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Network Considerations
If you already have an IP network in place for voice, your natural next step is to deploy video over IP. Many
organizations run video systems in a mixed environment as they move from older systems to newer ones,
based on IP. As older systems migrate off of ISDN, significant quality improvements and cost savings will
be seen.
Unified communications running over IP offers lower costs, easier management, remote monitoring, and
control from across the network. It also provides higher bandwidth for calls, enabling superior audio and
video quality while providing tighter integration into the corporate IT mainstream.
With an IP network, the ongoing costs of running video calls are minimal because you only have to pay for
maintenance and technical support. When return on investment (ROI) for the initial deployment is met, any
additional costs are essentially free. Because there is no incremental cost involved, employees and
managers are more likely to use the technology. As usage goes up, payback times go down, further
boosting the ROI.
Solution Details
The Video Conferencing CVD includes the following components:
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM), for call control and SIP endpoint registrations
Desktop (Cisco 8800 series IP phones, Cisco Jabber and Cisco Desktop Collaboration Experience DX
series) and multipurpose (Cisco TelePresence SX 10 and 20 Quick Set) systems for placing and
receiving calls
Cisco TelePresence Server on Virtual Machine, Cisco TelePresence Conductor, Cisco TelePresence
Management Suite (TMS) and Cisco TelePresence Management Suite Provisioning Extension
(TMSPE) for reservation-less, instant CMR conference (formerly ad-hoc conference), personal CMR
conference (formerly rendezvous/static conference) and scheduled CMR conference
Cisco TelePresence Content server for video and conference recording
Network Time Protocol (NTP) server for logging consistency
Introduction
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