[AG-USERS] AccessGrid and H.323 or multicast

[dbowman at mvoice.com]

Helo Ran,

AG does not interconnect directly with H.323. It does not support VCON 
Interactive Multicast. It may support IP/TV multicast in a one way mode. You 
could test it and find out. I generally recommend folks install an H.323 unit 
at the same time they are building their nodes. It provides a good backup when 
setting up and using AG and a more widely available protocol for 
connecting 'to the rest of the world.'

VRVS provides a rudimentary but workable bridge between H.323 and AG. It's 
main drawback is that it only supports a few rooms.

I am very familiar with Access Grid, VCON equipment and software, as well as 
H.323. 

Sincerely yours,
Doug Bowman
Director
Mediavoice Communications Inc.
(403) 265-4215
www.mvoice.com
www.accessgrid.ca

Quoting Ran Bar Shua <ranb at vcon.co.il>:

> Hi list members,
>  
> I am new with this list and this is my first query post.
> I have a client that use VCON H.323 endpoint that is looking to know if
> Access Grid supports H.323 or VCON Interactive Multicast.
> I would like to know if Access Grid videoconference supports H.323 standard
> Yes/No.
> Regarding VCON Interactive Multicast, please confirm if Access Grid supports
> multicast viewer such as Cisco IP/TV.
>  
> Please let us know if you need more information or clarifications regarding
> videoconference.
> Best regards,
>  
> Ran Bar-Shua
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