Viewing The Resource Report - Polycom RealPresence 1800 Administration Manual

Once the endpoint connects to the conference, its type is identified by the Collaboration Server and, if
applicable, the Collaboration Server will connect it using one CIF resource, even if a higher resolution can
be used.
To force CIF resources:
1 In RMX Manager, go to System Configuration.
2 Add a new flag by the name: FORCE_CIF_PORT_ALLOCATION. For information on adding system
flags, see Add a System
3 Set the flag value to the product type to which the CIF resource should be allocated. Possible values
are VSX nnnn, where nnnn represents the model number for example, VSX 8000.
You can define several endpoint types, listing them one after the other separated by a semicolon.
4 Reset the MCU for changes to take effect.
To cancel forcing of CIF resource:
1 In RMX Manager, go to System Configuration.
2 Select the flag FORCE_CIF_PORT_ALLOCATION and clear its value.
3 In the New Value field, clear the value entries.
4 Click OK.
5 Reset the MCU for changes to take effect.

Viewing the Resource Report

Resource allocations are described in AVC HD720p30 units, although they are used for both AVC and SVC
ports.
A port ratio of 1 AVC HD port equals 2 AVC SD ports, or 5 SVC ports (in a non-mixed conference). When
the Collaboration Server is reporting the available capacity, it rounds up the remaining capacity to the
nearest whole value of available ports.
For example, 1 to 5 SVC endpoints in a conference consume 1/5 to 1of the resource value, thus the
resource report refers this as one full resource used. 6 to 10 SVC endpoints consume 1.2 to 2 of the
resource value, thus the resource report refers this as two full resources used, and so forth.
The following table demonstrates the actual resource capacity utilization for both CP only and mixed CP and
SVC conferences in AVC HD720p30 units.
Resource Capacity Allocation Per Port Type
Port Type
AVC HD
AVC SD
AVC CIF
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Non-Mixed Conferences
1
0.5
0.333
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Mixed CP and SVC Conferences
1.5 *
0.75 *
0.75 *
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