AcknowledgementsPreface Introduction How to Use this Cookbook What is Videoconferencing? Who are the Intended Readers? Why are Standards, Openness, and Interoperability Important? What are the Basic Ingredients? BibliographyUses of Videoconferencing General Uses Meetings Classroom Collaboration Specific Applications Telemedicine Telecommuting TeleEducation Judicial Applications Remote Laboratories Campus Surveillance & Security Emergency Response Case Studies MPEG2 Teaching Impact Directory Enabled Middleware For Multimedia Communications Lewis and Clark Expedition Re-Enactment Global Public Health Campus Initiative K-12 Case Studies: Advanced Teaching and Learning Practice BibliographyPopular Collaborative Technologies H.323 VRVS MPEG Motion JPEG (MJPEG) Access Grid Web Clients Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) BibliographyEmerging Collaborative Technologies Wireless and Satellite Video Application and Data Sharing Directory Services for Videoconferencing Experimental Systems BibliographyBasic Requirements for Successful Videoconferencing Basic Components Tips for Selecting and Tuning your PC Testing Your System and Connection Add-on Components - Enhancement Software and Other PeripheralsBest Practices and Etiquette Best Practices for the Video and Audio Environment Videoconferencing Etiquette BibliographyPractical Videoconferencing Examples H.323 Polycom ViaVideo VCON vPoint SIP Wave3 Session Data Collaboration & Application Sharing PictureTalk Application Sharing Overview Elluminate Live! BibliographyNetwork Matters Network Fundamentals for the Videoconference Network Address Translation (NAT) Firewalls Port Forwarding DSL and Cable Modem Solutions and Recommendations BibliographyAdvanced Components and Management Managing Videoconferencing Services Gatekeepers MCUs Gateways Determining Your Users' Needs Campus Deployment Issues ViDe.Net: An International Videoconferencing Network The ViDeNet Global Dialing Scheme (GDS) A Walk Through the ViDeNet H.350 Directory Pulling it all together: The Internet2 Commons BibliographyRelated Topics Developing a Productive Videoconferencing Room What About Multicast? Broadcasting, Archiving, and Reuse of Videoconferences Through Video Streaming BibliographyK-12 and Classroom Specific Needs Introduction for Teachers Classroom Basics Educational and Human Factor Issues Guide for Selecting and Testing a Videoconference System Preparation and Delivery of a Videoconferencing Session in the Classroom Case Studies Links to K-12 and Classroom Resources BibliographyViDe Favorite RecipesGlossary of TermsAppendices Standards Specifications and Related Links References Keeping Up With the Changes Vendor RelationshipsUse of This Material
Preface Introduction How to Use this Cookbook What is Videoconferencing? Who are the Intended Readers? Why are Standards, Openness, and Interoperability Important? What are the Basic Ingredients? BibliographyUses of Videoconferencing General Uses Meetings Classroom Collaboration Specific Applications Telemedicine Telecommuting TeleEducation Judicial Applications Remote Laboratories Campus Surveillance & Security Emergency Response Case Studies MPEG2 Teaching Impact Directory Enabled Middleware For Multimedia Communications Lewis and Clark Expedition Re-Enactment Global Public Health Campus Initiative K-12 Case Studies: Advanced Teaching and Learning Practice BibliographyPopular Collaborative Technologies H.323 VRVS MPEG Motion JPEG (MJPEG) Access Grid Web Clients Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) BibliographyEmerging Collaborative Technologies Wireless and Satellite Video Application and Data Sharing Directory Services for Videoconferencing Experimental Systems BibliographyBasic Requirements for Successful Videoconferencing Basic Components Tips for Selecting and Tuning your PC Testing Your System and Connection Add-on Components - Enhancement Software and Other PeripheralsBest Practices and Etiquette Best Practices for the Video and Audio Environment Videoconferencing Etiquette BibliographyPractical Videoconferencing Examples H.323 Polycom ViaVideo VCON vPoint SIP Wave3 Session Data Collaboration & Application Sharing PictureTalk Application Sharing Overview Elluminate Live! BibliographyNetwork Matters Network Fundamentals for the Videoconference Network Address Translation (NAT) Firewalls Port Forwarding DSL and Cable Modem Solutions and Recommendations BibliographyAdvanced Components and Management Managing Videoconferencing Services Gatekeepers MCUs Gateways Determining Your Users' Needs Campus Deployment Issues ViDe.Net: An International Videoconferencing Network The ViDeNet Global Dialing Scheme (GDS) A Walk Through the ViDeNet H.350 Directory Pulling it all together: The Internet2 Commons BibliographyRelated Topics Developing a Productive Videoconferencing Room What About Multicast? Broadcasting, Archiving, and Reuse of Videoconferences Through Video Streaming BibliographyK-12 and Classroom Specific Needs Introduction for Teachers Classroom Basics Educational and Human Factor Issues Guide for Selecting and Testing a Videoconference System Preparation and Delivery of a Videoconferencing Session in the Classroom Case Studies Links to K-12 and Classroom Resources BibliographyViDe Favorite RecipesGlossary of TermsAppendices Standards Specifications and Related Links References Keeping Up With the Changes Vendor RelationshipsUse of This Material
