According to Asustek, the new video-oriented mobile phones will support the latest 3G multimedia protocols, such as 3G-324M for real-time; multimedia over 3G; and version 10 of the H.245 call control protocol, recently ratified by the ITU. These protocols will enable features such as:

• Multimedia/video conferencing with other 3G mobiles, fixed, or Wi-Fi IP terminals using H.323/SIP
  
• Video portals
  
• Multimedia/Multi-participant gaming

Asustek says it is basing its development on the 3G-324M Developer Toolkit from Radvision. According to Radvision, the toolkit helps developers create "delay-sensitive real-time multimedia" (voice, video, data) applications and services. It provides APIs and support for the following protocols:

• SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) according to RFC3261
  
• SIP/SIMPLE (Presence and Instant Messaging)
  
• 3G-324M (for real-time multimedia over 3G)
  
• RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol)
  
• RTP/RTCP (Real Time Transport Protocol/Real Time Transport Control Protocol)
  
• MEGACO/MGCP
  
• IP Phone/Video Phone

Asustek says it chose the Radvision 3G-324M toolkit because of its "robust developer APIs, and its tight integration and support of both the Windows CE operating system and Intel's multimedia chipset."

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