Realpresence Collaboration Server (Rmx) 4000 Hardware Description; Main Features; Main Components - Polycom 4000 Hardware Manual

RealPresence Collaboration Server
(RMX) 4000 Hardware Description
This Hardware Guide provides information on the RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX) 4000 and its
components. This system utilizes a modular "universal slot" platform, whose components are designed for
high performance, capacity and reliance.
The product names, Polycom® RealPresence® Collaboration Server 4000 and RMX® 4000 are
used interchangeably throughout this document.

Main Features

The Polycom RMX 4000 offers the following features:
● Linux® based
● Chassis based on the ATCA standard
● Built-in redundancy, hot swappable parts
● Physical separation between management and signaling networks, with high speed switching fabric
on the media boards increasing system bandwidth
● Support for standard network interfaces (IP, ISDN and LAN) and large number of ports
● H.323, SIP, PSTN and ISDN
● New hardware technologies
● High availability, redundancy, on-line upgrading and dynamic resource allocation
● Easy integration of conference elements into external network management
● Enhanced Continuous Presence (multi-image video)
● IVR (Interactive Voice Response) module
● Resilient multipoint conferencing - Polycom Lost Packet Recovery (LPR)

Main Components

The Main components on the system are:
● CNTL 4000 (CPU) Module: Controls and manages the RMX 4000
● Fabric Switch Module (FSM 4000): Performs media processing functions on the RMX 4000
● AC/DC Power Supply Modules: Provides current to the RMX system
● Fan Drawer: Fans provide airflow and cools the RMX system.
● Multi Processor Module (MPMx/MPMRx) Cards: perform the various RTP, audio and video
processing functions on the RMX 4000
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