====== Channel ======

In remote interpreting, a channel is the communication channel connecting the interpreter, the client and the user, both for a telephone interpreting or video remote interpreting session.

For a remote interpreting session, the communication channel should always include all parties, whether they are all in located in different places (Constellation 1) or some of them are co-located (Constellations 2 and 3).

The possible configurations can be the following:

Constellation 1 (picture 1): the interpreter and the primary participants do not share a physical space, and are located in different places.

Constellation 2 (picture 2): the interpreter is located with one of the primary participants, while the other primary participant is located elsewhere.

Constellation 3 (picture 2): the two primary participants are co-located, while the interpreter is located remotely.

==== References ====

Spinolo, Russo, Bertozzi, SHIFT in Orality Handbook (IO4).

==== Multimedia ====

=== Pictures ===

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Figure 1. Constellation 1. All primary participants and the interpreter are located in different places and connected on the same phone or video call.

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Figure 2. Constellations 2 and 3. The interpreter is located with one of the primary participants or the primary participants are co-located.

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