INTERNET BASED IP MULTICAST CONFERENCING AND RESERVATION SYSTEM

摘要

A web-based controlled interface for managing an internet protocol multicast session between a plurality of users. A user interface provides for the inputting of information to schedule a conference session and a network interface provides for the inputting of information corresponding to users participating in the conference. A database stores the conference scheduling information and the information corresponding to the users participating in the conference. An audio bridge manager receives instructions from the user interface and accesses information stored in the database for instructing an audio bridge to establish a telephone connection with the user participants. An IP multicast address is generated which is used to transmit multimedia information among the participants in the conference over an internet protocol mulitcast network.