About The Built-In Mcu; Technical Specifications - Avaya Scopia XT Series Deployment Manual

About the XT Series

About the Built-In MCU

You can use your Avaya Scopia
An MCU, or Multipoint Control Unit, connects several endpoints to a single videoconference. It
manages the audio mixing and creates the video layouts, adjusting the output to suit each
endpoint's capabilities.
Avaya IP Office connects to the XT Series as a SIP server, allowing it to host videoconferences
and add Avaya endpoints to videoconferences.
Important:
If you do not register to IP Office, you cannot host videoconferences on the built-in MCU.
Your XT Series can host videoconferences on its built-in MCU, with up to nine (one local, eight
remote) participants. If you do not register to IP Office, you cannot host videoconferences on the
built-in MCU.
The embedded MCU can mix standard definition and HD endpoints in the same meeting, without
one impacting on the other. The built-in MCU also supports both wide-screen (16:9) and standard
formats (4:3), incorporating them seamlessly into the video layout. In order to conserve bandwidth,
you can limit the number of participants that the embedded MCU can host.
While generating the video layout, the built-in MCU must shrink each participant's image to fit the
layout. So while the composite video layout remains in HD, each participant's image within the
layout can reach a maximum resolution of 448p.
When using the XT Series as an MCU only, not participating locally, we recommend blocking the
audio and video input from this XT Series during the meeting. You can do this by enabling privacy
settings. You can block the audio and video input completely or you can ensure that only users
with a PIN can access the audio and video.
You can disable the embedded MCU at any time.
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About the XT Series

Technical Specifications

This section details the system specifications of the Avaya Scopia
when preparing system setup and afterwards as a means of verifying that the environment still
complies with these requirements.
For detailed safety information consult the Avaya Scopia
enclosed in the delivery package.
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XT Series to join a videoconference hosted on the built-in MCU .
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