Cisco Interactive Experience Client 4600 Series User Manual page 261

HD Video Conferencing Between Two IECs Using
the Video Encoder Card
Revised: April 3, 2015
Appendix Overview
An embedded video encoder card is built into IEC devices starting with release 2.1, Those who have IEC
software release 2.1.1 or later can use the video encoder cards to make high-definition (HD) video calls
between two IECs.
Topics in this appendix include:
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Video Encoder Card (VEC)
The VEC is a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe)-based encoder that allows IEC 4600
Series devices to record and transcode video using the H.264 video codec. As a result, HD video calls
can be made between two IECs with VECs as an alternative to making a SIP call between an IEC and a
Cisco Unified IP Phone 9951.
SIP calls between an IEC and an IP phone are not high-definition video calls. The only supported HD
Note
video calls are between IECs with embedded VECs.
HD video calling relies on the presence of internal VEC encoders in both end points. There are several
ways to verify that an IEC has an internal VEC:
1.
Video Encoder Card (VEC), page I-1
Set Up Video Calls Between Two IECs with VECs, page I-2
Connect the Hardware, page I-2
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Configure Call Information, page I-3
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Go to the Status tab of the device in the IEM. Expand Connected USB and PCIe devices. Find Video
Encoder. If the VEC is present, the value will be "Available".
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