User's Manual

Chapter 5-Cascading Conferences
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Method II
Depending on the dialing direction, the following procedures must be performed:
Setting Flags on the Collaboration Server
When running conferences in mixed environment (Collaboration Server and MGC) there
may be small differences between the line rates each MCU is sending. In the Collaboration
Server, several flags must be set to ensure that these differences will not cause the cascaded
link to connect as Secondary and that Content flows correctly between the cascaded
conferences. This procedure is performed once per Collaboration Server.
To modify the flags:
1 In the Collaboration Server Web Client menu, click Setup>System Configuration.
2 In the System Flags dialog box, add the following new flags and values:
— MIX_LINK_ENVIRONMENT=YES
Setting this flag to YES will adjust the line rate of HD Video Switching conferences
run on the RealPresence Collaboration Server 1800 from 1920Kbps to 17897Kbps to
match the actual rate of the HD Video Switching conference running on the MGC.
In such case, the conference can include IP and ISDN participants.
— IP_ ENVIRONMENT_LINK=NO
Setting this flag to YES will adjust the line rate of HD Video Switching conferences
run on the RealPresence Collaboration Server 1800 from 1920Kbps to 18432Kbps to
Table 5-4 Set up Procedures according to the Dialing Direction
Dialing
Direction
MGC Level 1
RealPresence Collaboration Server
(RMX) 1500/2000/4000
Level 2
MGC to
Collaboration
Server
Set the appropriate flags (done once
only).
Set the appropriate flags (done once
only).
Define the cascade-enabled Entry
Queue, setting it as Slave.
Define the conference setting and
its line rate to be the same as the
one set on the Collaboration Server.
Define the conference setting and its line
rate to be the same as the one set on the
MGC.
Define the dial-out participant
(Cascaded Link) to the conference
running on the Collaboration Server.
Collaboration
Server to MGC
Set the appropriate flags (done once
only)
Set the appropriate flags (done once
only)
Define the cascade-enabled Entry
Queue.
Define the conference setting and
its line rate to be the same as the
one set on the Collaboration Server.
Define the conference setting and its line
rate to be the same as the one set on the
MGC.
Define the dial-out participant (Cascaded
Link) to the conference running on the
MGC, setting the participant Cascade
parameter to Slave.