EECE 505 : Multimedia SystemsFall 2003

Final ProjectComparison of IP Video Phone Softwares

 By

Meenu SundaramJanu Sundaram

Outline Introduction What is Video Conferencing? How does it work? Softwares used Comparison of the softwares

Points for Comparison. Comparison Charts.

Conclusion

Introduction A discussion between two or

more groups of people who

are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic

communications . Using video and audio

signals to link participants at different and remote locations.

What is Video Conferencing? A discussion between two or more groups of people

who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications.

Pictures and sound are carried by the telecommunication network and such conferences can take place across the world.

Plainly said, VC can be described as a telephone call with the added value of the picture of the remote person(s) on screen.

How does Videoconferencing work ?

VC offers full interactive communication with: cameras to record images in each venue monitors to display the images from both sites microphones to record sound at both sites speakers to play the sound from other sites and a codec to encode and decode the transmitted

information

What are CODECs? CODECs (Compression and Decompression components) are

Video Conferencing standards to which hardware and software developers try to conform their products

To make Video Conferencing cost effective CODEC equipment was produced so that you can receive the video signals.

What Video Conferencing does, is it takes "compression and sampling" to generate the sound signal and the picture images that are sent back and fourth. A video signal usually produces vast amount of data information.

H.323 The International Telecommunications Union

standard for videoconferencing over LANs Endorsement of the H.323 specification has been

universal among conferencing-chip and -system vendors

H.323 uses Internet protocols (IP’s) to ship video and audio packets on Ethernet networks. Since IP packets are also used as the basic exchange medium on the Internet, H.323 will enable Internet Video Conferencing without the need of an ISDN line.

Desktop Systems This system is more suitable for individual use. It uses

a portion of the PC screen and has a small static camera that normally captures one or two people in the picture.

Desktop systems are popular, because of their low costs and because they can be implemented on existing desktop PC's.

Softwares Used Microsoft NetMeeting. Requirements:

Windows OS. 32 MB RAM. 28.8-Kbps or better

modem card or Ethernet card

Softwares Used (Contd.) Cu-Seeme: Manufaturer

Cuworld Requirements :

Windows OS RAM - 128M or

higher 56Kbps dial up

modem or higher

Softwares Used (Contd.) Ivisit :Manufacturer

iVisit Requirements :

Windows OS 16 MB RAM 56Kbps dial up

modem or higher

Softwares Used (Contd.) Honey Com :

Manufacturer Honey Software

Requirements: Windows OS 32 MB RAM 28.8Kps modem or

faster, Local Area Network (LAN), or ISDN/DSL, or cable modem.

Comparison of the softwares Comparison Parameters :

Audio Quality Video Quality Time Delay : Delay time in the packets for audio

and video received . Bandwidth : Upload and Download Packet Loss

Comparison of the softwares (Contd.) Software used for analyzing the IP video phone

softwares:TCPDUMP (a sniffer) Sample Output

Arrival Time: Nov 16, 2003 17:20:33.188946000 Time delta from previous packet: 0.000503000 seconds Time since

reference or first frame: 8.170364000 seconds Frame Number: 496 Packet Length: 210 bytes Capture Length: 210 bytes Type: IP (0x0800)Internet Protocol, Src Addr: 68.35.130.77 (68.35.130.77), Dst Addr:

67.85.51.107 (67.85.51.107)Header length: 20 bytesUser Datagram Protocol, Src Port: 49606 (49606), Dst Port: 49594 (49594) Length: 176Data (168 bytes)

Comparison of the softwares (Contd.) Albuquerque AOL Dialup 56k modem and Comcast

Cable connection: 20 hops were taken to trace from 68.35.130.77

bgp01387244bgs.brodwy01.nm.comcast.net (Comcast) AOL Dialup ACC3E15B.ipt.aol.com (172.195.225.91)

Netmeeting: Audio quality : good Video quality : good color and sharpness Time Delay : 5 to 6 seconds for audio, 7 to 8 for

video

Comparison of the softwares (Contd.) Cu-Seeme

Audio Quality : fair Video Quality : good Time Delay : Video : 4-6 seconds delay , Audio 5-7

seconds delay. Ivisit

Audio Quality : fair Video Quality Good Time Delay : 7-10 seconds for both audio and video .

