Ask the EXPERT: How Important is H.323 for Video Telephony versus SIP?

In our “hidden challenges in developing HD video telephony products” webinar there was a really active Q&A session. As I promised after the webinar, I will be covering a few of the questions that were asked here at a bit more length. The first group of questions I want to tackle are those concerning H.323 and SIP: How important is H.323 for video telephony vs. SIP? Which one should I use? Using SIP and H.323 is a (read more...)

By Tsahi Levent-Levi  |  July 28th, 2010  |  Filed under Standardization
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The challenges of testing Unified Communication products (and/or hosting a SuperOp event)

Two weeks ago, RADVISION hosted the IMTC SuperOp! 2008 event. The most obvious conclusion from this event is that multimedia conferencing (or should I say Unified Communications) is getting better – at least in terms of interoperability. Without exceptions, all companies successfully connected video sessions with one another. The IMTC SuperOp! event is the main interoperability event of the IMTC. In this event multiple activity groups, each dealing with a different multimedia communications technology, gather in a single room to (read more...)

By Tsahi Levent-Levi  |  May 29th, 2008  |  Filed under Interoperability
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AMS to the rescue

[The ITU have started working on a standard called the Advanced Multimedia System, or AMS. It is a communications protocol intended to solve some of the issues that plague today's protocols and also enable functionality that is not easily achievable with current systems. I have asked Paul Jones, the rapporteur for the AMS expert group to provide some of his insights on this "standard under construction."]One of the exciting things about the technology industry is that technology is constantly changing (read more...)

By guest  |  May 22nd, 2008  |  Filed under Standardization
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IMS Client for the masses

Developing a videophone or any other telecommunication client? You should start thinking seriously about IMS. Today, there are two main standards used for multimedia communications over IP: SIP and H.323, where SIP is the standard which is being adopted by most vendors today – especially in the consumer market. As 3GPP, 3GPP2, TISPAN, Packet Cable and WiMAX have all selected IMS for their next generation networks, it goes without saying that a lot of vendors will start working on IMS (read more...)

By Tsahi Levent-Levi  |  March 6th, 2008  |  Filed under Clients
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