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Question:

I'm always in a contest with myself to come up with the dumbest question of the week, here's this week's entry.

I'm trying to figure out some nomenclature, a way to distinguish between two dissimilar processes, which I am afraid often go by similar or identical names.

Here are the two processes: Two-way interactive conferencing with video and audio, over the telephone network (switched or dedicated); one-way down linking of satellite-delivered remote conference programming with or without dial-up voice/fax-only feedback. The terms teleconference, video conference, and video teleconference seem to be used interchangeably here, at least as far as I can figure it out.

I'm currently tending toward calling the codec thing 'video teleconferencing,' and the satellite thing 'videoconferencing,' but I'm open to alternative opinions.
Answer:
Here are the two processes: Two-way interactive conferencing with video - and audio, over the telephone network (switched or dedicated); one-way - downlinking of satellite-delivered remote conference programming with or - without dial-up voice/fax-only feedback. The terms teleconference, - video conference, and video teleconference seem to be used interchangeably - here, at least as far as I can figure it out.

- I'm currently tending toward calling the codec thing 'video - teleconferencing,' and the satellite thing 'videoconferencing,' but I'm - open to alternative opinions.

I hate when people confuse audio teleconferencing with video teleconferencing. Here is the way I explain it.

Teleconferencing - this is your standard audio conferencing that pretty much everyone uses.

Videoconferencing or video teleconferencing - this is the video version of an audio conference. Using two way video over either a dial up line or using the internet.

Satellite conference - this is you satellite feed with one way video and you can call into them with either a audio call or fax feedback.

Hope that this helps and more people out there begin to figure out what the difference is.

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