Flexible Resource Capacity - Polycom realpresence 1800 Administrator's Manual

MCU Capacities in Mixed CP and SVC Conferencing
In a mixed CP and SVC conference, video resources are used according to the amount of both AVC and
SVC participants in the conference.
The following diagram illustrates the amount of AVC to SVC port resources that are used in a mixed
AVC/SVC conference:
Flexible
Resource Capacity
Flexible Resource Capacity™ applies to all Conferencing Modes (SVC and AVC conferencing). The
resources are only set to audio and video as a pool and the system allocates the resources according to the
connecting endpoints. The maximum number of resources is based on the system license, regardless of the
hardware configuration of the MCU.
If Fixed Resource Capacity mode (supported in previous versions) was active at the time of an
upgrade, Flexible Resource Capacity mode will automatically be enabled, the settings from the last
time Flexible Resource Capacity mode active on the Collaboration Server are implemented when
the upgrade is complete.
All resources are initially allocated as HD720p30 video ports. The administrator can allocate some or all of
these resources as Voice resources and let the system allocate the remaining Video resources
automatically as participants connect to conferences. The number of resources automatically allocated by
the system resources per endpoint is according to the participant's endpoint type, capabilities and line rate.
If the system runs out of voice ports, voice endpoints cannot connect to available video ports.
Conversely, video endpoints cannot connect to available voice ports.
Forcing Video Resource Allocation to CIF Resolution
You can set the MCU to allocate one CIF video resource to an endpoint, regardless of the resolution
determined by the Conference Profile parameters. This forcing saves resources and enables more
endpoints to connect to conferences.
The forcing is done by modifying the system configuration and it applies to all conferences running on the
MCU.
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