What's New In Version 7; Enhancements In Version 7; New Licensing Mechanism; Resolution Of Prefixes - Polycom PathNavigator Release Note

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PathNavigator has several new features that greatly enrich its cooperative deployment
possibilities, see the list below. In addition, PathNavigator has also several additions and
enhancements over version 5 giving the user more information for diagnostics, better
resolution handling and improved performance.
RTP Statistics - Monitor latency, jitter or packet loss real time for determining
Quality of Service (QoS) for endpoints that support H.460.9. The V-Series
software code that will support H.460.9 will be released in December 2004.
Extended Error Messaging- PathNavigator will send proprietary codes to the
VSX that will be interpreted in lay man terms to the end user why the call cannot
connect or why it disconnected. The V-Series software code that will support this
proprietary mechanism will be released in December 2004.
Windows Server 2003 - Support for the latest Windows server platform.
Upgrade PathNavigator and the Server OS
Firewall Traversal support –Enables customers who have deployed either a
Cisco PIX or Edgewater Networks EdgeMarc SBC to allow inbound and outbound
calls to traverse their enterprise firewall. This important new feature extends IP
video conferencing from internal calling scenarios only to include external to
internal video conferencing without the requirement of ISDN.
Bandwidth Authorization – This feature ensures that calls scheduled through
Polycom Conference Suite are assured to go through if adhoc calls are placed.
Before a nonscheduled call can be placed, PathNavigator will check with Polycom
Conference Suite to see if there are scheduled calls within the default call limit
specified in Polycom Conference Suite. If there are no scheduled calls, Polycom
Conference Suite will tell PathNavigator that the call can go through.
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New Licensing Mechanism

PathNavigator will no longer recognize authentication codes prefixed with PNA.
Upgrade key codes will be sent via email to customers who are under warranty.
Please refer to the Licensing section in this document for more information.

Resolution of prefixes

PathNavigator used to resolve prefixes by looking at the shortest match. So if a
single digit prefix existed, PathNavigator will ignore the double digits for numbers
starting with that same single digit prefix. Now PathNavigator will perform the
longest prefix match before trying to resolve the address. So smaller digit
combinations for services and aliases are now usable in PathNavigator.

CDR Enhancements

PathNavigator has now more information in a Call Detail Record Report. The
fields below are available in the new tab area for each generated report.
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