Table of Contents
1Scope
2Normativereferences
3Definitions
4Abbreviations
5Systemdescriptions
5.1MultipointControlUnit
5.2VariousVCconnectionconfigurations
5.3InitialVCconnectiondirections
6Callsignallingprocedure
7MCUfunctions
7.1MCfunctions
7.2MPfunctions
7.3MRfunctions
7.4UseoftheH.245controlchannel
7.5Clocksynchronization
7.6MCU-MCUinterconnections
8BasiccommunicationproceduresusingH.245controls
8.1General
8.2Procedurefordeterminingcapabilitiesand
selectedcommunicationmode
8.3Initializationproceduresforestablishing
communicationbetweenstandardterminalsand
anMCU
8.4Videoprocessing
8.5Modeswitchinganddatabroadcastprocedures
8.6MCU-MCUinterconnections
8.7ExceptionalproceduressedonRecommendation
Q.2971
9Advancedcommunicationproceduresusing
T.120/T.130controls
10Securityconsiderations
11InteroperabilitywithotherH-seriesterminals
11.1InteroperabilitywithH.320/H.321terminals
ANNEXAPoint-to-multipointaudiovisualVCsetupand
releaseproceduresbasedonRecommendationQ.2971
A.1Setupofthefirstparty
A.2Addingaparty
A.3Droppingaparty
A.4InformationElementsforSETUPmessage Abstract
Covers and defines the means for operating three or more H.310 audiovisual communications in the native mode in order to communicate simultaneously over B-ISDN and/or customer premises ATM network, which are designated a "multipoint" call. In addition, it describes converence configuration, including other H -series terminals.
