Setting Up Satellite (H.331) Broadcast Mode - Polycom ViewStation FX4000 User Manual

Setting up Satellite (H.331) Broadcast Mode

© Polycom, Inc. 2002
Chapter 4 - Advanced Configuration for your Network Environment
Direct Connect
The following information applies only to V.35 Direct Connect
setups.
Direct Connect users can choose to have the local system answer a
video call when it detects data from a remote site, or hang up when
it detects lack of data from the remote site. This Direct Connect
signal lead would be in addition to existing V.35 signal leads that
control answer/hang up call states. A description of the use of these
signals can be found in the Polycom Office Integrators' Reference
Manual.
The ViewStation FX and VS4000 with a V.35/RS-449 network
interface support H.331 broadcast mode for broadcast transmissions
via satellite. In this mode, your ViewStation FX or VS4000 system
sends and receives audio and video without handshaking with the
far-site ViewStation FX or VS4000 or H.331-compatible systems.
One ViewStation FX or VS4000 can send video and audio to many
ViewStation FX and VS4000 systems or other H.331-compatible
systems, such as large satellite network.
Broadcast configuration parameters should be set to accommodate
the lowest common denominator of the systems which are receiving
the broadcast. For example, if one system in the conference supports
H.261 only, broadcast should be set to H.261 to ensure all systems
participate in the conference.
To access the Broadcast Mode screen:
Enable Broadcast Mode Setup in the Video Network screen
1.
(System Info > Admin Setup > Video Network > Video
Network). The Broadcast Mode Setup satellite icon appears.
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