Comments on: Skype vs. H323 Videoconference Carts

By: VC Rox » Understanding Technical Video Conference Terms

VC Rox » Understanding Technical Video Conference Terms — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:55:52 +0000

[...] Skype vs. H.323 Carts: A Comparison [...]

By: Janine Lim

Janine Lim — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:38:02 +0000

Steve – I’m not a network specialist, nor do I claim to be! I’m just an educator interested in using VC in the classroom.

That said, a bit of google searching can find you some information on security for both Skype and H323.

Here’s a couple I found:

http://blogs.gartner.com/john_pescatore/2010/02/10/example-skype-security-policies-low-medium-security-levels/

http://www.ja.net/documents/services/video/vtas/323security.pdf

Hope this helps. I encourage you to search Google and read further.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:52:26 +0000

Please compare specifically the differences in security. How can Skype be compromised vs. H.323 videoconference carts?

By: Janine Lim

Janine Lim — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:53:17 +0000

Bob Dixon at OSU has been working on this idea of the H323/Skype bridge. You can read more about it here: https://wiki.internet2.edu/confluence/display/k20t/2009+Spring+MM+-+K20+Meeting

Also, Vidyo is definitely in the works….

I don’t plan to cover Dim Dim though because it is more of a webinar format tool, and because it doesn’t connect to H323.

Thanks for your comment.

By: Poly Endrasik

Poly Endrasik — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:26:44 +0000

Great comparison! Would be interesting to also see Vidyo added in to the discussion. What about Dimdim as well?

When I free up a couple of extra laptops I was thinking of setting up a bridge between H.323 (probably Polycom PVX) and Skype connecting a/v outs to a/v ins to just see what might happen.

Thanks again for the great comparison.

By: Rebecca Morrison

Rebecca Morrison — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:52:03 +0000

I think that is a great side by side comparison. We’re often asked about Skype versus H323.