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Polycom® Unified Communications Deployment Guide for Cisco Environments
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Frequently Asked Questions
Refer to the frequently asked questions (FAQs) to help answer questions you may have about
the solution before you begin.
Q: Is a Telepresence Interoperability Protocol (TIP) License required on the RMX
bridge for Cisco environments?
A: No. TIP capability is inherent on the Polycom RMX. However, if an immersive
Telepresence experience is required (for example, multiscreen Polycom or Cisco
endpoints), specifically, there is a Telepresence license that enables this capability on
the RMX. Polycom RMX can host immersive as well as non-immersive video
conferences.
Q: Can a Polycom RealPresence solution integrate with a Cisco Video
Communications Server (VCS)?
A: Yes. Refer to chapter 5 of this guide for Cisco VCS integration deployments.
Q: Is content sharing supported in a Polycom-Cisco integrated deployment?
A: Yes. Depending on the components involved, Polycom RealPresence infrastructure and
endpoints support content sharing either via methods defined in TIP or via the SIP
standards-based Binary Floor Control Protocol (BFCP) over UDP feature.
Q: Are audio-only calls also supported on the RMX bridge for Cisco environments?
A: Yes. For Cisco Unfied Communications Manager (CUCM) telephony environments,
audio-only calls from IP Phones or PSTN callers are supported on the RMX bridge as
well as audio-video calls.
What’s New?
In Wave 6, the Polycom Unified Communications for Cisco Environments release added support
for the following:
• Using a Polycom DMA system as a neighbored H.323 gatekeeper within a Cisco
environment. A DMA system can neighbor with either a Cisco IOS gatekeeper or a Cisco
Telepresence Video Communications Server.
• Integrating the Polycom RMX system with both a Cisco and Microsoft environment
simultaneously in Immersive Telepresence conferences that utilize TIP. See the RMX
Release Notes for detailed instructions.
• Binary Floor Control Protocol (BFCP) over UDP