T.120

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T.120 is a suite of point-to-multipoint communication protocols for teleconferencing, videoconferencing, and computer-supported collaboration. [1] It provides for application sharing, online chat, file sharing, and other functions. The protocols are standardised by the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T). [1]

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T.120 has been implemented in various real-time collaboration programmes, including WebEx and NetMeeting. [2] [3] IBM Sametime switched from the T.120 protocols to HTTP(S) in version 8.5. [4]

The prefix T designates the ITU subcommittee that developed the standard, but it is not an abbreviation. The ITU (re)assigns these prefixes to committees incrementally and in alphabetic order. [5]

The T.123 standard specifies that T.120 protocols use network port 1503 when communicating over TCP/IP. [5]

Components

NumberTitleStatusRefs
T.120Data protocols for multimedia conferencingIn force [6]
T.121Generic application templateIn force [7]
T.122Multipoint communication service - Service definitionIn force [8]
T.123Network-specific data protocol stacks for multimedia conferencingIn force [9]
T.124Generic Conference ControlIn force [10]
T.125Multipoint communication service protocol specificationIn force [11]
T.126Multipoint still image and annotation protocolIn force [12]
T.127Multipoint binary file transfer protocolIn force [13]
T.128Multipoint application sharing [lower-alpha 1] In force [14] [15]
T.130Realtime architecture? [15]
T.131Network specific mappings? [15]
T.132Realtime link management? [15]
T.133Audio visual control services? [15]
T.134Text chat application entityIn force [16]
T.135User-to-reservation system transactions within T.120 conferencesIn force [17]
T.136Remote device control application protocolSuperseded by H.281 [18] [19]
T.137Virtual meeting room management for multimedia conferencing audio-visual controlIn force [20]
T.RESReservation services? [3] [15]
T.TUDUser reservation? [3] [15]
  1. T.128 was previously called T.Share while in draft stage.

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  9. "T.123 : Network-specific data protocol stacks for multimedia conferencing". ITU.int. International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  10. "T.124 : Generic Conference Control". ITU.int. International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  11. "T.125 : Multipoint communication service protocol specification". ITU.int. International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  12. "T.126 : Multipoint still image and annotation protocol". ITU.int. International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  13. "T.127 : Multipoint binary file transfer protocol". ITU.int. International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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  17. "T.135 : User-to-reservation system transactions within T.120 conferences". ITU.int. International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  18. "T.136 : Text chat application entity". ITU.int. International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  19. "H.281 : A far end camera control protocol for videoconferences using H.224". ITU.int. International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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