Instruction manual

DEFINITY® Business Communications System and GuestWorks® Issue 6
Overview
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Issue 1
April 2000
Video Solutions
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The MultiPoint Conferencing Unit can operate behind the system or can be
directly connected to the network. The MultiPoint Conferencing Unit can support
up to 96 ports. Those ports can then be used to connect multiple video end points,
either Group Video System or Desktop Conferencing Systems (H.320 or H.323),
in a multipoint conference. Group Video Systems can be linked at speeds from 56
kbps to full T-1.
The MultiPoint Conferencing Unit uses the ITU-T H.320 and H.323 video confer-
encing standard to connect the video endpoints, assuring compatibility with other
video endpoints that conform to the standard. In addition to compatibility, the
H.320 and H.323 standards ensure a common level of visual, graphics, and audio
quality that will satisfy your visual communication requirements.
The MultiPoint Conferencing Unit is built on the DEFINITY architecture, and is
available in SCC or MCC hardware configurations. The MultiPoint Conferencing
Unit sits in its own carrier and takes up approximately the same space as a sin-
gle-carrier cabinet. Designed for growth, the MultiPoint Conferencing Unit’s archi-
tecture allows you to add additional circuit packs and carriers as needed.
With the MultiPoint Conferencing Unit, multipoint video conferences are easy to
set up, operate, and manage. You can use the reservation software provided with
the MultiPoint Conferencing Unit, available through the management terminal or
through the optional Conference Reservation and Control System.
You can assign a number to each conference participant and set up the MultiPoint
Conferencing Unit to link the video endpoints at the designated time. Calls can
also be initiated through the Meet-Me function, allowing participants to dial into
their call using a preassigned telephone number. The MultiPoint Conferencing
Unit can also be programmed to dial-out to the video endpoints at a designated
time.
The MultiPoint Conferencing Unit also supports dedicated multipoint conferenc-
ing. Your video conference users that require regular and frequent access to mul-
tipoint video conferences can be assured of system access as required.
The Universal Conference Control (UCC) feature allows the end-user to control a
video conference from their desktop.