Video Resource Usage - Polycom 1500 Administrator's Manual

RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX) 1500/1800/2000/4000 Administrator's Guide
● The Media card(s) installed in the system affect the number of video resources used for each video
resolution and frame rate, the supported video protocols and the maximum resolution that can be
used by the Collaboration Server.
● The used video protocol: H.264 base Profile or H.264 High Profile. The H.264 High Profile
maintains the Video quality at bit rates that are up to 50% lower than previously required. For
example, a 512 kbps call will have the video quality of a 1Mbps HD call while a 1Mbps HD call has
higher video quality at the same (1Mbps) bit rate.
● A different decision matrix is used for Motion and Sharpness as the quality requirements are
different.
The system is shipped with three pre-defined settings of the decision matrix for H.264 Base Profile and
three pre-defined settings of the decision matrix for H.264 High Profile with Motion and Sharpness video
quality for each of the following resource management schemes:
● Resource-Quality Balanced (default)
A balance between video quality and resource usage. This is the only available resolution
configuration in version 6.0.x and earlier.
● Resource Optimized
System resource usage is optimized by allowing high resolution connections only at high line rates
and may result in lower video resolutions (in comparison to other resolution configurations) for some
line rates. This option allows to save MCU resources and increase the number of participant
connections.
● Video Quality Optimized
Video is optimized through higher resolution connections at lower line rates increasing the resource
usage at lower line rates. This may decrease the number of participant connections.

Video Resource Usage

Video resource usage is dependent on the participant's line rate, resolution and Video Quality settings.
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