Real Time Communication
Real-time communications (RTC) is any mode of telecommunications in which all users can exchange information instantly or with negligible latency. In this context, the term "real-time" is synonymous with "live."
RTC can take place in half-duplex or full-duplex modes. In half-duplex RTC, data can be transmitted in both directions on a single carrier or circuit but not at the same time. In full-duplex RTC, data can be transmitted in both directions simultaneously on a single carrier or circuit. RTC generally refers to peer-to-peer communications, not broadcast or multicast.
In RTC, there is always a direct path between the source and the destination. Although the link might contain several intermediate nodes, the data goes from source to destination without having to be stored anyplace. In contrast, timeshifting communications always involves some form of data storage between the source and the destination.
Real-time communications can include: * Telephony in the conventional sense * Mobile and cellular telephone * Two-way or multi-way amateur radio * IM (instant messaging) * VoIP (Voice over IP, also called Internet telephone) * IRC (Internet Relay Chat) or other chatting modes * Live videoconference communications * Live teleconference communications * Robotic telepresence.
When you leave messages by email, on a bulletin board or on a blog, you're communicating in timeshifting mode, not real-time mode. There is a significant delay between the transmission and the receipt of the information.
Several variants of the term "real-time communica
RELATED GLOSSARY TERMS: Telephony, CoIP (communications over Internet Protocol) , federated presence management (FPM) , dedicated line, Carrier Sensitive Routing (CSR), click-to-talk (CTC), long-distance carrier, zenware, analog telephone adapter (ATA), softphone (soft client telephone)
Real-time communication is driving e-commerce and social interaction at a fast pace. As the ability
RTC can take place in half-duplex or full-duplex modes. In half-duplex RTC, data can be transmitted in both directions on a single carrier or circuit but not at the same time. In full-duplex RTC, data can be transmitted in both directions simultaneously on a single carrier or circuit. RTC generally refers to peer-to-peer communications, not broadcast or multicast.
In RTC, there is always a direct path between the source and the destination. Although the link might contain several intermediate nodes, the data goes from source to destination without having to be stored anyplace. In contrast, timeshifting communications always involves some form of data storage between the source and the destination.
Real-time communications can include: * Telephony in the conventional sense * Mobile and cellular telephone * Two-way or multi-way amateur radio * IM (instant messaging) * VoIP (Voice over IP, also called Internet telephone) * IRC (Internet Relay Chat) or other chatting modes * Live videoconference communications * Live teleconference communications * Robotic telepresence.
When you leave messages by email, on a bulletin board or on a blog, you're communicating in timeshifting mode, not real-time mode. There is a significant delay between the transmission and the receipt of the information.
Several variants of the term "real-time communica
RELATED GLOSSARY TERMS: Telephony, CoIP (communications over Internet Protocol) , federated presence management (FPM) , dedicated line, Carrier Sensitive Routing (CSR), click-to-talk (CTC), long-distance carrier, zenware, analog telephone adapter (ATA), softphone (soft client telephone)
Real-time communication is driving e-commerce and social interaction at a fast pace. As the ability