user manual

Table of Contents
Polycom, Inc i
Table of Contents
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
About the RMX Administrator’s Guide ..............................................................................1-1
Who Should Read This Guide? .................................................................................... 1-2
Prerequisites ............................................................................................................ 1-2
How This Guide is Organized ...................................................................................... 1-2
About the Polycom RMX System .........................................................................................1-3
IP and ISDN Network Guidelines ............................................................................... 1-4
IP Networks ............................................................................................................. 1-4
ISDN Networks .......................................................................................................1-4
Card Configuration Modes ...........................................................................................1-4
Viewing the Card Configuration Mode .............................................................. 1-4
Feature Support with MPMx Cards Only ...........................................................1-5
Workstation Requirements ...................................................................................................1-8
Conference Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Conferencing Modes ..............................................................................................................2-1
AVC Conferencing - Video Session Types .........................................................................2-2
Continuous Presence (CP) Conferencing ....................................................................2-2
Video Protocol Support in CP Conferences ........................................................2-4
Video Switching (VSW) Conferencing ........................................................................2-4
Guidelines ................................................................................................................ 2-5
Line Rates for CP and VSW ..........................................................................................2-6
AVC Conferencing Parameters .................................................................................... 2-7
Basic Conferencing Parameters ............................................................................ 2-7
Supplemental Conferencing Features ................................................................. 2-8
TIP Support .............................................................................................................2-9
Operator Conferences (CP only Conferences) ...................................................2-9
Default Profile Settings in CP Conferencing Mode .................................................2-10
SVC-based Conferencing ..................................................................................................... 2-12
Guidelines ...................................................................................................................... 2-13
MCU Supported Resolutions for SVC Conferencing ......................................2-15
Viewing Profiles ...................................................................................................................2-16
Profile Toolbar .............................................................................................................. 2-17
Modifying an Existing Profile ............................................................................................. 2-17
Deleting a Conference Profile ............................................................................................. 2-18
Defining New Profiles .........................................................................................................2-18
Defining AVC Conferencing Profiles ........................................................................ 2-19
Defining a Video Switching Conference Profile ...................................................... 2-50
H.264 High Profile Support in Video Switching Conferences ....................... 2-53
Minimum Threshold Line Rate System Flags ..................................................2-54
Defining SVC Conferencing Profiles .........................................................................2-55
CP Conferencing Additional Information ........................................................................ 2-61
Overlay Layouts ...........................................................................................................2-61
Guidelines .............................................................................................................. 2-61