• DocumentCode
    950222
  • Title

    Visual communication system in an apartment house using fiber optics

  • Author

    Kojima, Haruhiko ; Iijima, Yoshiaki ; Kobayashi, Hironori ; Kanekiyo, Tomoyuki

  • Author_Institution
    NTT, Yokosuka, Japan
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1993
  • Firstpage
    653
  • Lastpage
    659
  • Abstract
    A visual communication system for an apartment house where fiber optics is used is presented. It offers a variety of services such as video mail, camera door phones, and video telephones in the apartment house. This system is mainly composed of three parts: digital loop network and analog video bus, apartment house controller, and apartment outlets. The system design, the call control procedures, and several examples of visual services offered by this system are described
  • Keywords
    digital communication systems; optical links; subscriber loops; videotelephony; analog video bus; apartment house; call control procedures; camera door phones; digital loop network; fiber optics; house controller; video mail; video telephones; visual communication system; Access control; Cameras; Circuits; Communication system control; Control systems; ISDN; Optical fibers; Postal services; Telephony; Visual communication;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0098-3063
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/30.234648
  • Filename
    234648