Polycom 3725-77601-001H manual Polycom CMA System Models, Minimum System Requirements

Polycom CMA System Operations Guide

•Access to user and room directories for on-demand and scheduled calls. Directory services include:

—Presence and contact list functionality for dynamically-managed endpoints.

—Global Address Book for a single directory structure or Multiple Address Books for multiple managed directories.

—H.350 and LDAP directory functionality. H.350 defines a directory services architecture for multimedia conferencing for H.323, H.320, SIP and generic protocols.

•Device monitoring and management.

•Conference monitoring and management.

•An optional high-availability, redundant management server configuration.

Polycom CMA System Models

Polycom offers two CMA system models.

•The single microprocessor CMA 4000 system supports up to 400 concurrently registered endpoints and 240 concurrent calls. Integration with a corporate directory and an external database is optional. The CMA 4000 system is not available in redundant configurations or maximum security configurations.

•The dual microprocessor CMA 5000 system can support up to 5000 concurrently registered endpoints and 3000 concurrent calls in direct mode and 1500 concurrent calls in routed mode. The CMA 5000 system is also available in an optional redundant configuration.

Integration with a corporate directory is optional for CMA 5000 systems. Integration with an external database (Microsoft SQL Server) is required for redundant CMA 5000 systems or for CMA 5000 systems supporting more than 400 concurrently registered endpoints and 240 concurrent calls.

Minimum System Requirements

The Polycom CMA System Release Notes describe the minimum system requirements for your CMA system. To find the most current Release Notes, go to support.polycom.com and navigate to UC Infrastructure > Polycom Converged Management Application CMA 4000 & 5000.

Any scheduled call that requires an external MCU requires a Polycom RMX™ or Polycom MGC™ conferencing platform. For example, any conference with a dial-in participant requires an external MCU. And some features and

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