Telephone calls, data and other multimedia information including video,
audio and data is routed through a switched network which includes transfer of
information across the internet. Users can participate in video conference calls
in which each participant can simultaneously view the video from each other participant
and hear the mixed audio from all participants. Users can also share data and documents
with other video conference participants. Users can manage more aspects of a network
than previously possible, and control network activities from a central site.