WO1994024803A1 - Multimedia telecommunications network and service - Google Patents
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- WO1994024803A1 WO1994024803A1 PCT/US1994/004206 US9404206W WO9424803A1 WO 1994024803 A1 WO1994024803 A1 WO 1994024803A1 US 9404206 W US9404206 W US 9404206W WO 9424803 A1 WO9424803 A1 WO 9424803A1
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- H04M3/567—Multimedia conference systems
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- H04N7/141—Systems for two-way working between two video terminals, e.g. videophone
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- H04Q11/0428—Integrated services digital network, i.e. systems for transmission of different types of digitised signals, e.g. speech, data, telecentral, television signals
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- H04L2012/5625—Operations, administration and maintenance [OAM]
- H04L2012/5626—Network management, e.g. Intelligent nets
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- H04L2012/5638—Services, e.g. multimedia, GOS, QOS
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- H04L12/54—Store-and-forward switching systems
- H04L12/56—Packet switching systems
- H04L12/5601—Transfer mode dependent, e.g. ATM
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CA002160894A CA2160894C (en) | 1993-04-22 | 1994-04-15 | Multimedia telecommunications network and service |
AU67060/94A AU687057B2 (en) | 1993-04-22 | 1994-04-15 | Multimedia telecommunications network and service |
KR1019950704569A KR100333013B1 (en) | 1993-04-22 | 1994-04-15 | Multimedia remote communication network and service providing method |
EP94914811A EP0695488A4 (en) | 1993-04-22 | 1994-04-15 | Multimedia telecommunications network and service |
BR9406459A BR9406459A (en) | 1993-04-22 | 1994-04-15 | Telecommunications network process of creating a multimedia phone call between at least two subscribers of multimedia phone services and between at least two subscribers of phone service. create multimedia call between at least two multimedia service subscribers and multimedia call in telecommunications network and multimedia telecommunications network. |
JP6523501A JPH08511916A (en) | 1993-04-22 | 1994-04-15 | Multimedia communication networks and services |
NZ265810A NZ265810A (en) | 1993-04-22 | 1994-04-15 | Multimedia telecommunications network and services |
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CN (1) | CN1121757A (en) |
AU (1) | AU687057B2 (en) |
BR (1) | BR9406459A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2160894C (en) |
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