Specifications

As far as the specifications for ISDN participation from a practical perspective, if a facility has the capability of ISDN video conferencing at all, they probably have what is needed for this effort. To be more specific:
  • H.320 compliant
  • 128K bandwidth (bonded or otherwise)

To give you another take on it, if the facility in question has video conferencing units from the following list, you should be OK:

  • Polycom ViewStation
  • Aethra
  • Intel TeamStation 5.0
  • PictureTel (Concorde 6.5/Swiftsite I or II/Venue)
  • Sony (1500/5100 Plus/Trinicom 3000)
  • Tandberg (6000I/Vision 800, 2000 or 5000)
  • VTEL (SmartStation/TC Series)
  • Zydacron (Z250/Z350)

If you're looking to enhance or extend your video conferencing capability, look for systems which support T.120 standards (for application sharing and collaboration apps) and H.323 (for conferencing via the IP - Internet). NOTE: we are not using these capabilites for the Library's workshops at this time.

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