Thread Subject: Re: video support language - revised language

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From: Peter Korn
Date: Mon, Oct 01 2007 1:55 PM

Hi Karen,

It would be good to see the full text, in context, within its section of
the TEITAC draft. Is the text you wrote intended to replace the entire
text of 5-F "Video Support" at
http://teitac.org/wiki/EWG:Draft_Sept_14#5-F_-_Video_Support ? If so,
then we have the problem I cited.

I'm sorry, I'm fresh out of suggestions (I gave at the office).


Regards,

Peter Korn
Accessibility Architect,
Sun Microsystems, Inc.

> 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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>>

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