Uses of Videoconferencing General Uses Meetings Classroom Collaboration Specific Applications Telemedicine Telecommuting TeleEducation Judicial Applications Remote Laboratories Campus Surveillance & Security Emergency Response Case Studies MPEG2 Teaching Impact Directory Enabled Middleware For Multimedia Communications Lewis and Clark Expedition Re-Enactment Global Public Health Campus Initiative K-12 Case Studies: Advanced Teaching and Learning Practice BibliographyPopular Collaborative Technologies H.323 VRVS MPEG Motion JPEG (MJPEG) Access Grid Web Clients Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) BibliographyEmerging Collaborative Technologies Wireless and Satellite Video Application and Data Sharing Directory Services for Videoconferencing Experimental Systems BibliographyBasic Requirements for Successful Videoconferencing Basic Components Tips for Selecting and Tuning your PC Testing Your System and Connection Add-on Components - Enhancement Software and Other PeripheralsBest Practices and Etiquette Best Practices for the Video and Audio Environment Videoconferencing Etiquette BibliographyPractical Videoconferencing Examples H.323 Polycom ViaVideo VCON vPoint SIP Wave3 Session Data Collaboration & Application Sharing PictureTalk Application Sharing Overview Elluminate Live! BibliographyNetwork Matters Network Fundamentals for the Videoconference Network Address Translation (NAT) Firewalls Port Forwarding DSL and Cable Modem Solutions and Recommendations BibliographyAdvanced Components and Management Managing Videoconferencing Services Gatekeepers MCUs Gateways Determining Your Users' Needs Campus Deployment Issues ViDe.Net: An International Videoconferencing Network The ViDeNet Global Dialing Scheme (GDS) A Walk Through the ViDeNet H.350 Directory Pulling it all together: The Internet2 Commons BibliographyRelated Topics Developing a Productive Videoconferencing Room What About Multicast? Broadcasting, Archiving, and Reuse of Videoconferences Through Video Streaming BibliographyK-12 and Classroom Specific Needs Introduction for Teachers Classroom Basics Educational and Human Factor Issues Guide for Selecting and Testing a Videoconference System Preparation and Delivery of a Videoconferencing Session in the Classroom Case Studies Links to K-12 and Classroom Resources BibliographyViDe Favorite RecipesGlossary of TermsAppendices Standards Specifications and Related Links References Keeping Up With the Changes Vendor RelationshipsUse of This Material
Popular Collaborative Technologies H.323 VRVS MPEG Motion JPEG (MJPEG) Access Grid Web Clients Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) BibliographyEmerging Collaborative Technologies Wireless and Satellite Video Application and Data Sharing Directory Services for Videoconferencing Experimental Systems BibliographyBasic Requirements for Successful Videoconferencing Basic Components Tips for Selecting and Tuning your PC Testing Your System and Connection Add-on Components - Enhancement Software and Other PeripheralsBest Practices and Etiquette Best Practices for the Video and Audio Environment Videoconferencing Etiquette BibliographyPractical Videoconferencing Examples H.323 Polycom ViaVideo VCON vPoint SIP Wave3 Session Data Collaboration & Application Sharing PictureTalk Application Sharing Overview Elluminate Live! BibliographyNetwork Matters Network Fundamentals for the Videoconference Network Address Translation (NAT) Firewalls Port Forwarding DSL and Cable Modem Solutions and Recommendations BibliographyAdvanced Components and Management Managing Videoconferencing Services Gatekeepers MCUs Gateways Determining Your Users' Needs Campus Deployment Issues ViDe.Net: An International Videoconferencing Network The ViDeNet Global Dialing Scheme (GDS) A Walk Through the ViDeNet H.350 Directory Pulling it all together: The Internet2 Commons BibliographyRelated Topics Developing a Productive Videoconferencing Room What About Multicast? Broadcasting, Archiving, and Reuse of Videoconferences Through Video Streaming BibliographyK-12 and Classroom Specific Needs Introduction for Teachers Classroom Basics Educational and Human Factor Issues Guide for Selecting and Testing a Videoconference System Preparation and Delivery of a Videoconferencing Session in the Classroom Case Studies Links to K-12 and Classroom Resources BibliographyViDe Favorite RecipesGlossary of TermsAppendices Standards Specifications and Related Links References Keeping Up With the Changes Vendor RelationshipsUse of This Material
