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Cisco Preferred Architecture for
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Conferencing
Deployment Best Practices
Audio and Video Instant Conferences
For ad hoc audio and video conferences, use an on-premises MultiParty Media 400v TelePresence Server managed by
TelePresence Conductor as a media resource. TelePresence Conductor conference templates are referenced by multiple
virtual IP addresses. These TelePresence Conductor virtual IP addresses register with Cisco Unified CM as ad hoc
conference bridges and are used in media resource group lists (MRGLs) and media resource groups (MRGs). Unified CM
uses MRGLs and MRGs to prioritize and allocate media resources such as conference bridges, music on hold sources,
annunciators, transcoders, and media termination points (MTPs).
If endpoints have access to the appropriate MRGL, they can request these resources. Resources local to the initiating
endpoint are preferred over remote resources (Figure 8).
Figure 8. Media Resource Group List (MRGL) Example
A single TelePresence Conductor cluster can have multiple conference templates configured to provide a variety of
service levels and experiences for ad hoc audio and video conferences. With this architecture, administrators can
segment their users and provide restrictions on ad hoc conference size, media properties, and additional features such as
content sharing.
Audio and Video Permanent Conferences
Audio and video permanent conferences use the same TelePresence Conductor and TelePresence Server architecture
as audio and video ad hoc conferences. Permanent conferences are directed to TelePresence Conductor through Cisco
Unified CM route patterns and the existing dial plan. Users can dial either a directory number or a URI to reach an audio
or video permanent conference. Cisco TelePresence Conductor handles ad hoc and permanent conferences on a first-
come, first-served basis, making them best-effort services.
Cisco Collaboration Meeting Rooms (CMR Premises)
Cisco Collaboration Meeting Rooms (CMRs) greatly simplify the deployment of on-premises audio and video
conferencing. Cisco CMRs enable an administrator to quickly configure and provision conferences, providing each user
with their own personal conference space. Users browse to a website with a simple interface and create their conference,
specifying preferences such as welcome screen text, participant layout, and conference PIN protection.
Cisco TelePresence Management Suite Provisioning Extension (TMSPE) enables rapid provisioning of TelePresence
users and their respective personal CMRs for large-scale deployments. TMSPE is an optional addition to TMS and runs
on the same Windows Server as the TMS application.
Administrators create a CMR template in TMS to specify the base dial plan for CMR URIs and numeric aliases. When
users create and personalize their CMRs, they receive instructions for how to dial in to their meetings, and these numbers