Computing Dictionary
H.323 definition
communications, standard The
ITU-T standard for sending
voice (
audio) and
video using
IP on a
LAN without
QoS.
H.323 includes
Q.931 for call setup,
H.225 for call signalling,
H.245 for exchanging terminal capabilities,
RTP/
RTCP for packet streaming,
G.711/
G.712 for
CODECs, and several other
protcols, many of which need to be negotiated to setup a simple voice call.
The complexity of H.323 has lead to the
IETF proposing the simpler alternatives
SIP and
MGCP/
Megaco.
(2003-11-30)