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Polycom MGC+100 Overview
Polycom MGC+100 Overview

Polycom MGC+100 Overview

Mgc/mgc+ unified conferencing bridges solution
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Polycom, Inc.
4750 Willow Road
Pleasanton, CA 94588
1.800.POLYCOM
Polycom MGC/MGC+ Unified Conferencing Bridges
Solution Overview
This document provides a high level overview of the
Polycom MGC/MGC+ Unified Conferencing
Bridges, including a brief product description of
each video MCU platform, and focusing on end-user
"ease of use" attributes inherent to the Polycom
MGC bridge.
A quick look at on-demand MGC "meeting rooms" is
provided to illustrate how easy it can be for end
users to initiate their own multimedia conferences,
including an end user scenario based on a typical
day of a Polycom employee, as well as a
description of the "behind the scenes" technology
that enables this function (Unified Conferencing
Suite.)

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  • Page 1 Polycom employee, as well as a description of the “behind the scenes” technology that enables this function (Unified Conferencing...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Ease of Use with MGC/MGC+ Conferencing Bridges ............7 Managing the MGC+ Conference Bridges with MGC Manager ........11 Summary – The Value Proposition of Deploying A Polycom Multipoint Conferencing Bridge ..............................12 Polycom, Inc. 4750 Willow Road, Pleasanton, CA 94588.
  • Page 3: Overview - Video Conference Network Infrastructure (Sample Diagram

    This overview provides high level information on Polycom’s unified conferencing bridges (MGC/MGC+) - please refer to product specific documentation for more information on other Polycom network infrastructure products.
  • Page 4 Polycom Unified Conferencing Partner Agency Bridges ReadiManager SE200 RSS 2000 Scheduling and Recording and Management Streaming V2IU Firewall Client Agency Streaming Traversal or Partner Clients Road Warrior Polycom, Inc. 4750 Willow Road, Pleasanton, CA 94588. 1.800.POLYCOM www.polycom.com Page 4 of 12...
  • Page 5: Introduction - Mgc/Mgc+ Multipoint Unified Conferencing Bridges

    – on a single, flexible platform. The flexibility and scalability of the Polycom MGC platforms enables them to be positioned at the center of the conferencing network, and deliver a complete range of conference services without the need for additional external technology.
  • Page 6: Overview Of Mgc-25, Mgc+50 And Mgc+100

    Polycom MGC platforms, the MGC+50 supports IP (SIP and H.323) and ISDN/PSTN on a single platform. Both the MGC+50 chassis and the MGC+100 chassis include an extra slot for the “IAM” module, which provides embedded voice/video conference management and scheduling software, comprised of the ReadiManager SE200 software suite.
  • Page 7: Ease Of Use With Mgc/Mgc+ Conferencing Bridges

    Polycom has multiple options for scheduling, including MGC Manager (which is included with all MGC platforms), Polycom WebCommander (which allows for end user scheduling through a web-browser or Outlook) and Polycom ReadiManager SE200, an “all-in-one” network appliance that provides an integrated suite of management and scheduling applications on a single platform –...
  • Page 8 The conference is automatically terminated when the last participant quits the conference, when the chairperson exits the conference or manually by the operator - or conference chair. IVR-enabled Meeting Room with Entry Queue Polycom, Inc. 4750 Willow Road, Pleasanton, CA 94588. 1.800.POLYCOM www.polycom.com Page 8 of 12...
  • Page 9 On-Demand Unified Conferencing – User Scenario Let’s take a look at what “on-demand unified conferencing” means to a typical Polycom employee in their day-to-day work, taking advantage of Polycom technology. Employee “Mary” has been assigned a personal meeting room, which for ease of use purposes is the same number as the extension on her desk phone –...
  • Page 10 Interactive Voice Response (IVR) services for voice and video connections, on IP and ISDN. This enables the Polycom MGC platform to support many new service developments including: Entry queue / Single number access to all conferences from all networks and media PIN code protection on conferences from all networks and media User controlled conference functions via DTMF e.g.
  • Page 11: Managing The Mgc+ Conference Bridges With Mgc Manager

    RIDGES WITH ANAGER Operations support and system administration of the Polycom MGC/MGC+ platforms are accomplished using the MGC Manager application that has already proven its capability with operations departments worldwide. MGC Manager enables an operator or administrator to view and manage all system chassis resources in a single view as well as monitor, provide operations support and administer a global network of audio and video MCUs and gateways.
  • Page 12: Summary - The Value Proposition Of Deployinga Polycom Multipoint Conferencing Bridge

    © 2006 Polycom, Inc. All rights reserved. Polycom and the Polycom logo are registered trademarks of Polycom, Inc. All noted Polycom trademarks are the property of Polycom, Inc. in the U.S. and various countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All prices are US MSRP. Specifications and pricing subject to change without notice.

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