List of Manufacturers by Product Catagory

Categories

  • H.320 TE - H.320 Videoconferencing end systems
  • H.321 TE/TA - H.321 (H.320 over ATM) terminal equipment and terminal adaptors
  • H.323 TE - H.323 end systems
  • H.320 MCU - Multipoint control and switching equipment for H.320 conferences
  • H.323 MCU - Multipoint control and switching equipment for H.323 conferences
  • H.323 GWY - Gateways providing operation between H.323 equipment and switched communication networks, e.g. H.320-H.323 gateways
  • SIP - Session Initiation Protocol. Voice over IP (VOIP) protocol for call connection and control
  • MISC NARROW - Miscellaneous narrowband systems
  • M-JPEG CONF - Broadband conferencing systems based on Motion JPEG technology
  • MPEG-2 CONF - Broadband conferencing systems based on MPEG-2 technology
  • MPEG-2/ETSI TRANS - Broadband video transport solutions based on the MPEG-2 or ETSI 300-174 standards
  • OPTICAL TRANS - Optical broadband video transport solutions, single stream and multiplexed, uncompressed or compressed video
  • DIST SERVER - Distribution servers for streaming video delivery
  • OTHER SERVER - Other types of video server, e.g. production, archiving etc
  • CONF AUDIO - Conference audio systems, primarily Acoustic Echo Cancellers
  • AUDIO CODECS - Audio codecs primarily for ISDN operation
  • CONTROL - Integrated systems for control of conference room or studio equipment and environment

H.320 TE

H.320 Videoconferencing end systems.
Includes complete systems, CODECs and board level products for PCs.


H.321 TE/TA

H.321 (H.320 over ATM) terminal equipment and terminal adaptors.
H.321 terminal adaptors permit existing H.320 equipment to be connected over an ATM network.


H.323 TE

H.323 end systems, including complete hardware systems (often combined with the capability of H.320 operation), board level and software based products.


H.320 MCU

Multipoint control and switching equipment for H.320 conferences.


H.323 MCU

Multipoint control and switching equipment H.323 conferences.


H.323 GWY

Gateways providing operation between H.323 equipment and switched communication networks, e.g. H.320-H.323 gateways.


SIP

Session Initiation Protocol. Voice over IP (VOIP) protocol for call connection and control.


MISC Narrow

Miscellaneous narrowband systems.
Includes proprietary systems, conferencing and transport systems based on MPEG-1 and other narrowband systems.


M-JPEG Comf

Broadband conferencing systems based on Motion JPEG technology, including end systems, multipoint support etc.
Note that M-JPEG equipment is not generally compatible between manufacturers.

(none listed at this time)


MPEG-2 CONF

Broadband conferencing systems based on MPEG-2 technology.


MPEG-2/ETSI TRANS

Broadband video transport solutions based on the MPEG-2 or ETSI 300-174 standards.


OPTICAL TRANS

Optical broadband video transport solutions, single stream and multiplexed, uncompressed or compressed video.


DIST SERVER

Distribution servers for streaming video delivery.
This includes both software products and complete systems.


OTHER SERVER

Other types of video server, e.g. production, archiving etc.


CONF AUDIO

Conference audio systems, primarily Acoustic Echo Cancellers.
Some of these systems also support PSTN audio conferencing. Manufacturers have not been listed unless they supply equipment suitable for videoconferencing audio.


AUDIO CODECS

Audio codecs primarily for ISDN operation.


CONTROL

Integrated systems for control of conference room or studio equipment and environment.