Application of Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) in Teleconference System

Abstract

Teleconferencing is the act of meeting and exchanging information through a telecommunication medium. In teleconferencing system, network engineers are faced with different challenges like best protocols requirements; impact of Quality of Service (QoS) to be used to meet up with the latest network protocols and appliances in the design of teleconference system. This paper presented a comparative analysis on two network protocols in a teleconference system, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) versus a User Datagram Protocol (UDP) was evaluated and compared applying Optimized Network Engineering Tools (OPNET) simulator. The experimental result showed differences in number of videoconference sessions, with few Packet Per Seconds (PPS) recorded in both the UDP and TCP, thereby reflecting the correctness of this comparative evaluation task.