User's Manual

Managing video on your network
Administering Avaya Video Conferencing Solutions 6.1 21
DRAFT
For procedures for assigning bandwidths for SIP endpoints using Locations, see Setting up
locations on page 32. For procedures for assigning bandwidths for H.323 endpoints using
Network Regions, see Setting up bandwidth pools
on page 34.
This section addresses the additional partitioning methods organized by the type endpoints
used in a typical enterprise: H.323 only, SIP only, or a combination of H.323 and SIP.
H.323-only endpoints
When the enterprise uses only H.323 endpoints, bandwidth is divided up first by geographical
location and then by audio or video. Video can be further divided up by normal or priority user.
Bandwidth allocation for SIP-only solution, Release 6.0
on page 26 shows one example of
bandwidth allocation between two geographical areas, H.323 endpoint types, and type of user.
Figure 4: Bandwidth allocation for H.323-only solution
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NR 100
Virtual NR
WAN Cloud
50 Mbps 50 Mbps
Site 1
NR 1
Audio Pool
Normal Video Pool
Priority Video Pool
Site 2
NR 2
Audio Pool
Normal Video Pool
Priority Video Pool
This enterprise has 100 Mbps of total bandwidth available.
Site 1, designated Network Region 1, uses multimedia endpoints within conference rooms and
on desksets within the executive suite. NR1 is allocated 50 Mbps.
Site 2, designated Network Region 2, uses mostly multimedia endpoints within conference
rooms and on desksets within the executive suites. They also use some multimedia desksets
throughout the building and audio endpoints as well. NR2 is also allocated 50 Mbps.
In both Network Regions, the 50 Mbps bandwidth is divided into 3 pools: audio, normal video,
and priority video. One example would be to allocate 20% for normal video calls and 40% for
priority video calls. The remaining 40% would be used for audio calls. For information on
classifying users see User classification
on page 20.
Video users
For H.323 video endpoints, users may be placed in separate normal or priority video pools.
Video endpoints for normal users may or may not get video, depending on the available
bandwidth. Video endpoints for priority users are allocated more bandwidth, so they are likely to
receive video. By allocating a larger maximum bandwidth per call, endpoints for priority users