Emerging Collaborative Technologies Wireless and Satellite Video Application and Data Sharing Directory Services for Videoconferencing Experimental Systems BibliographyBasic Requirements for Successful Videoconferencing Basic Components Tips for Selecting and Tuning your PC Testing Your System and Connection Add-on Components - Enhancement Software and Other PeripheralsBest Practices and Etiquette Best Practices for the Video and Audio Environment Videoconferencing Etiquette BibliographyPractical Videoconferencing Examples H.323 Polycom ViaVideo VCON vPoint SIP Wave3 Session Data Collaboration & Application Sharing PictureTalk Application Sharing Overview Elluminate Live! BibliographyNetwork Matters Network Fundamentals for the Videoconference Network Address Translation (NAT) Firewalls Port Forwarding DSL and Cable Modem Solutions and Recommendations BibliographyAdvanced Components and Management Managing Videoconferencing Services Gatekeepers MCUs Gateways Determining Your Users' Needs Campus Deployment Issues ViDe.Net: An International Videoconferencing Network The ViDeNet Global Dialing Scheme (GDS) A Walk Through the ViDeNet H.350 Directory Pulling it all together: The Internet2 Commons BibliographyRelated Topics Developing a Productive Videoconferencing Room What About Multicast? Broadcasting, Archiving, and Reuse of Videoconferences Through Video Streaming BibliographyK-12 and Classroom Specific Needs Introduction for Teachers Classroom Basics Educational and Human Factor Issues Guide for Selecting and Testing a Videoconference System Preparation and Delivery of a Videoconferencing Session in the Classroom Case Studies Links to K-12 and Classroom Resources BibliographyViDe Favorite RecipesGlossary of TermsAppendices Standards Specifications and Related Links References Keeping Up With the Changes Vendor RelationshipsUse of This Material
Basic Requirements for Successful Videoconferencing Basic Components Tips for Selecting and Tuning your PC Testing Your System and Connection Add-on Components - Enhancement Software and Other PeripheralsBest Practices and Etiquette Best Practices for the Video and Audio Environment Videoconferencing Etiquette BibliographyPractical Videoconferencing Examples H.323 Polycom ViaVideo VCON vPoint SIP Wave3 Session Data Collaboration & Application Sharing PictureTalk Application Sharing Overview Elluminate Live! BibliographyNetwork Matters Network Fundamentals for the Videoconference Network Address Translation (NAT) Firewalls Port Forwarding DSL and Cable Modem Solutions and Recommendations BibliographyAdvanced Components and Management Managing Videoconferencing Services Gatekeepers MCUs Gateways Determining Your Users' Needs Campus Deployment Issues ViDe.Net: An International Videoconferencing Network The ViDeNet Global Dialing Scheme (GDS) A Walk Through the ViDeNet H.350 Directory Pulling it all together: The Internet2 Commons BibliographyRelated Topics Developing a Productive Videoconferencing Room What About Multicast? Broadcasting, Archiving, and Reuse of Videoconferences Through Video Streaming BibliographyK-12 and Classroom Specific Needs Introduction for Teachers Classroom Basics Educational and Human Factor Issues Guide for Selecting and Testing a Videoconference System Preparation and Delivery of a Videoconferencing Session in the Classroom Case Studies Links to K-12 and Classroom Resources BibliographyViDe Favorite RecipesGlossary of TermsAppendices Standards Specifications and Related Links References Keeping Up With the Changes Vendor RelationshipsUse of This Material
Best Practices and Etiquette Best Practices for the Video and Audio Environment Videoconferencing Etiquette BibliographyPractical Videoconferencing Examples H.323 Polycom ViaVideo VCON vPoint SIP Wave3 Session Data Collaboration & Application Sharing PictureTalk Application Sharing Overview Elluminate Live! BibliographyNetwork Matters Network Fundamentals for the Videoconference Network Address Translation (NAT) Firewalls Port Forwarding DSL and Cable Modem Solutions and Recommendations BibliographyAdvanced Components and Management Managing Videoconferencing Services Gatekeepers MCUs Gateways Determining Your Users' Needs Campus Deployment Issues ViDe.Net: An International Videoconferencing Network The ViDeNet Global Dialing Scheme (GDS) A Walk Through the ViDeNet H.350 Directory Pulling it all together: The Internet2 Commons BibliographyRelated Topics Developing a Productive Videoconferencing Room What About Multicast? Broadcasting, Archiving, and Reuse of Videoconferences Through Video Streaming BibliographyK-12 and Classroom Specific Needs Introduction for Teachers Classroom Basics Educational and Human Factor Issues Guide for Selecting and Testing a Videoconference System Preparation and Delivery of a Videoconferencing Session in the Classroom Case Studies Links to K-12 and Classroom Resources BibliographyViDe Favorite RecipesGlossary of TermsAppendices Standards Specifications and Related Links References Keeping Up With the Changes Vendor RelationshipsUse of This Material
