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Integration with Existing Video Conferencing Systems
Integration of Existing H.323 Video Conferencing Systems
Teliris offers the ability to re-deploy and integrate a customer's existing video conferencing systems to interact with Interactive Telepresence. Existing video conferencing systems typically utilize a very high compression algorithm, typically 900 to 1, which is not capable of utilizing greater bandwidth to achieve higher quality. The compression delay inherent in these systems is responsible for the jerky movements and unsynchronized audio that people most typically experience with “traditional” video conferencing. The characteristics of these video conferencing systems cannot be fully mitigated. They can actually be re-engineered to provide somewhat better performance and can be configured in such a fashion as to provide a higher level of quality when communicating with the new generation video conferencing systems. However, they inherently will always fall short of an Interactive Telepresence solution.
The result of this integration is a very effective second-tier capability for the customer and/or client’s offices where video conferencing is important, but the in-person experience is less critical.
Integration with Partner H.323/H.264 Video conferencing Systems
Many of the customer’s business partners and clients have already made significant investments in video conferencing systems, which are utilized to varying degrees. While Teliris Interactive Telepresence solutions are expressly designed to provide the "Being There" experience, which legacy systems cannot, they also inter-operate with existing video conferencing systems currently deployed by other organizations or segments of their corporation. In other words, these technologies do not exclude compatibility with all existing video conferencing systems. The true power of video conferencing is its ability to eliminate the barriers of time and distance. Without full inter-operability with the existing video conferencing world, the in-person system cannot deliver to this fundamental principle.
The majority of legacy video conferencing systems are based on the ITU H.320 standard which relies upon numerous other standards and methodologies for ancillary functionality. Audio encoding and compression, noise suppression, echo cancellation, PTZ camera controls, data collaboration and multi-point conferencing are just a few of the hundreds of inter-related components required to build inter-operable video conferencing systems. The challenge is to provide the highest level of capability with the in-person video conferencing system without compromising complete interoperability with legacy systems.
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