Comparison of the softwares (Contd.) HoneyCom :

Audio Quality : fair Video Quality : fair Time Delay : 10-12 seconds for video , 7-9 for audio

Comparison of the softwares (Contd.)

Download Bandwidth: Netmeeting : 40 kb/sec CuSeeme :40 kb/sec Ivisit :20 kb/sec HoneyCom :10 kb/sec

Download Bandwidth Speed

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Comparison of the softwares (Contd.)

Upload Bandwidth: Netmeeting : 42 kb/sec CuSeeme :43 kb/sec Ivisit :40 kb/sec HoneyCom :44 kb/sec

Upload Bandwidth Speed

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honeycom

Comparison of the softwares (Contd.)

Packet Loss (%) Netmeeting : 2 % CuSeeme :2 % Ivisit :20 % HoneyCom :90%

Comparison of Packet Loss

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Comparison of the softwares (Contd.) Albuquerque Comcast Cable (68.35.130.77) and

Albuquerque Comcast Cable (68.35.75.91) connection

7 hops were taken to trace from 68.35.130.77 bgp01387244bgs.brodwy01.nm.comcast.net to pcp02987674pcs.albqrq01.nm.comcast.net [68.35.75 .91]

Netmeeting Video Quality :good Audio Quality :good color and sharpness. Time Delay :1 to 2.5 seconds for audio, 1to 2 for video

Comparison of the softwares (Contd.) Cu-Seeme

Audio Quality : good Video Quality : good Time Delay : delay of 1-2 seconds for video, audio

no delay Ivisit

Audio Quality : good Video Quality: Good Time Delay : the delay is 1 second for VIDEO ,

AUDIO : 1 second delay .

Comparison of the softwares (Contd.) HoneyCom :

Audio Quality : good Video Quality : fair Time Delay : VIDEO: gets stuck from destination to

source (4 -5 sec delay) sometimes hangs there , source to destination is good no problem , AUDIO : works from both sides , no delay.

Comparison of the softwares (Contd.)

Upload Bandwidth: Netmeeting : 257 kb/sec CuSeeme :270 kb/sec Ivisit :263 kb/sec HoneyCom :260 kb/sec

Upload Bandwidth Speed

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Comparison of the softwares (Contd.)

Download Bandwidth: Netmeeting : 986 kb/sec CuSeeme :1100 kb/sec Ivisit :800 kb/sec HoneyCom :743 kb/sec

Download Bandwidth Speed

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Comparison of the softwares (Contd.)

Packet Loss (%) Netmeeting : 0 % CuSeeme :0 % Ivisit :2 % HoneyCom :15%

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Comparison of the softwares (Contd.) Albuquerque Comcast Cable (68.35.130.77) and New

Jersey (IP: ool-43553d12.dyn.optonline.net [67.85.61.18])

21 hops were taken to trace from 68.35.130.77 bgp01387244bgs.brodwy01.nm.comcast.net to 67.85.61.18

Netmeeting Video Quality :good Audio Quality :good Time Delay :2 to 3 seconds for audio, 1 to 2.5 for

video

Comparison of the softwares (Contd.) Cu-Seeme

Audio Quality : good Video Quality : good Time Delay : 2 to 3 seconds delay for audio, 3-4

seconds delay for video. Ivisit

Audio Quality : good Video Quality fair Time Delay : 2 –4 seconds delay for both audio and

video

Comparison of the softwares (Contd.) HoneyCom :

Audio Quality : fair Video Quality : fair Time Delay : 4-5 seconds delay in video , audio is

good initially but deteriorated after few seconds , loss of audio , video , too much delay in audio more than 4 seconds

Comparison of the softwares (Contd.)

Upload Bandwidth: Netmeeting : 190 kb/sec CuSeeme :210 kb/sec Ivisit :184 kb/sec HoneyCom :223 kb/sec

Upload Bandwidth Speed

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Comparison of the softwares (Contd.)

Download Bandwidth: Netmeeting : 965 kb/sec CuSeeme :920 kb/sec Ivisit :760 kb/sec HoneyCom :700 kb/sec

Download Bandwidth Speed

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Comparison of the softwares (Contd.)

Packet Loss (%) Netmeeting : 0 % CuSeeme :0 % Ivisit :5 % HoneyCom :30%

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Conclusion Cu-Seeme was the best , then came Netmeeting. Honeycom the worst software specially for

dialup and cable connection to New Jersey. All softwares did not work with router , worked

without router.