Chapter 1-Hardware Description
Polycom, Inc.
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MPM/MPM+ and MPMx Media Cards
The RMX unit can work with either MPM or MPM+/MPMx (but not with both
simultaneously) media cards. The card type installed in the system determines the
Card
Configuration Mode
.
MPM
cards are not supported with version 7.1 and later.
MPM+
cards are supported only with D-type chassis and software version 4.x and later.
MPMx
cards are supported only with D-type chassis and software version 7.x.
For more details about the chassis type, see "
RMX Chassis Types”
on page
1-28
.
ISDN support is the same for all card types.
Table 1-8 summarizes the resource capacities of the various resolutions per card type in CP
Conferencing Mode.
Table 1-9 summarizes the resource capacities per line rate per card type in VSW
Conferencing Mode.
Table 1-8
MPMx, MPM+ and MPM Resource Capacity per Resolution in CP
Resource Type
Maximum Possible Resources Per Card
MPM
MPM+
MPMx
HD720p60/HD1080p30 Symmetric
Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
15
HD720p60/HD1080p30
Asymmetric
10
15
HD720p30
10
20
30
SD
10
30
60
CIF (H.264)
40
80
90
CIF (H.263)
40
80
60
Audio only (VoIP)
200
400
360
Table 1-9
MPMx, MPM+ and MPM Resource Capacity per Line Rate in VSW
Resource Type
Maximum Possible Resources Per Card
MPM
MPM+
MPMx
VSW 2Mbps
40
80
80
VSW 4Mbps
20
40
40
VSW 6Mbps
-
20
20
Audio only (VoIP)
200
400
360
