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V.18 The bridge between old and future communication for deaf people Products & Concepts. George Skorkowski DSPG/Sensory Communication. Contents. V.18 practical aspects & misconceptions Current developments in V.18 Recommendation Consumer products based on V.18 technology V.18 Mobile access
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V.18The bridge between old and future communication for deaf peopleProducts & Concepts George Skorkowski DSPG/Sensory Communication
Contents • V.18 practical aspects & misconceptions • Current developments in V.18 Recommendation • Consumer products based on V.18 technology • V.18 Mobile access • Simultaneous Voice and Text products • Service type products based on V.18 technology 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
V.18 Practical aspects of the standard and general misconceptions about it 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Why V.18 ? • International standard - Accepted as a standard in all European countries, Australia & New Zealand • Bridge between old and new technologies - Higher speed modems - Multimedia • Inter-working • - Can inter-work with any existing text Telephone - Future global integration with Internet & Multimedia • Ease of use - More reliable call set-up - User friendly operation 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
V.18 Modes Compatibility Mode V.18 Mode Used with existing TextphonesUsed between two V.18 Textphones - V.21 (Sweden, UK) - Baudot (45 and 50bps) (USA, UK, Ireland) - EDT (Italy,Germany) - Bell 103 (USA) - V.23 (France) - DTMF (Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands) 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Current development of V.18 • CTM Mobile access for the textphones • Simultaneous Text & Voice 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
V.18 Conformance testing to the standardWhy it is important 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Why V.18 Conformance testing is Important • Specified in V.18 Recommendation Appendix 4 • Ensures interworking between textphones • Small volumes and lack of competition between textphone manufacturers means they are not subject to the same market forces to ensure interoperability. • Benefits the deaf and hard of hearing To maximise the benefits of V.18, all features should be implemented - automoding, all compatibility modes, V.18 universal transfer mode, etc. Verification of various implementations ensures these benefits are gained. 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Why V.18 Conformance testing is Important • Reduces complaints about textphones - Tighter control of textphone quality in the market ensures better reliability of textphone operation and reduces failure rate. • Benefits V.18 implementers - Allows verification of the implementation. 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
V.18 based Text Telephony Products V.18 conformance Tester Applications: Verification of proper implementation of V.18 according to the Appendix 4 of V.18 ITU-T Recommendation 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Reviewof some of existing legacytext telephone products used in Europe 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Existing Text Telephony Products Type: DTS Manufacturer:Ecotron (Italy) View: Front 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Existing Text Telephony Products Type: Uniphone Manufacturer:Ultratec (USA) View: Front 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Existing Text Telephony Products Type:Qwerty phone Manufacturer:BT Merlin (UK) Status: discontinued 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Existing Text Telephony Products Type: Minicom pro 400 Manufacturer:Ultratec (USA) View: Front 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
V.18 Implementation of the standardProducts & Concepts 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
TextLink Mobile textphone Speaker Microphone (optional) DC Power Ultra bright LED Line In Ext Telephone Expansion Port (incl. Printer port) GSM Mobile Port 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
TexLink Mobile main features • Two modes of operation - PSTN ( includes parallel phone support) - Mobile supports any type of GSM phone with hands-free interface • Incoming Call Indicator • Two lines by 40 characters Text display • Emergency Alarm Button (only in PSTN mode) • Full implementation of V.18 protocol in PSTN • Full implementation of CTM in Mobile mode • Standard & Custom Automatic Greetings (Voice & text) CLI and Call Sign implementation • Future-proof, no proprietary chips (software driven) - Remote Upgrade Via Telephone Line • Easy maintenance 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Examples of TextLink Mobile use Home stationary use with optional telephone pedestal Portable use with “Filofax” type case & optional mobile phone 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
PC Link working environment RRS232cable Features • Emulates Texlink keyboard display and function keys on any PC via Com-port interface • Allows touch typing in the office environment • Selection of fonts for vision impaired deaf persons 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
PC Link working environment TexLink Function keys emulated on the screen 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
TextLink 800 portable V.18 Modem Lighter for comparison only Features • Com-port connection to laptop/palm top PC. • Battery or mains operated. • Full implementation of V.18 & CTM Recommendations • User friendly GUI, • Long battery (PP3) operation 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
V.18CTM Mobile Access 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
TextLink Mobile textphone Speaker Microphone (optional) DC Power Ultra bright LED Line In Ext Telephone Expansion Port (incl. Printer port) GSM Mobile Port 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
TextLink 600 Mobile adapter Textlink 600 Allows some selected textphones (only available in USA) to be connected to a mobile phone Q-90 textphone 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
V.18Simultaneous Voice & Text Relay Server 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
TextLink 9200Simultaneous Voice & Data Combines V.18 and Simultaneous Voice & Data 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Textlink 9100 mobile applications Textlink user Textlink user Other textphone user SMS messages FAX email messages TexGate server TexBox Call centre operator LAN 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
WirelessHome monitoring,security & panic alarms 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Textlink 9100 home security centre Vibrating Pad PIR Detector Smoke Detector Door Sensor Panic Button 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
V.18 Implementation of standardCommercially available Productsin Services aimed at deaf people 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
What is TexBox? Tower Based System Rack Based System TexBox is a text gateway which connects hard of hearing, deaf or speech impaired customers who use textphones, to almost anyone in the organisation or business via existing internal computer network (LAN or WAN), where the textphone call is routed via menu system to a relevant person’s PC. 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
TexBox Specification TexBox is a stand-alone solution with no need for integration with existing call centre equipment. • PC platform running Linux (Unix). • Custom designed and built V.18 hardware text modems which connect to standard analogue telephone lines. • Connection to the local area network via 10/100 Base T Ethernet connection. 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Advantages of TexBox • Elimination of textphones in the organisation. • User friendly. • No additional software to be installed on the users PC’s. • Internal text calls between deaf and hearing colleagues. • Stores personal or group messages from incoming calls. • Incoming call & text conversation transfers. • Low maintenance costs. • Simple training. 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
TexBox Communicator Call dialler User login/ logout Message handling User settings Save conversation Conversation window Internal call/ Call transfer Status bars 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
TexGate V.18/Mobile Server Applications: • Email, Fax, SMS • Banking, shopping etc • Instant messaging 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
V.18/CTM Global Integration Information Service Internet Mail Service V.18 Textphone Internet PC & V.18 Modem V.18 Gateway Information Gateway Any Textphone Text to/from Voice Service Standard Telephone 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Thank You 15th Biennial TDI International Conference – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA