A synchronous meeting that transmits two-way audio and video between multiple endpoints. Network engineers provision bandwidth and quality of service protocols to ensure these streams remain stable, as dropped packets cause severe artifacting or audio lag. Enterprise setups often use dedicated hardware codecs in meeting rooms, while software clients handle desktop and mobile users.
We need to check the QoS tags on the router because the executive video conference keeps dropping frames.
Heavy video traffic will quickly expose underlying network issues like high jitter or insufficient upload bandwidth that standard web browsing masks.
Also heard as
- videoconference
- VTC
Related terms
QoS
A set of network mechanisms used to prioritize specific types of traffic over others.
Endpoint
An endpoint is a specific destination or source on a network, often referring to a user device or API URL.
Latency
The time it takes for a packet of data to travel from its source to its destination.
Quality of service
The measurable performance of a network service as experienced by the end user or application.