Re: [Ekiga-list] Video conference with more than 2 parties

[Thierry Simonnet <t simonnet esiee fr>]

Not so difficult if keeping configuration simple ;-)

On 11/04/2011 08:09 PM, Johan Vermeulen wrote:
> just asking myself : is it easier to set up just telephone 
> conferencing in Linux?
>
> greetings, James
>
> Op 03-11-11 11:03, Thierry Simonnet schreef:
> > Dear all,
> >
> > sorry for this late answer.
> > I use ekiga as Video Conferencing client.
> > To clarify the VC trouble, it is important to know what is really VC.
> > There are different tools :
> >
> >   * web conferencing ones (OpenMeeting for exemple)
> >   * light VC systems (using PC or softphone clients)
> >   * VC systems like Tandberg or Polycom systems allowing external
> >     client to use these VC facilities (mostly using H323 protocol)
> >
> > All solutions use_*a server*_ and clients
> > Ekiga is only a client and doesn't have embedded VC facilities
> >
> > Server is necessary to aggregate all incoming audio/video streams to 
> > send the resulting stream to all clients.
> >
> > For my academic research and R&D projects, I use with my partners an 
> > Asterisk PBX based solution. It is then necessary to setup an 
> > external application like app_konference.
> > It is also possible to use freeswitch PBX that have native VC module.
> >
> > Ekiga is fully compatible with Polycom and Tandberg solutions (using 
> > H323 or SIP). When using SIP there is a trouble with Polycom solution 
> > : bridge is not initialized by any SIP client and a least one client 
> > must use H323 protocol (tested with different Polycom solutions).
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> > Don't hesitate to contact me for further explanation. VC is my 
> > resarch domain and I use ekiga as preferred client.
> >
> > Best regards
> >
> > Le 25/10/2011 16:16, Georg Umgiesser a écrit :
> > > Daer All,
> > >
> > > I am trying to find out the suitability of Ekiga for my needs. I 
> > > work in a research institution of about 200 researchers scattered in 
> > > Italy between 7 different locations. Meetings to be held are costly, 
> > > because these locations are up to 700 km apart.
> > >
> > > It would be nice to have a possibility to set up a video 
> > > conferencing tool between our institutes. However, it must be 
> > > possible to connect more than two partners. Is this possible in 
> > > Ekiga? How does it work? In the video, how can I switch between the 
> > > various partners?
> > >
> > > Every help would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks, Georg
> > >
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> > Thierry Simonnet
> >
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