Practical Videoconferencing Examples H.323 Polycom ViaVideo VCON vPoint SIP Wave3 Session Data Collaboration & Application Sharing PictureTalk Application Sharing Overview Elluminate Live! BibliographyNetwork Matters Network Fundamentals for the Videoconference Network Address Translation (NAT) Firewalls Port Forwarding DSL and Cable Modem Solutions and Recommendations BibliographyAdvanced Components and Management Managing Videoconferencing Services Gatekeepers MCUs Gateways Determining Your Users' Needs Campus Deployment Issues ViDe.Net: An International Videoconferencing Network The ViDeNet Global Dialing Scheme (GDS) A Walk Through the ViDeNet H.350 Directory Pulling it all together: The Internet2 Commons BibliographyRelated Topics Developing a Productive Videoconferencing Room What About Multicast? Broadcasting, Archiving, and Reuse of Videoconferences Through Video Streaming BibliographyK-12 and Classroom Specific Needs Introduction for Teachers Classroom Basics Educational and Human Factor Issues Guide for Selecting and Testing a Videoconference System Preparation and Delivery of a Videoconferencing Session in the Classroom Case Studies Links to K-12 and Classroom Resources BibliographyViDe Favorite RecipesGlossary of TermsAppendices Standards Specifications and Related Links References Keeping Up With the Changes Vendor RelationshipsUse of This Material
Network Matters Network Fundamentals for the Videoconference Network Address Translation (NAT) Firewalls Port Forwarding DSL and Cable Modem Solutions and Recommendations BibliographyAdvanced Components and Management Managing Videoconferencing Services Gatekeepers MCUs Gateways Determining Your Users' Needs Campus Deployment Issues ViDe.Net: An International Videoconferencing Network The ViDeNet Global Dialing Scheme (GDS) A Walk Through the ViDeNet H.350 Directory Pulling it all together: The Internet2 Commons BibliographyRelated Topics Developing a Productive Videoconferencing Room What About Multicast? Broadcasting, Archiving, and Reuse of Videoconferences Through Video Streaming BibliographyK-12 and Classroom Specific Needs Introduction for Teachers Classroom Basics Educational and Human Factor Issues Guide for Selecting and Testing a Videoconference System Preparation and Delivery of a Videoconferencing Session in the Classroom Case Studies Links to K-12 and Classroom Resources BibliographyViDe Favorite RecipesGlossary of TermsAppendices Standards Specifications and Related Links References Keeping Up With the Changes Vendor RelationshipsUse of This Material
Advanced Components and Management Managing Videoconferencing Services Gatekeepers MCUs Gateways Determining Your Users' Needs Campus Deployment Issues ViDe.Net: An International Videoconferencing Network The ViDeNet Global Dialing Scheme (GDS) A Walk Through the ViDeNet H.350 Directory Pulling it all together: The Internet2 Commons BibliographyRelated Topics Developing a Productive Videoconferencing Room What About Multicast? Broadcasting, Archiving, and Reuse of Videoconferences Through Video Streaming BibliographyK-12 and Classroom Specific Needs Introduction for Teachers Classroom Basics Educational and Human Factor Issues Guide for Selecting and Testing a Videoconference System Preparation and Delivery of a Videoconferencing Session in the Classroom Case Studies Links to K-12 and Classroom Resources BibliographyViDe Favorite RecipesGlossary of TermsAppendices Standards Specifications and Related Links References Keeping Up With the Changes Vendor RelationshipsUse of This Material
Related Topics Developing a Productive Videoconferencing Room What About Multicast? Broadcasting, Archiving, and Reuse of Videoconferences Through Video Streaming BibliographyK-12 and Classroom Specific Needs Introduction for Teachers Classroom Basics Educational and Human Factor Issues Guide for Selecting and Testing a Videoconference System Preparation and Delivery of a Videoconferencing Session in the Classroom Case Studies Links to K-12 and Classroom Resources BibliographyViDe Favorite RecipesGlossary of TermsAppendices Standards Specifications and Related Links References Keeping Up With the Changes Vendor RelationshipsUse of This Material
K-12 and Classroom Specific Needs Introduction for Teachers Classroom Basics Educational and Human Factor Issues Guide for Selecting and Testing a Videoconference System Preparation and Delivery of a Videoconferencing Session in the Classroom Case Studies Links to K-12 and Classroom Resources BibliographyViDe Favorite RecipesGlossary of TermsAppendices Standards Specifications and Related Links References Keeping Up With the Changes Vendor RelationshipsUse of This Material
ViDe Favorite RecipesGlossary of TermsAppendices Standards Specifications and Related Links References Keeping Up With the Changes Vendor RelationshipsUse of This Material
Glossary of TermsAppendices Standards Specifications and Related Links References Keeping Up With the Changes Vendor RelationshipsUse of This Material
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