H.323 Protocol

Metreos offers a number of products that will help your organization get the most out of its IP telephony investment - using H.323 and other protocols today and providing for a seamless transition to SIP over time.

H.323 Applications

Metreos offers a number of packaged applications that use H.323 such as:

RapidRecord
Records all calls placed to and from a specified set of IP phones, and can also be used by end users to selectively record calls they make or receive.
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Other Metreos packaged applications such as Click-to-Talk and Paging & Intercom also can be easily deployed using H.323.

H.323 Developer Tools

The Metreos Visual Designer is a visual integrated development environment (IDE) for rapid VoIP development. It enables developers from the data center (who may lack IP telephony development experience) to easily and rapidly develop applications - using H.323 and other major protocols - to converge voice with enterprise applications and data. Using this approach, development time for new VoIP applications is dramatically reduced to days rather than weeks or months, and maintenance of applications is made much faster and easier.

H.323 Application Environment

The Metreos Application Environment is the industry's first and only complete application environment for VoIP. It includes the Metreos Application Runtime, Metreos Media Engine, Metreos Management Console and Metreos Visual Designer. The Metreos Application Environment includes support for H.323, as well as a variety of other protocols such as SIP, SCCP, JTAPI, Cisco Extension Mobility and Cisco IP Phone Services.

About the H.323 Protocol

The H.323 protocol is an international standard for multimedia communication over packet-switched networks, including LANs, WANs, and the Internet. It was first defined by the ITU in 1996 and has been updated regularly. The most recent version is H.323 protocol version 5 (2003).

The H.323 protocol is a container specification, which includes the H.323, H.225.0, H.245, the H.450-series, and the H.460-series specifications. When referring to the system and set of documents, people generally refer to "H.323", though not every document is mandatory as part of a standard H.323 protocol system.

The scope of the H.323 protocol covers real-time voice, video, and data communication over packet-switched networks. It was designed to operate over IP networks, primarily, though the H.323 protocol may also operate over other packet-switched networks. It was designed with multipoint voice and video conferencing capabilities, though most users do not take advantage of the multipoint capabilities specified in the protocol.

The H.323 protocol is the world market leader for transporting voice and video on VoIP and video networks around the world, with literally billions of minutes of voice traffic every month.

Standards documents related to the H.323 protocol are created by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and can be found at the following link: H.323 protocol standard documents.

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	H.323 Protocol Metreos offers a number of products that will help your organization get the most out of its IP telephony investment - using H.323 and other protocols today and providing for a seamless transition to SIP over time. H.323 Applications Metreos offers a number of packaged applications that use H.323 such as: RapidRecord Records all calls placed to and from a specified set of IP phones, and can also be used by end users to selectively record calls they make or receive. More Other Metreos packaged applications such as Click-to-Talk and Paging & Intercom also can be easily deployed using H.323. H.323 Developer Tools The Metreos Visual Designer is a visual integrated development environment (IDE) for rapid VoIP development. It enables developers from the data center (who may lack IP telephony development experience) to easily and rapidly develop applications - using H.323 and other major protocols - to converge voice with enterprise applications and data. Using this approach, development time for new VoIP applications is dramatically reduced to days rather than weeks or months, and maintenance of applications is made much faster and easier. H.323 Application Environment The Metreos Application Environment is the industry's first and only complete application environment for VoIP. It includes the Metreos Application Runtime, Metreos Media Engine, Metreos Management Console and Metreos Visual Designer. The Metreos Application Environment includes support for H.323, as well as a variety of other protocols such as SIP, SCCP, JTAPI, Cisco Extension Mobility and Cisco IP Phone Services. About the H.323 Protocol The H.323 protocol is an international standard for multimedia communication over packet-switched networks, including LANs, WANs, and the Internet. It was first defined by the ITU in 1996 and has been updated regularly. The most recent version is H.323 protocol version 5 (2003). The H.323 protocol is a container specification, which includes the H.323, H.225.0, H.245, the H.450-series, and the H.460-series specifications. When referring to the system and set of documents, people generally refer to "H.323", though not every document is mandatory as part of a standard H.323 protocol system. The scope of the H.323 protocol covers real-time voice, video, and data communication over packet-switched networks. It was designed to operate over IP networks, primarily, though the H.323 protocol may also operate over other packet-switched networks. It was designed with multipoint voice and video conferencing capabilities, though most users do not take advantage of the multipoint capabilities specified in the protocol. The H.323 protocol is the world market leader for transporting voice and video on VoIP and video networks around the world, with literally billions of minutes of voice traffic every month. Standards documents related to the H.323 protocol are created by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and can be found at the following link: H.323 protocol standard documents. Back to top