Application Sharing

It is often useful, as part of a conference, to be able to share files and applications with the participants. There are a couple of different ways to achieve this.

Data Sharing (In-band)

    • This offers data transfer for slides, images and a shared applications such as whiteboarding
    • It operates to a standard called T.120
    • The data traffic is merged with the conference traffic making transmission simpler
    • Output image may be restricted to the size and quality of the video picture

Data Sharing (out-of-band)

    • This offers data transfer for slides, images and a shared applications such as whiteboarding
    • It operates to a standard called T.120
    • The data traffic is transmitted separately from the conference traffic so can be larger size and higher quality

Additional Application

    • Non-standard applications might be used to provide additional features
    • For example can introduce recorded video, text chat and animations
    • Might require additional configuration of networks

The aim of this page is to cover at a high level some of the different opportunities. Specific applications and detail will vary.