Chapter 1: About The Xt Series; About The Built-In Mcu - Avaya Scopia XT Series User Manual

Chapter 1 | About the XT Series
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The Avaya Scopia XT Series incorporates state-of-the-art video technology for high definition (HD) conferencing.
You can locally host videoconferences with the built-in MCU. The XT Series seamlessly works with a wide variety of
endpoints, including H.323, SIP, Scopia
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Scopia 100 Gateway).
You can use the XT Series as an MCU only, or as an endpoint by connecting a monitor, camera, and microphone.
This section provides an overview of the general features and capabilities available in the XT Series:
• The XT Series is a dedicated videoconferencing endpoint which can also host its own videoconferences with its
built-in MCU, without requiring an external MCU.
• Excellent video quality, with resolutions of 720p, and up to 1080p at an unprecedented 60 frames per second
(fps), depending on the license.
• Support for dual HD video streams, allowing PC presentations to be shared alongside video from the camera in
resolutions of up to 1080p at 60fps, depending on the license.
• Seamlessly share data and presentations with third-party endpoints.
• DVD-quality audio with up to 48 kHz sampling rate audio encoding capability. The sampling rate is a measure
of the accuracy of the audio when it is digitized. The XT Series endpoints are shipped with different
microphones depending on the model. You can add dedicated Microphone Pods or additional analog
microphones if required.
• High quality video and audio even with limited bandwidth or poor network conditions, by using two compression
methods:
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H.264 Scalable Video Coding Technology (SVC) in point-to-point calls. SVC extends the H.264 codec
standard to dramatically increase error resiliency and video quality without the need for higher bandwidth.
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H.264 High Profile is a standard for compressing video by up to 25% over the H.264 Baseline Profile,
enabling high definition calls to be held over lower call speeds. It requires both sides of the transmission
(sending and receiving endpoints) to support this protocol.
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NetSense is a proprietary Scopia
available bandwidth to minimize packet loss. As the available bandwidth of a connection varies depending
on data traffic, NetSense's sophisticated algorithm dynamically scans the video stream, and then reduces
or improves the video resolution to maximize quality with the available bandwidth.
• Ability to record and playback videoconferences using a USB drive (may require license, depending on the
model).
• For an even better experience, Scopia
the intuitive touch interface of an Apple
• Secure point-to-point video calls and videoconferences, via encrypted connections or using TLS certificates.
You can have up to three remote encrypted participants in a videoconference.
Important:
Using encryption is subject to local regulation. In some countries it is restricted or limited for usage. For more
information, consult your local reseller.
User Guide for Avaya Video Collaboration Solution for IP Office
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Desktop Clients, Scopia
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Solution technology which optimizes the video quality according to the
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Control enables you to remotely control the XT Series features using
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iPad (may require license, depending on the model).
Mobile devices, and ISDN endpoints (via
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