proposition - which is only large companies and government agencies that are capable. In a time when cellphones are still a decade far for most consumers and businesses, video teleconferences are small and rare.
At present, affordable networks and systems are widely available throughout the world. The interoperability of video teleconferencing systems is almost guaranteed that standards and protocols have been clearly established.
Special standards and protocols for video conferences
To make any technology can be used for masses, standards, and protocols needed to ensure systems, software, and hardware everywhere on all boards.
To help guarantee the compatibility of video teleconferences between producers, the International Telecommunications Union developed and defined a series of video conference standards. In the place since the mid-1990s, the current standard was defined in terms of H.3XX.
H.3XX is an "umbrella" recommendation for video conferences. They include protocols for video/audio coding, multiplexing, signaling, and control.
How does the video conference work?
The success of the video teleconference is entirely dependent on the equipment and capabilities of the network behind the equipment.
Because real-time video contains a large amount of data, it is very important that the system used can handle large amounts of bandwidth at a certain time. Fortunately, the video conference system is designed for "sample" and "compressing" certain parts of the data (such as "background" that has not changed) to help save bandwidth. This compression is achieved through what is commonly known as "codec". Codec video is a device or Software that allows video compression and or decompression for digital video.
Questions to ask yourself before choosing a video conference solution
Various kinds of video conference room presentation systems are available in the market. Before buying equipment or services from the vendor, consider the following as a starting point to narrow the system requirements that suit your business needs:
How will you use a video conference? The simple video conference between employees in the city, building or the same area will require a more basic solution than the video conference of many parties in a large distance. Determine the maximum video conference scenario that you will use to narrow the bandwidth and equipment requirements.
How big is the meeting room where you plan to hold a video conference? The ability of the camera will depend on the size of the room and the number of people involved. Conducting a video conference in a small auditorium with dozens of participants will need a very different solution from 1-2 people who transmit from a small office.
In what type of network your video conference will be -host? The network you choose to host your video conference will play a key role in reliability and overall performance. Most video conference systems sold today include IP interfaces with ISDN as options. Determine the capabilities of your network before deciding on a particular video conference solution.
The future of the video conference
Increasing productivity while reducing costs will always be an important part of any business. The popularity of video conferences will no doubt increase in the coming years. Almost all industries will ultimately use video conferences in several forms to help unite people-at a much cheaper cost than physical trips for face-to-face meetings. Because more and more companies, health service providers and government experience value in video conferences as a time tool and money savings, this technology will be more necessary than luxury. The age of the video conference just started!
