Setting The Connection Speed For A Conference; Using People + Content - Polycom ReadiManagerSE200 Software Manual

Setting the Connection Speed for a Conference

Using People + Content

The speed requested using the Bit Rate setting in the Advanced Settings dialog
box requests a speed at which the endpoints will communicate for both
point-to-point and multipoint conferences. Whether the requested speed will
be used depends on a number of factors, including the maximum bit rate in the
site topology. If those settings do not set a lower limit, the requested speed will
be used.
I f you w ant t o use a hi gher bi t r at e t han t he def aul t r at e, cont act your R eadi M anager
Adm i ni st r at or t o see i f a di f f er ent pol i cy gr oup w i t h a hi gher bi t r at e can be m ade
avai l abl e and associ at ed w i t h t he vi deo endpoi nt s you ar e schedul i ng.
If a higher speed is selected than can be supported by an endpoint, the speed
for that endpoint will be reduced, but the conference will use the default
connection speed for the endpoints that can match it. If the calls are placed
through an endpoint with an embedded MCU, the behavior depends on the
capabilities of that codec.
In the case of ISDN dialing, if the dial speed is higher than the bandwidth
defined in the H.320 service of the endpoint, you will receive a warning about
exceeding ISDN resources. If that occurs, simply lower the dial speed to less
than or equal to the ISDN capability of the endpoint.
Higher speed is important when you want high quality video in a meeting.
Because higher speed uses more bandwidth, scheduling a meeting with higher
speed may limit the number of conferences that can be reserved at one time.
The People+Content setting in the Advanced Settings dialog box controls the
ability for one of the endpoints to send two types of data (a data stream and a
video stream) over the same bandwidth, so that both people and content can
be displayed. The two video streams are handled differently by the receiving
endpoint, and may be shown on separate screens, or through Video Switching
mode.
The M G C r equi r es t hat conf er ences w i t h Peopl e + C ont ent use a Speed of at l east
192 K. I f you set t he Speed t o 128, t he conf er ence w i l l f ai l .
Select the type of People + Content capability you want the conference to use.
If you do not want to display both people and content in this conference, leave
this setting as "None."
Using Advanced Settings When Scheduling
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