The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
- (1) Codec (Coder/Decoder)--A device for converting analog signals, in this case video and/or audiosignals, to a digital signal and compressing the digital data in the process.
- (2) Compressed video--Video data that has been digitized and in the process, condensed by the use of one or more of the common video compression processes (lossy, lossless, interframe compression, etc.). A codec produces compressed video and uncompresses the video at the remote end.
- (3) Governmental body--Shall have the meaning assigned to that term in the Texas Open Meetings Act, §551.001, Texas Government Code.
- (4) ITU-T--International Telecommunication Union-Telecommunications Standardization Sector.
- (5) NTSC--National Television Standards Committee.
- (6) Open or closed meetings--Shall have the meanings assigned to those terms in the Texas Open Meetings Act, §551.001, Texas Government Code.
- (7) Real-Time video--Less than one second latency delay in transmission.
- (8) Videoconference--Real-time video and audio communications between or among multiple sites.
Source Note:The provisions of this §209.1 adopted to be effective November 28, 2004, 29 TexReg 10910.