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Conference Profiles
Profiles stored on the Collaboration Server enable you to define all types of conferences.
Profiles include conference parameters such as Conferencing Mode, Conference Session
Type, Conference Line Rate, video and Content sharing resolutions and settings, Video
Layout, Encryption, Lost Packet Recovery (LPR), etc.
The maximum number of Conference Profiles that can be defined is:
• RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX)1500 - 40
• RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX)2000 - 40
• RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX)4000 - 80
Conference Profiles are assigned to Conferences, Meeting Rooms, Reservations and Entry
Queues. The same Profile can be assigned to different conferencing entities. When modifying
the Profile parameters, the changes will be applied to all the conferencing entities to which
the profile is assigned.
Conference Profile options differ according to the selected Conferencing Mode and Conference
Type. Profiles can be defined for AVC (Advanced Video Codec) CP conferencing Mode or
SVC (Scalable Video Codec) conferencing Mode. AVC Conferencing Mode, offers two Video
Session types: Continuous Presence (CP) conferences and Video Switching (VSW)
conferences, and a special functional conference - Operator Conferences.
Conference Profiles can be saved to Conference Templates along with all participant parameters,
including their Personal Layout and Video Forcing settings. It enables administrators and
operators to create, save, schedule and activate identical conferences quickly and easily. For
more information see Chapter 11, “Using Conference Templates” .

Conferencing Modes

The MCU system offers the following Conferencing Modes:
• Transcoding - AVC Conferencing
• Media Relay - SVC Conferencing
• Mixed Mode - Mixed AVC (CP) and SVC Conferencing

CP Transcoding - AVC-based Conferencing

A transcoded CP (Continuous Presence) conference is also described as an AVC (Advanced
Video Coding) conference. It supports the standard video protocols. In this mode, video is
received from all the endpoints using different line rates, different protocols (SIP, H.323,
PSTN and ISDN) and video parameters:
• Video protocols: H.261, H.263, H.264 Base and High profile and RTV
• Video Resolutions: from QCIF, CIF and up to 1080p
• Frame rates up to 60 fps