Chapter 1 - Before You Begin
MGC Unit Main Features
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The MGC unit offers the following features:
Supports a large number of ports (48 for the MGC-50, 96 for the MGC-
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100) running at 128 Kbps
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Universal slots, telco grade high availability with hot-swappable
modules, redundancy, on-line upgrading and dynamic resource
allocation
Support for standard network interfaces (ISDN, ATM, T1-CAS, LAN
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and V.35 serial) for the easy integration of conference elements into
external network management and billing systems
Support for up to 16 operator workstations (PCs) connected to either a
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local or remote MCU; each operator workstation can be connected to
several MGC units
Multirate conferencing and Transcoding (audio and video, including
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high bit rate video and data bit rate conversion)
Channel aggregation according to H.221, BONDING and Multirate (H0)
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Automatic rate detection upon endpoint connection to the conference
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H.320/H.323 video, T.120 data and Greet and Guide conferencing
Quality of Service for IP networks
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Enhanced Continuous Presence (multi-image video)
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Ad Hoc conferencing
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IVR (Interactive Voice Response)
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Windows 95®/Windows 98®/Windows NT®/Windows 2000®/
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Windows XP® based operator station
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Multiple operators per conference
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Multiple conferences and MCUs per operator
TCP/IP - LAN - Internet access
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Supports serial communication (V.35/RS-530/RS-449) (optional)
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