Video calling through mobile

Contents

Basics of VOIP
Logic of video calling
Making PC ready for making calls
Making Mobile ready for receiving calls
Basics of VOIP

VOIP
VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is simply the transmission of voice traffic over IP-based networks.

VOIP Background
VOIP technology has been first used by US defense in year 1973.

Why VOIP is better ?

The number one reason to switch to VoIP technology for telephone service is cost reduction. VoIP has
become popular largely because of the cost advantages to consumers over traditional telephone networks.
It offers cheaper international long distance rates which are generally one-tenth of what is charged by
traditional phone companies. Its portability makes it a very good option and one could avoid expensive
hotel phone charges and cell phone roaming charges. What one requires is just a high speed
connection where one could plug the adapter into and people could reach you at your local number
irrespective of your location.
How does it work?
In all VOIP systems, your voice is converted into packets of data, like little files, and then transmitted to
the recipient over the internet and decoded back into your voice at the other end. To make it quicker,
these packets are compressed before transmission, a bit like zipping a file.

Getting Started with VoIP :

Following basic things are required for using VOIP facility.
1.Messaging software with broadband connection and PC with 1Ghz+ processor. i.e. Skype
2.Headset with microphone/ VOIP phone.
 Basics of VOIP

Advantages of VOIP technology

-Low cost of operation. (PC-PC calls are free and PC-phone 1/10th of regular phone call).
-Portability (Technology is not distance dependent).
-No extra equipment/ cables required.
-Video-conferencing VOIP enables advanced bandwidth capabilities and improved video-conferencing and at
a reasonable price.

Disadvantages of VOIP technology

- Reliability (VOIP relies on an Internet connection, your VOIP service will be affected by the quality and
reliability of your broadband Internet service and sometimes by the limitations of your PC.
-Security (The most prominent security issues over VoIP are identity and service theft, viruses and malware,
denial of service, spamming, call tampering and phishing attacks.)
-Emergency calls (Since voice-over-IP call is essentially a transfer of data between two IP addresses,
not physical addresses, with VOIP there is currently no way to determine where your VOIP phone call is
originating from.)
Using VOIP technology for Video calls

3G* network yet to come in India completely we can still make use of VOIP technology to make
Video calls from Mobile Phone to PC/mobile and Vice versa using Broad band on WLAN.

Hardware requirement for GSM mobile Phones.

-Video calling (VGA): up to 640 x 480 pixels, up to 15 fps
-SIP VoIP 3.0 (Session Initiation Protocol) Today std. for making VOIP calls.)
-Voice call continuity (VoIP cell/ WLAN handover)
-WLAN capability
-Base software for originating VOIP calls from WLAN through mobile. i.e Fring
-WLAN connection with broadband 256+Kbps speed.

Hardware requirement for PC

-One MIC, speaker and web cam with 1MP resolution.
-Broadband with 256+Kbps speed.
-Processor with 1.5+GHz speed.

*3G services currently provided by MTNL/BSNL only.

Logic of Video calls

Video call on 3G/ GSM network

3G/ GSM/ VOIP 3G/ GSM/ VOIP

Capable Capable
Mobile Mobile

3G
Network
Video call by passing 3G/ GSM/ CDMA network
Internet Internet

256Kbps WLAN Router 256Kbps

+ Broadband /
WiMax
GSM/ VOIP/ WLAN GSM/ VOIP/ WLAN
Capable Capable
Mobile Mobile
Or
3G PC
Network Speaker /Mic
WiMax is mobile broadband technology yet to start in December. Camera
Making PC ready for making calls

Step -1 Make PC ready for making video calls.

Install Skype software on PC

Step –2 Register with skype both call originator and receiver.

Web cam with PC

Making Mobile ready for receiving calls

Step -1 Make mobile ready for receiving video calls.

Install fring software from http://www.fring.com with GPRS.

Front camera to be used to make calls

Installing fring software.

Step – 2 Make mobile ready for receiving video calls.
Connecting mobile with WLAN network.
Log in skype through fring software.
You are ready to receive video call at WLAN internet cost.
With video chat you can do text chat and send heavy file of any extension with n number of persons online
at different servers i.e. MSN, Yahoo, Gtalk etc.

Log in Fring Call proceeds Call completed

*Calling has been verified on international network also.

**During trial mobile to mobile video call didn’t happen, though according to fring it is possible.
Happy Video calling