Specifications

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Broad Interoperability Across Cisco and Third-Party Video Environments
Cisco Unified Videoconferencing supports multiple video and audio compression standards, codecs, and protocols
to provide broad connectivity across Cisco and major video vendor environments. It is integrated across the Cisco
collaboration portfolio to enable multiple deployment and usage scenarios, including impromptu multiparty
conferences that you can initiate from desktop communications clients and phones; and collaborative conferencing
that integrates voice, video, and web collaboration. You can use the following deployment modes separately or
together:
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IP videoconferencing: You can conduct multiparty video meetings across a wide variety of SD and HD
endpoints, including H.320, H.323, Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP), and Session Initiation Protocol
(SIP) devices.
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HD interoperability for Cisco TelePresence conferencing: When used in conjunction with the Cisco
TelePresence Multipoint Switch, third-party HD endpoints can participate in multipoint Cisco TelePresence
meetings with HD quality while SD video images are enhanced to provide a high-quality user experience. This
capability allows customers to extend the reach of Cisco TelePresence meetings and take full advantage of
video investments.
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Cisco WebEx Meeting Center: When used with Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Desktop software, Cisco
Unified Videoconferencing provides more advanced video capabilities for the Cisco WebEx Meeting Center.
The integration allows you to display standards-based SD and HD video endpoints and Cisco TelePresence
endpoints in Cisco WebEx Meeting Center meetings. The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing with Cisco
WebEx solution also increases the number of video participants who can be simultaneously viewed and
improves the resolution of displayed video up to 720p.
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Cisco video telephony: Cisco Unified Communications Manager video telephony dramatically simplifies your
video experience by making video communications as easy as placing a telephone call. Cisco Unified
Videoconferencing provides multiparty conferencing support for Cisco video telephony environments.
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When deployed with Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Desktop video, Cisco Unified Videoconferencing
enhances the collaboration capabilities of Microsoft Office Communicator and IBM Lotus Sametime by adding
support for standards-based, multiparty video.
This broad connectivity enhances productivity, simplifies system management, and enables a lower total cost of
ownership (TCO) by providing a single solution for all of your video conferencing needs.
Simple and Flexible Video Presentation and Meeting Control
All participants can customize their video layout at any time to meet their specific needs. Conference moderators can
also control the meeting from the endpoint or a web-based interface. On-screen graphics and text overlays provide
visual status updates and improve meeting effectiveness and security. For example, the conference moderator can
see when the meeting is locked or is being encrypted.
Maximized Quality and Capacity and Lowered TCO with Automated Resource Allocation*
Cisco Unified Videoconferencing lets you efficiently support mixed endpoint environments while maintaining an
optimal user experience. The system supports multiple quality levels and lets you easily move between fixed and
dynamic resource modes. In fixed mode you can set ports to always allocate resources to support 1080p
connections. You can also configure the system to expand capacity dynamically by mixing 1080p and 720p
connections. A third option lets you allow underused resources that result from SD connections to be made available
for additional SD connections. Unique in the industry, this degree of flexibility and simplicity results in an optimal
combination of quality and efficiency for today’s mixed endpoint environments.