Open Source H323 Software

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Janine Lim

This summer I’ve had the opportunity to experiment with a few H323 open source packages with a few colleagues. In general we had comparatively good luck with these tools. They connected great to my Tandberg MCU too! The only challenge was echo cancellation, but that probably could have been solved with a bit more effort and testing. Each of these worked great with a webcam.

So if you’re looking for a low-end solution, this might work for you! Please share any comments on your own experiments & testing with these tools.

June 16, 2009 Update: OpenPhone seems to no longer exist. Updated link to XMeeting.


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5 Responses

  1. MACUL Conference Blog » Getting Started with Videoconferencing, on March 15, 2007 at 2:16 pm Said:

    [...] a higher-end unit, you can start with H.323 desktop videoconference. With a webcam you can use open source H323 clients or Polycom’s PVX for $120ish, to connect to H.323 content like TWICE is showcasing here. You [...]

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  2. Thomas V, on April 1, 2008 at 4:20 am Said:

    OpenH323 is a defunct site. Go to http://www.h323plus.org for an up to date version of the project

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  3. Carlos Ochoa, on June 27, 2008 at 11:44 am Said:

    hi, I’d like to know if someone knows of a MCU open source software, I am looking for a Multipoint Control Unit for multiple video conferencing. Thanks for any post that you might provide.

    Regards,
    Carlos

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  4. Janine Lim, on July 14, 2008 at 4:58 pm Said:

    As far as I know there is no open source MCU software. There’s a reason MCU software is so expensive – it’s hard to make!!

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  5. Shayne, on July 28, 2008 at 4:35 am Said:

    GnuGK is a perfectly fine Multi point gateway.

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