{"id":10543,"date":"2011-09-08T16:12:35","date_gmt":"2011-09-08T16:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/real-time-communications\/"},"modified":"2011-09-08T16:12:35","modified_gmt":"2011-09-08T16:12:35","slug":"real-time-communications","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/24426\/real-time-communications-rtc","title":{"rendered":"Real-Time Communications"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_real-time_communications_mean\">What Does Real-Time Communications Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Real-time communications (RTC) is a term used to refer to any live telecommunications that occur without transmission delays. RTC is nearly instant with minimal latency. <\/p>\n<p>RTC data and messages are not stored between transmission and reception. RTC is generally a peer-to-peer, rather than broadcasting or multicasting, transmission.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_real-time_communications\">Techopedia Explains Real-Time Communications<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>RTC data transmission modes are as follows: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Half Duplex: Occurs bidirectionally but not simultaneously on a single carrier or circuit<\/li>\n<li>Full Duplex: Occurs bidirectionally and simultaneously on a single carrier or circuit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Examples of RTC include the Internet, land lines, mobile\/cell phones, instant messaging (IM), Internet relay chat, video conferencing, teleconferencing and robotic telepresence. 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