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Chapter 1 Introducing Cisco MeetingPlace Video Integration Release 5.3
Naming Conventions Used in This Guide
This guide also does not describe in detail how to configure Cisco CallManager. Cisco IPVC video
conferencing, Cisco CallManager, and Cisco MeetingPlace audio and web-conferencing systems must
be up and running before you install Cisco MeetingPlace Video Integration.
For information on any of the preceding systems, see the documents listed in
Additional References,
page 1-4
.
Naming Conventions Used in This Guide
The following products and components appear frequently in this guide.
Overview of Cisco MeetingPlace Video Integration
Cisco MeetingPlace Video Integration is a separately-licensed add-on to Cisco MeetingPlace
conferencing that integrates the voice and web-conferencing capabilities of Cisco MeetingPlace with the
video-conferencing functionality provided by the Cisco IPVC Multipoint Control Unit (MCU). Voice,
web, and video conference participants interact seamlessly in a single rich-media conference.
The visual channel of the video-conferencing medium is handled entirely by the Cisco IPVC MCU and
runs parallel to the voice and web conference. All media (video, voice, and data) are linked but
independent, so that each stream maintains its full feature set and functional richness.
The following steps provide a simplified overview of how the Cisco MeetingPlace Video Integration
solution works (in a system that includes e-mail notifications):
1.
You set up user profiles in Cisco MeetingPlace that control who can schedule video conferences.
2.
Users whose profile authorizes them to schedule video conferences submit a single
Cisco MeetingPlace form to schedule a meeting that includes video, voice, and web-conferencing
functionality. Users can require passwords, or specify that only profiled or invited users can attend.
3.
Cisco MeetingPlace keeps track of available conferencing resources, including resources available
on the Cisco MeetingPlace audio server and video resources on the Cisco IPVC MCU. If there are
sufficient resources on both systems to accommodate a scheduler’s request, Cisco MeetingPlace
schedules the meeting and sends notifications to the invitees. These notifications include the
information participants need in order to access all conference media.
Official Name
Abbreviation
Cisco MeetingPlace 8100 Series server with
Cisco MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3
software
Cisco MeetingPlace audio server
Cisco MeetingPlace Web Conferencing
Release 5.3
Cisco MeetingPlace Web Conferencing
Cisco MeetingPlace MeetingTime Release 5.3
MeetingTime
Cisco MeetingPlace for Lotus Notes Release 5.3
Cisco MeetingPlace for Lotus Notes
Cisco MeetingPlace for Outlook Release 5.3
Cisco MeetingPlace for Outlook
Cisco IPVC MCU 3.5plus
Cisco IPVC MCU