Soft/hard Video Conferencing System?

Soft/hard video conferencing system?

With the increasing maturity of IP technology, making optical fiber access possible, 100Mbps to desktop bandwidth also makes high-definition real-time video transmission possible. Video conferencing has been widely used in distance learning, remote technical support, and employee training. It is not only flexible. , Efficient, but also a practical tool that can give companies a competitive advantage.

For different application requirements, video conferencing is divided into software video conference and hardware video conference:

First, hardware video conference system

Hardware video conferencing generally adopts an embedded architecture and audio and video processing is implemented by DSP and embedded software. The hardware video conference system has the following features:

High integration. The hardware terminal integrates multiple audio and video and network interfaces, and can integrate various functional modules, such as video segmentation, digital mixing, etc. Real-time operating systems and efficient audio and video codec technology can provide high-quality video and high-definition video Voice quality.

Second, software video conference system

Although hardware video conferencing can provide high-quality video images and high-definition voice quality, high reliability, and good stability, there are many physical devices and large-scale deployment costs are high; in large-scale enterprises, deployment can be achieved, but In small businesses, high prices often make people daunting.

The software video conference system has the characteristics of high efficiency, real-time, and convenient management. It is widely used. It does not require much hardware investment and has low cost. It can realize the integration of voice calls, text messages, video calls, short messages and video conferences, and can support intelligence. Mobile phones, tablet PCs and other mobile terminals are used to achieve multi-scenario and multi-modal access and are deeply loved by people in various industries. With the popularization of the network and the access to cheap bandwidth in the future, the hard-to-soft transition should be the development of future videoconferencing.

Software video conferencing generally adopts a C/S client + server software architecture, deploys MCU servers and streaming media servers in the core computer room, deploys PCs at each terminal, and collects audio and video information with high-definition cameras and microphones, respectively, through monitors or projectors. The remote image is presented and the bandwidth required for video transmission is guaranteed through a dedicated network connection.