IP Based Video Conferencing System. A comparitive Analysis By R. Sureswaran discusses traditional proprietary video conferencing systems, problems with dedicated infrastructure and bandwidth requirements, and how Modern Multipoint Control Systems (MCS) provides advantages like supporting any IP network with minimal hardware requirements and bandwidth remaining constant with additional users. MCS allows unlimited users across unlimited distances with full motion video, audio and supports world standards. It uses existing network infrastructure and takes only 30 seconds to start conferences.