Ekiga
Ekiga (formely known as GnomeMeeting) is an open source VoIP
and video
conferencing application for GNOME.
Ekiga uses both the H.323 and SIP
protocols.
Ekiga is compatible with any software, device or router
supporting SIP or H.323. It includes SwissVoice, CISCO, SNOM, ... IP
Phones, but also software like Windows Messenger, Netmeeting, SJPhone,
Eyebeam, X-Lite, ... or also the Asterisk
popular IPBX, as well as any
other commercial or Open Source IPBX. Ekiga is not compatible with Skype.
It supports all major features defined by those protocols like call
hold, call transfer, call forwarding, ... It also supports basic
instant messaging, and has advanced support for NAT traversal. Ekiga
supports the best free audio and video codecs, and has wideband support
for a superior audio quality, together with echo cancellation.
Ekiga has been designed for the GNOME
desktop but it works very well
with the KDE
desktop too. For example, Ekiga provides an animated icon
automatically added in the KDE
system tray.
Features include:
SIP Features
- SIP Compliant
- Registrar Support
- Possibility to Simultaneously Register to Several Accounts
- Proxy Support
- Outbound Proxy Support
- Call Hold
- Call Transfer
- Call Forwarding on No Answer, on Busy, Always
- Configurable Port Ranges
- Instant Messaging
- DTMFs Support
- Message Waiting Indications Support
- ENUM Support
- Transparent NAT Support, Assisted NAT Support (STUN, IP
Translation)
- SIP re-INVITE support
H.323 Features Version
2.00
- H.323v4 Compliant
- H.245 Tunneling and Fast Start
- Gatekeeper (RAS) Support
- H.235 Annex D. Support
- Gateway/Proxy Support
- H.450.1 Call Hold
- H.450.2 Call Transfer
- H.450.3 Call Forwarding on No Answer, on Busy, Always
- Configurable Port Ranges
- H.245 Text Chat
- DTMFs Support
- ENUM Support
- Transparent NAT Support, Assisted NAT Support (STUN, IP
Translation)
Codecs Features Version
2.00
- iLBC, GSM-06.10, MS-GSM, G.711-Alaw, G.711-uLaw, G.726,
G.721 and Speex Audio Codecs
- H.261 QCIF Video Code
- Dynamic Jitter Buffer
- Dynamic Threshold Algorithm for Silence Detection
- Echo Cancellation
- Wideband Codec Support
- Automatic Video Bandwidth Limitation
- Video Transmission/Reception Control
General Features
Version 2.00
- Integration with Novell Evolution 2.00
- LDAP Support
- Advanced Addressbook
- Speed Dials
- Calls History
- Dialpad
- Rendez-Vous Support
- Advanced Personal Settings Management
- In call Instant-Apply Support for Settings
- Call Monitoring
- Auto Answer and Do Not Disturb Modes
- GConf and External Configuration
- Possibility for Administrators to Block Some Settings
- Configurable Full-Screen Video Conferencing
- OSS and ALSA Compatible Soundcards Support
- Video4Linux, Video4Linux 2 and Firewire Cameras Support
- Devices Auto-Detection
- Status Notion
- Configurable Sound Events
- Configuration Assistant
- Manual
- HIG Compliant GUI
- KDE and GNOME Compatibility
- Translated into Many Languages
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Ekiga also features in our 'Linux
Equivalents to Windows Software' section. The category
selector below allows you to filter the different types of software
included in that separate article.
Last Updated Tuesday, April 09 2013 @ 01:55 PM EDT
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