Thread Subject: Re: video support language - revised language

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From: Karen Peltz Strauss
Date: Mon, Oct 01 2007 1:50 PM

Peter

No it is not the intent of this section - this concern was raised during the
call and I tried to re-phrase it in a way that does not require every
governmental desk to have video capability. Consumers understand that
there will only be a certain number of individuals needing such video
communication. The intent is to make sure that the government ALLOWS
individuals to have video communication where they need it. Perhaps the
section needs a bit of additional amending if this is what you got out of it
when you read it. Any suggestions?

Karen

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From: "Peter Korn" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
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Subject: Re: [teitac-telecom] video support language - revised language


Hi Karen,

I'm sorry I wasn't on the call. I imagine there is more context to the
text below - that it is part of a specific provision that scopes where
it applies. Perhaps I'm mistaken.

In any case, to my question: are you saying with this text below that
every agency must provide for real-time-video communications for all
employees? I don't believe we today require that the federal government
provide every employee with a phone at their desk (though that is
commonly done), or a computer, or.. But taken out of context, this text
seems to suggest that every employee must have access to real-time-video
communication, and if there are security concerns, that this be done on
a private network to a private terminal.

Is that the intent of your language?


Regards,

Peter Korn
Accessibility Architect,
Sun Microsystems, Inc.

P.S. I do appreciate

> Here is what I think we agreed on. However, it does not include
> mention of H.323.
>
> Video Support
>
> 1. Each agency must ensure the ability of individuals to have
> communication access via point to point real time video
> communications and video relay services for incoming and
> outgoing calls.
> 2. Communication products or systems that are used to transmit
> video communications in real time between and among individuals
> must support interoperability to permit communication between
> and among users of terminals from different manufacturers and
> service providers.
> 3. Communication products or systems that are used to transmit
> video communications in real time between and among individuals
> must provide an external flashing system that is capable of
> alerting users of incoming calls.
> 4. At a minimum, video communications must support 15 frames per
> second, QCIF resolution, and a latency of less than 400
> milliseconds, in order to provide sufficient quality and fluency
> that will support real time video communication in which one or
> more parties are using sign language or is talking in the picture.
> 5. Where security concerns are present, this subpart remains in
> effect, but may be achieved by measures that prevent an
> individual’s video communications from intermingling with
> packets of the general government network, for example, through
> the installation of a separate line to an isolated
> communications terminal.
>
> Advisory note: The requirement to permit video communications in real
> time includes the ability to send and receive video mail, much in the
> same way that voice telephone users are able to send and receive voice
> mail.
>
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