Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Source : Computer
Url : https://doi.org/10.1109/2.97253
Year : 1991
Abstract : The latest extension of the Etherphone project is described. It creates a powerful conferencing system that lets users control their participation in multiple conferences across multimedia networks. The emphasis is on the software mechanisms that support its new features: first, a Sparcstation facility called Phoenix that extends the Etherphone software architecture to permit more flexible conferencing and to control Sparcstation-based Ethernet audio transmission, and, second, the integration of the Phoenix capabilities with Macaw, the earlier video extensions. Also described is a multicast packet protocol for audio transmission, which reimplements and extends the earlier special-purpose protocols, adding per-channel volume control and full support for the extended conferencing modes.
Cite this Research Publication : H.M. Vin, P.T. Zellweger, D.C. Swinehart, P.V. Rangan, Multimedia conferencing in the Etherphone environment, Computer, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1991, https://doi.org/10.1109/2.97253