Analysis of the Effects of Videoconferencing Over Desktop IP Networks

This books explores the impacts of using videoconferencing services on IP networks. It compares the performance of the network with videoconferencing on desktop network, using parameters such as bandwidth utilization, packet drop ration, jitter, delay and links utilization, and presents the effect of the introduction of the new videoconferencing service on the quality of service of the existing services. Methods for calculating the number of concurrent videoconferencing calls a network can sustain, considering the available bandwidth, is also presented here. It contains guide on designing network simulator on OPNET.