Scaleable video conferencing released
The company has unveiled the cloud edition of its VidyoConference architecture, making it possible to network as many VidyoRouters as are needed to meet user demand. The VidyoRouter is software that can run on any commodity hardware, such as an Intel-based, x86 server.
What's new in cloud edition, the company says, is the ability for a large enterprise or telecom carrier to deploy routers in multiple regions, where they can handle local traffic while communicating with each other in order to reduce bandwidth and minimise network latency.
According to LightReading.com, the Vidyo approach uses a process called Adaptive Video Layering to send out layers of images to its video router, which intelligently distributes the stream to the desired endpoints, without encoding. Less manipulation of the video streams also means less latency and higher quality, according to Vidyo.
NetworkComputing.com writes that the platform of networked Vidyo routers is simpler, more flexible and scalable, and cheaper to use than dedicated telepresence technology from bigger players such as Cisco Systems and Polycom. Cisco's and Polycom's offerings are based on a multipoint control unit (MCU) architecture.
MCU-based systems require a dedicated network connection, expensive hardware and the construction of studios, all of which can limit the number of video conference locations a company has available, says Ashish Gupta, chief marketing officer and senior vice-president of corporate development at Vidyo.
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