Polycom
®
Network Aware Scheduler
™
Ensure the success of your video conferences
Management benefits
More efficient users
• Users schedule through a browser,
Microsoft
®
Outlook
®
or IBM
®
Lotus Notes
®
; no new applications
to learn
• Users can receive calendar events
directly in their own calendars
• Less experienced users are provided
with a wizard interface that leads them
through the scheduling process
Efficient use of video communication
assets
• Video communications can be
scheduled to ensure resources are
available when needed
• Compatible with major equipment
vendors
• Optimizes resources with automated
cascading and least cost routing of
ISDN calls
Reduces support costs
• Users can easily schedule their own
meetings or permit a conferencing
manager to do it
• Manages endpoints, MCUs, routers,
switches, and nonvideo room equipment
IT benefits
Higher call success rates
• With Network Aware Scheduler, when
conferences are scheduled they won’t
be prevented/adversely impacted by
unscheduled calls
• Equipment is monitored 24/7 so
any problems can be resolved before
conferences fail
Highest compatibility with Polycom
equipment
One support organization to call
Single application for multiple video
equipment manufacturers
• Manages mixed video equipment from
major manufacturers
Connect. Any Way You Want.
The Polycom Network
Aware Scheduler makes it easy
to schedule conferences.
Polycom makes it easy by providing users with the power to invite guests, book rooms, select necessary
equipment and reserve network bandwidth, all from within Microsoft
®
Outlook
®
, IBM
®
Lotus Notes
®
or
through a simple wizard-like Web interface.
More importantly, the Polycom Network Aware Scheduler provides the highest level of assurance that any
conferences scheduled will take place as planned. It does this by utilizing defined limits to predict future band-
width availability for scheduled conferences within zones and WAN pipe or virtual bandwidth capability
between zones for the scheduled event time. This enables users to effectively control the efficiency of the net-
work bandwidth and take advantage of network resources.
To optimize network resources, the Polycom Network Aware Scheduler can automatically launch point-to-point
calls directly. If there are more than two video endpoints in the conference, the Network Aware Scheduler will
use any endpoint embedded MCU scheduled in the call. Otherwise it will automatically select the best avail-
able stand-alone MCU on the network.
Your scheduling solution of choice to access the power of Polycom unified collaborative
communications solutions.
With the greatest breadth and depth of integrated video, voice, and Web solutions, only Polycom delivers
the ultimate communications experience. Our market-leading conferencing and collaboration technologies,
supported by world-class service, enable people and organizations to maximize their effectiveness and
productivity. Add to that the most experience and proven best-practices in the industry, and it’s clear why
Polycom has become the smart choice for organizations seeking a strategic advantage in a real-time world.
Network
Aware
Scheduler
Multipoint
Optimization
Catering
IP
Bandwidth
Control
Reports
Network
Routing
Outlook/Web
Scheduling
