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Appendix I
Polycom Open Collaboration Network
(POCN)
Collaboration With Cisco’s Telepresence Interoperability
Protocol (TIP)
TIP is a proprietary protocol created by Cisco for deployment in Cisco TelePresence systems
(CTS). Since TIP is not compatible with standard video communication systems,
interoperability between Cisco and other vendors’ Telepresence systems was initially
impossible.
Gateways were developed to provide interoperability but were subject to the inherent
problems of additional latency (delay) in connections and low video quality resulting from
the reformatting of video and audio content.
Polycom’s solution is to allow the Collaboration Server to natively inter-operate with Cisco
TelePresence Systems, ensuring optimum quality multi-screen, multipoint calls between:
• Polycom Immersive Telepresence Systems (ITP) Version 3.1.1:
— RPX 200
— RPX 400
— OTX 300
(At Telepresence Licence is required on the Collaboration Server.)
• Polycom video conferencing endpoints
— Standalone HDX
— Polycom Group Series 300/500
• Microsoft
— MS Lync (using MS-ICE)
— RTV 720p
• Cisco TelePresence® System (CTS) Versions 1.10Collaboration ServerCollaboration
ServerCollaboration Server
— CTS 1300
— CTS 3010
TIP is supported by RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX) 1500/2000/4000 systems with
MPMx cards.
Working in the Open Collaboration Server and TIP protocol are supported in AVC Conferencing
Mode only.