Datasheet

Cisco Preferred Architecture for
Midmarket Collaboration PAGE 20
Conferencing
There are three types of conferences:
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Ad hoc or instant — A conference that is not scheduled or organized in advance. For example, a call between two
parties who add other parties to the call is an ad hoc conference.
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Rendezvous or permanent — A conference that requires callers to dial a predetermined number or URI to reach a
shared conferencing resource. Meet-me, static, and permanent are other names for this type of conference.
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Scheduled — A conference planned in advance with a predetermined start time. Typically, conference resources
are guaranteed to be available upon the start of the scheduled conference.
Recommended Deployment
Audio and Video Conferencing
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Deploy Cisco TelePresence Server on Multiparty Media 400v (mm400v) in remotely managed mode for instant and
permanent conferences.
◦ Deploy Cisco TelePresence Conductors on the primary BE 6000 server for management of instant and
permanent TelePresence Servers. Deploy a redundant Cisco TelePresence Conductor on the backup Cisco
BE 6000 server and integrate it with Cisco Unified CM.
◦ Integrate the TelePresence Conductor cluster with Cisco Unified CM through SIP trunks and registered media
resource conference bridges.
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Deploy the TelePresence Server 7010 in locally managed mode for scheduled video conferences.
◦ Integrate the TelePresence Server for scheduled conferences with Unified CM through SIP trunks and route
patterns.
◦ Deploy Cisco TelePresence Management Suite to manage locally managed TelePresence Servers. Deploy
Cisco TelePresence Management Suite Provisioning Extension for provisioning of personal collaboration
meeting rooms (CMRs).
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Deploy Cisco WebEx Software as a Service for scheduled web conferences.
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Integrate Cisco WebEx conferencing with on-premises voice and video conferencing through the CMR Hybrid
(formerly, WebEx Enabled TelePresence) solution.
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As an alternative, an entirely cloud-based conferencing solution is available for customers concerned with keeping
capital expenditure costs low.
Note: If full redundancy is not required, a single server may be deployed without loss of functionality.
Benefits
This deployment provides the following benefits:
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Users have a consistent experience for launching and joining various types of conferences.
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A single conferencing platform provides on-premises audio and video conferencing.
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CMR Hybrid allows users to connect to meetings either from their video and audio devices or through the WebEx
cloud with a meeting client running on their desktop or mobile devices.
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It provides users with real-time, high-definition video conferencing, including the ability to share content easily over
a dedicated presentation channel.