What
is H.350?
H.350
was developed by the
Internet2 Middleware
Initiative Video Working
Group and the Video Development
Initiative (ViDe) to
solve problems they encountered
when building and scaling
Voice over IP (VoIP)
and IP-Videoconferencing
networks.
H.350
uses Lightweight Directory
Access Protocol (LDAP)
to provide a uniform
way to store and locate
end-user and endpoint
information in directories
that are seamlessly linked
to, and built upon, identity
management systems already
in place within an enterprise
or service provider network.
H.350
enables automated, accurate
and manageable service
creation and provisioning. Small
investments in H.350
by developers of gatekeepers,
IP-PBXs, softswitches
and/or SIP servers, enable
large savings in deployment,
expansion, helpdesk support
and troubleshooting on
the part of integrators,
deployers and administrators. At
some point enterprises
and service provides
will require H.350 support
from their vendors, and
vendors not supporting
the standard will be
at a competitive disadvantage.
More
information about H.350
can be found at http://lab.ac.uab.edu/vnet/. |
