Cisco Systems MeetingPlace Video Integration manual Component Functions, Xml

Chapter 2 Cisco MeetingPlace Video Integration Components and Process

Overview of Components

Figure 2-1

Cisco

MeetingPlace

audio server

			Cisco
			IP/VC MCU
		RTP
		XML
	Cisco MeetingPlace
	Web Conferencing
	Cisco MeetingPlace	Cisco
	Video Integration
	Cisco MeetingPlace	CallManager
	for Outlook (optional)	M
	M		M
	Cisco MeetingPlace		Cisco
	H.323/SIP IP Gateway
	M	M	IOS H.323
			Gatekeeper
PSTN	IP		IP
	Cisco	SCCP	Cisco
	IP Phone	video	VT Advantage
		endpoint	video endpoint

Phone

H.320

video

endpoint

Cisco

IP/VC

PRI

Gateway

H.323

video

endpoint

H.323 video endpoint

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Table 2-1 Components Needed to Integrate Video Conferencing in Cisco MeetingPlace

Component	Functions
Cisco MeetingPlace	•	Handles the audio conference.
audio server	•	Schedules the video conference port resources for the Cisco IPVC MCU.
	• Sets the parameters that are interpreted by
		Cisco MeetingPlace Video Integration, which uses these parameters to
		control conference resources.
Cisco MeetingPlace	•	Allows the Cisco MeetingPlace system to communicate with IP telephony
H.323/SIP IP		devices.
Gateways	•	Connects the Cisco MeetingPlace audio server to the network and to
		Cisco CallManager or the H.323 gatekeeper.
	• Establishes the link between the Cisco MeetingPlace audio server and the
		Cisco IPVC MCU to enable video and audio participants to hear and speak
		to each other.

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