Using Conference Profiles; Conferencing Parameters Defined In A Profile - Polycom RealPresence 1500 Administrator's Manual

Using Conference Profiles

Conference Profiles include conference parameters such as Conferencing Mode, conference line rate,
video and content sharing resolutions and settings, video layout, encryption, Lost Packet Recovery (LPR),
etc. Profiles eliminate the need to define these parameters for each new conference created on the MCU.
They are stored on the Collaboration Server and they enable you to define all types of conferences.
The maximum number of Conference Profiles that can be defined is 80.
Conference Profiles are assigned to Conferences, Meeting Rooms, Reservations and Entry Queues. The
same Profile can be assigned to different conferencing entities. When modifying the Profile parameters, the
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applied to all the conferencing entities to which the profile is assigned.
Conference Profile options differ according to the selected Conferencing Mode. Profiles can be defined for
AVC (Advanced Video Codec) CP and VSW (RealPresence Collaboration Server 1500/2000/4000)
conferencing Modes, SVC (Scalable Video Codec) conferencing Mode or Mixed CP and SVC Conferencing
Mode.
Conference Profiles can be saved to Conference Templates along with all participant parameters, including
their Personal Layout and Video Forcing settings. It enables administrators and operators to create, save,
schedule and activate identical conferences quickly and easily.

Conferencing Parameters Defined in a Profile

When defining a new video Profile, you select the parameters that determine the video display on the
participant's endpoint and the quality of the video, according to the selected Conferencing Mode. When
defining a new conference Profile, the system uses default values for the selected conferencing Mode.
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