Administrator's Guide

Enhanced Mode MM complex
Issue 5 October 2002 345555-233-506
- creating a multi-party video conference
An Enhanced multimedia complex can create a spontaneous video conference in
the same way that a spontaneous voice conference is created. Given an active call,
the user activates the CONFERENCE button. This puts the current call on HOLD
and activates a new call appearance. The user makes a multimedia call according
to the instructions for originating a multimedia call and then selects
CONFERENCE to combine or merge the two call appearances. This results in a
3-way conference.
If all three parties are video equipped, then a 3-way video conference results.
Conference members see the current speaker on video. The current speaker sees
the last speaker on video. If one of the parties is not video equipped, then a 3-way
audio conference exists and the two video equipped parties have 2-way video. The
CONFERENCE action may be repeated until 6 parties have been conferenced
together. The 6 parties may be any mix of voice or video, local or remote parties.
The following steps create a multi-party voice/video conference:
1. Enhanced mode complex station A originates a multimedia call to, or
receives a multimedia call from, party B. Station A and party B have 2-way
voice and video.
2. Station A, activates CONFERENCE.
3. Station A originates a multimedia call (i.e. uses the mm-call
button/FAC/etc.) and dials the party to be added, Enhanced multimedia
complex C.
4. Party C, answers the call from station A.
5. Station A selects CONFERENCE to complete the 3-way conference.
Parties A,B and C will be in a 3-way voice/video conference.
NOTE:
If party C is another Enhanced mode complex on the same switch as
station A
, station A does not need to indicate a multimedia call prior to
dialing the new party in step 3. While A consults with C, the call will be
audio only. When A completes the conference in step 5, party C’s video will
be activated.
A multi-party video conference uses voice activated switching to determine which
parties are seen. The current speaker is seen by all other parties. The current
speaker sees the previous speaker.
Additional voice or video parties may be added by repeating these steps.