About Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway Applications And Topologies; About Multimedia Conferencing - Cisco 3522 BRI Installation And Upgrade Manual

About Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway Applications and Topologies

About Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway
Applications and Topologies
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About Multimedia Conferencing

The Cisco PRI gateway and BRI gateway enable H.323 endpoints on the IP network to communicate
with an H.320 terminal, an ISDN phone, or a regular phone on a circuit-switched public network without
having to connect directly to these networks. The gateway allows all IP network terminals to support
video conferences without connecting every desktop computer to an ISDN line (see
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H.323
endpoint
H.323
endpoint
Typical multimedia conferencing applications include:
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Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3522 BRI Gateway and 3527 PRI Gateway Releases 5.6 and 5.7
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About Multimedia Conferencing, page
About Point-to-Point Conferencing, page
About Multipoint Conferencing, page
About Gateway IP Network Connections, page
About Gateway ISDN Network Connections, page
Multimedia Conferencing through the Gateway
IP network
Cisco
chassis/unit
with serial
gateway
Business video conferencing
Distance learning
Telemedicine
Video-enabled call centers
Telecommuting
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PSDN
ISDN
H.323
terminal
Chapter 1 Functionality
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phone
ISDN
phone
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