Polycom 1500/1800/2000/4000 manual Administration, Configuring the Cisco and Polycom Equipment

Appendix I - Polycom Open Collaboration Network (POCN)

Administration

The various deployment combinations and settings within the various Deployment Architectures affects the administration of the system.

Gatekeepers

Standalone Polycom DMA System as a Gatekeeper

The Polycom DMA system can be used as the only gatekeeper for the network. Bandwidth and call admission control of endpoints registered with the DMA system is split between the DMA and the CUCM.

For more information see the Polycom Unified Communications Deployment Guide for Cisco Environments.

Standalone Cisco IOS Gatekeeper

The Cisco IOS Gatekeeper can be used as the only gatekeeper for the network if the management capabilities of the Polycom DMA system are not required.

For more information see the Polycom Unified Communications Deployment Guide for Cisco Environments.

Neighbored Cisco IOS and Polycom DMA Gatekeeper

Neighbored gatekeepers make it easier to create a common dial plan and should be considered when integrating an existing Cisco telephony environment with an existing Polycom network. Neighbored Gatekeepers allow number translation while maintaining the existing environments.

For more information see the Polycom Unified Communications Deployment Guide for Cisco Environments,DMA

The Polycom DMA system can be configured as a SIP proxy and registrar for the environment. When used as a SIP peer, the DMA system can host video calls between Cisco endpoints that are registered with the CUCM and Polycom SIP endpoints that are registered with the DMA system.

For more information see the Polycom Unified Communications Deployment Guide for Cisco Environments.

CUCM

When Polycom SIP endpoints (voice and video) are registered directly with CUCM you can take advantage of supported telephone functions. CUCM may not support the full range of codecs and features available on the Polycom equipment. CUCM supported codecs and features will be used in such cases.

For more information see Polycom Unified Communications Deployment Guide for Cisco Environments.

Configuring the Cisco and Polycom Equipment

MLA (Multipoint Layout Application) is required for managing CTS 3XXX layouts whether Polycom TPX, RPX or OTX systems are deployed or not. MLA is a Windows® application that allows conference administrators to configure and control video layouts for multipoint calls involving Polycom Immersive Telepresence (ITP) systems.

Call Detail Records (CDR) are generated on both the DMA Gatekeeper and the CUCM for reporting and billing purposes.

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