Cascade Linking two or more video bridges together to allow for larger multipoint video conferences. Channel A path or circuit that data flows along, similar to a telephone line. Converts voice and video signals to allow transmission over the network and reception at the far-end. Desktop Video Conferencing Software and hardware enhancements added to a desktop computer to allow video conferencing capabilities. Digital Network A network in which the information is transmitted as a series of ones and zeros rather than a continuously varying wave as in traditional analog networks.
Digital networks have less noise than analog networks.
Broadcast quality transmission at 45 Mbps. Push button or touch-tone dialing. Encryption A form of security for videoconferences. The signal is encrypted prior to being sent across the network. All sites on a conference must support the same type of encryption.