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Encyclopedia > Teleconference

Teleconference is the live exchange and mass articulation of information among persons and machines remote from one another but linked by a telecommunications system, usually over the phone line. The ASCII codes for the word Wikipedia represented in binary, the numeral system most commonly used for encoding computer information. ... A telephone line (or just line) is a single-user circuit on a telephone communications system. ...


The telecommunications system may support the teleconference by providing one or more of the following audio, video, and/or data services by one or more means, such as telephone, telegraph, teletype, radio, and television. [1][2] For other uses, see Video (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Data (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Telephone (disambiguation). ...


Teleconferences are also referred to as teleseminars.


Alternative terms for teleconferencing include audio conferencing, telephone conferencing and phone conferencing.

Contents

Internet Tele-conference

Internet telephony involves conducting a teleconference over the Internet or a Wide Area Network. One key technology in this area is Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP). Popular software for personal use includes Skype, Google Talk, Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger. A List of commercial voice over IP network providers is available. A typical VoIP Solution A typical analog telephone adapter for connecting an ordinary phone to a VoIP network Voice over IP (also called VoIP, IP Telephony, Internet telephony, and Digital Phone) is the routing of voice conversations over the Internet or any other IP-based network. ... Wide Area Network (WAN) is a computer network that covers a broad area (i. ... An overview of how VoIP works A typical analog telephone adapter for connecting an ordinary phone to a VoIP network A Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a protocol optimized for transmission of voice through the Internet or other packet switched networks. ... Skype (IPA: ) is a software program that allows users to make calls over the Internet to other Skype users free of charge and to landlines and cell phones for a fee. ... Google Talk is a Windows application for Voice over IP and instant messaging, offered by Google. ... For the old versions of this software called MSN Messenger, see MSN Messenger. ... Categories: Computer stubs | Mac OS instant messengers | Windows instant messengers | Yahoo! ... This is a list of commercial voice over IP network providers, arranged alphabetically with no restriction to region. ...


See also

Look up Teleconference in
Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 151 languages. ... A conference call is a telephone call in which the calling party wishes to have more than one called party listen in to the audio portion of the call. ... A typical VoIP Solution A typical analog telephone adapter for connecting an ordinary phone to a VoIP network Voice over IP (also called VoIP, IP Telephony, Internet telephony, and Digital Phone) is the routing of voice conversations over the Internet or any other IP-based network. ... It has been suggested that H.331 be merged into this article or section. ... Telepresence refers to a set of technologies which allow a person to feel as if they were present, to give the appearance that they were present, or to have an effect, at a location other than their true location. ... This is a list of commercial voice over IP network providers, arranged alphabetically with no restriction to region. ...

References

  1. ^ Federal Standard 1037C
  2. ^ MIL-STD-188

Federal Standard 1037C, entitled Telecommunications: Glossary of Telecommunication Terms is a United States Federal Standard, issued by the General Services Administration pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended. ... MIL-STD-188 is a series of U.S. military standards relating to telecommunications. ...

External links

  • Teleconferencing - A Beginners Guide

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DHS | Questions & Answers from CIS Ombudsman's Teleconferences (4703 words)
Response: After the teleconference, the Ombudsman received for the first time an inventory on how many applications each service center has which still need receipts.
Once the receipt notice and/or the approval notice is received, the writer said they will replace the previous alternative documentation with the I-797 documentation.
– Prior to the teleconference, the Ombudsman’s office received this question which was not addressed during the call.
What is teleconference? - a definition from Whatis.com (258 words)
A teleconference is a telephone meeting among two or more participants involving technology more sophisticated than a simple two-way phone connection.
At its simplest, a teleconference can be an audio conference with one or both ends of the conference sharing a speaker phone.
One of the special projects of Internet2 is to explore the possibility of having teleconferences in which all participants actually appear to be in the same room together.
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