General possibilities

What can be found on this website?

On the website of the Competence Centre for Videoconference Services (VCC), assistance regarding audiovisual communication in the German Research Network (DFN) is provided. The conference service DFNconf provides two service components: the new Pexip platform for high quality video conferences and the web conference service by Adobe Connect for webinars up to 200 participants. The DFNInternet service and a service agreement between the DFN and your institution are a requirement for the use of these services.

It is still possible to connect to the new platforms via the SIP and H.323 based video conferencing systems.

For these protocols, that were standardised by the ITU/IETF, detailed information is available. Many major manufacturers (for example Cisco, Polycom, LifeSize, Avaya, Panasonic and others) provide solutions and products in this sector, which were tested by the VCC.

If you have any questions regarding the two aforementioned services, feel free to contact hotline@conf.dfn.de.

What cannot be found on this website?

The Competence Center for Videoconference Services (VCC) is a project by the German Research Network. Its primary task is the support of all academic institutions in Germany which use the DFN services for audiovisual communication.

On our website, there is no information available regarding commercial services, like Skype or GoogleTalk. Since there are several unresolved security issues with these types of applications, the DFN decided to not support their usage.