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When implementing video conferencing capabilty many businesses are more focused on the make-up of the video suite itself.....and assume that DSL bandwidth is sufficient for their network backbone. Whether this be an e

According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product

xisting network or intended new install.....assuming that DSL is sufficient to support your requirements may be shortsighted. Beware, there's more out there to consider.

Before "jumping to conclusions" it's important

; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

Examples of combination products may in

to consider all of your options....and how each may best (or not) support your video conferencing needs.

xDSL technologies are usually deployed as “over subscribed” packet switched networks. By oversubscribed I mean t

lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

at during those brief periods when the two end points are not transmitting the bandwidth to carry data from other users. In these networks the bandwidth used by connections between two ends points has the characteristi

here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe

s of variable bandwidth and variable delay. The resulting jitter can be very problematic for video circuits. However, xDSL technologies are usually much less expensive than ISDN/T carriers.

The "A" in ADSL stands for

d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

Combination pro

asymmetrical". SDSL, and usually VHSDL and HDSL, are symmetrical.

If your videoconferencing is two-way, you need symmetry, or the performance will be horrible on the low-speed side. A caveat: if your video codec give

ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc

sufficiently good compression that the low-speed side gives enough bandwidth, you may be all right.

You also have to check the service guarantee on DSL, Frame Relay, and even Metro Ethernet. Do they give you either c

easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi

nstant bit rate (CBR) or near-real-time Variable Bit Rate (nr6VBR), which are generally considered necessary for full-motion video quality? Note that CBR and nrtVBR are possible through IP connections that guarantee qu

nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically

lity of service, which usually will mean contracting for a VPN.

You really want symmetry with your video conferencing. The cheap consumer class aDSL products are great when the downstream bandwidth is significantly gr

and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ

ater then upstream, but in video/teleconferencing, the needs are both up and downstream.

If video conferencing is something you would use regularly, and count on for your business, then go for a real SDSL line or a T1

ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi

(or a DS3 for larger businesses with frequent usage.....especially with large numbers of participants, participating locations, or excessive distant). There are vendors that can offer these at competitive costs and giv

ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

Following aspects would a

e business class service and support.

Many businesses are abandoning DSL in favor of Sprint's EVDO rev A implementation of CDMA. You'll find some carrier agnostic info at EVDOForum.com which cites rev A speeds as EVDO

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod

Rev A 450Kbps-800Kbps Download, bursts to 3.0Mbps, and 300Kbps-400Kbps Upload Speed, bursts to 1.8Mbps. Sprint is now confident that these are very conservative numbers. While your own mileage may vary.... some routin

cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin

ly get faster speeds than this. Sprint expects to have more than 190 Million EVDO Rev A POPs by the end of April (we'll see though).

If your business is small, the underlying technology for video should be IPTV with a

tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen

y of the web-conferencing agents. The video streams would be routed via DSL service. If you're served by cable TV, you may prefer cable internet to DSL-based internet, but cable carriers often do not serve industrial a

t?

As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel

eas. Thus as a business cable may not be available to you.

If your business has a full Private Branch Exchange (PBX) system for your telephones, you probably already get ISDN service from your phone company. ISDN pe

ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

mits "dynamic allocation" of channels which dedicates throughput to video when it is needed and makes the same capacity available for other applications, such as voice or data, when it is needed there. There are lots o

y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products

vendors who support/supply ISDN-based video conferencing equipment.

(Please note, this Primary Rate Interface (PRI) flavor of ISDN is alive and well, unlike the Basic Rate Interface (BRI) flavor of ISDN that small bu

.

As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de

inesses and residential customers have either ignored or run away from.)

If your company is really large (e.g., dedicated internet access of T-3/DS3 or higher), then use IP-based solutions again.

With the limitations

elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

of DSL spelled out above....and at least the basics on options for other solutions described....you are now armed with enough information to make an informed decision. Do more research as needed......and choose wisely

tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

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