Cisco Systems MeetingPlace Video Integration manual Component Functions

Chapter 2 Cisco MeetingPlace Video Integration Components and Process

Overview of Components

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

Component	Functions
Cisco MeetingPlace	•	Displays a user interface to schedule and attend meetings.
Web Conferencing	•	Displays video participant status.
	• Provides the web-conferencing meeting room from which users can join
		and control video conferences.
	• Includes components that enable the Cisco MeetingPlace audio server to
		communicate with Cisco MeetingPlace Video Integration.
Cisco MeetingPlace	•	Presents a convenient scheduling interface to end users.
for Outlook	•	Provides meeting notifications that offer users two ways to “click to attend”
(Optional)
		video, voice, and web conferences.
Cisco MeetingPlace	•	Schedule and attend Cisco MeetingPlace meetings that include video
for Lotus Notes		directly from the Lotus Notes environment.
(Optional)
Cisco IPVC MCU	•	Processes the video streams to provide the video capability of the system.
	• Communicates with the video endpoints.
H.323 gatekeeper	•	Routes calls between the video endpoints and the Cisco IPVC MCU, based
		on the number dialed.
	• Handles the IP protocol signaling.
Cisco IPVC PRI	•	Enables H.320 video endpoints to participate in video conferences on the
Gateway (Optional)		Cisco IPVC MCU.
Cisco MeetingPlace	•	Monitors the configuration of the Cisco IPVC MCU and passes current
Video Integration		status to the Cisco MeetingPlace audio server.
	• Authorizes the Cisco IPVC MCU to create and initiate video conferences.
	• Initiates the creation of the audio channel between the Cisco IPVC MCU
		and the Cisco MeetingPlace audio server.
	• Passes information between the Cisco MeetingPlace audio server and the
		Cisco IPVC MCU.
	• Coordinates capacity by transmitting meeting scheduling, initiation, and
		termination information between the various components.
	• Controls the behavior of the Cisco IPVC MCU based on meeting type and
		requests placed via the Cisco MeetingPlace web-conferencing meeting
		room.
	• Controls entry of participants into video conferences, based on the number
		of video ports scheduled on the Cisco MeetingPlace audio server for the
		conference, plus available video floater and video overbook ports, if any.
	• Tells the Cisco IPVC MCU when to terminate conferences.
	• Keeps track of information for all conference participants in the
		Cisco IPVC MCU and their corresponding participant IDs assigned by the
		Cisco MeetingPlace audio server.
	• Monitors the link between the Cisco MeetingPlace audio server and the
		Cisco IPVC MCU and supports recovery if the connection is lost.

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