3 General Use
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3.12 MultiSite Services A Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) enables several sites to participate in the same conference.
In TANDBERG's embedded MCU, MultiSite, you can have a maximum of 4video- and 3
telephone-participants including yourself (the host). The participants are tiled up on the
screen and are on display simultaneously in a Split Screen. During a MCU conference, the
status line will provide information about the conference.
You can make a MultiSite conference in different ways. The MultiSite Services vary
depending on how you make the call.
Using the system’s internal MCU, MultiSiteTF
The system has an optional built-in MCU, which is called MultiSite. It supports up to 4 video
calls and 3 telephone calls including yourself. The MultiSite supports both Split Screen and
Voice Switched mode.
With MultiSite, you have the following services:
Request/Release Floor
Assign Floor To Participant/Release Floor From Participant
Terminal Names
Layout (Auto/4 Split/3+1 Split/Voice Switched)
Using an external MCU that supports Chair Control (H.243)
With an external MCU that supports H.243, you have the following services:
Request/Release Floor
View Participant/End View