document: Technology on social issues of videoconferencing on the Internet : a survey Constant advances in audio/video compression , the development of the multicast protocol as well as fast improvement in computing devices -LRB- e.g. higher speed , larger memory -RRB- have set forth the opportunity to have resource demanding videoconferencing -LRB- VC -RRB- sessions on the Internet . Multicast is supported by the multicast backbone -LRB- Mbone -RRB- , which is a special portion of the Internet where this protocol is being deployed . Mbone VC tools are steadily emerging and the user population is growing fast . VC is a fascinating application that has the potential to greatly impact the way we remotely communicate and work . Yet , the adoption of VC is not as fast as one could have predicted . Hence , it is important to examine the factors that affect a widespread adoption of VC . This paper examines the enabling technology and the social issues . It discusses the achievements and identifies the future challenges . It suggests an integration of many emerging multimedia tools into VC in order to enhance its versatility for more effectiveness
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