[cisco-voip] VT Advantage on an MCU

[Philip Walenta]

I actually just help set up a lab with this sort of thing.

VT advantage (on CME and CCM), GK and a Polycom MCU.

All of them could bridge to it just fine via H323. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net 
> [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Ryan Ratliff
> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 3:33 PM
> To: IT
> Cc: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] VT Advantage on an MCU
> 
> Continuous presence with SCCP requires the EMP module 
> regardless of what IPVC gear you have.  For the 3511 you'd 
> need a 3511E.  I'm not on the sales side so I have no idea 
> what the cost difference between the two would be.
> 
> That said I have no idea why a VTA couldn't call into an 
> H.323 conference.  As long as CM can route the call (via 
> gatekeeper or directly to the H.323 gateway) there should be 
> no problem.
> 
> -Ryan
> 
> On Jun 5, 2006, at 3:01 PM, IT wrote:
> 
> I am looking for a video conference solution that will allow 
> me to get VTA users into my video conferences. A few months 
> back, I tried out the IPVC 3511 and a few Sony PCS-1's loaded 
> with SCCP.  However, that test was a failure, since the IPVC 
> only showed one site at a time (based on who was talking). 
> This was entirely unacceptable, and I was told I would need 
> the 3540 to get the "brady bunch" effect, so I returned the 
> 3511.  Now I am leaning towards the H.323 only video world. I 
> am reloading all the PCS-1's to H.323 firmware, and 
> purchasing a sony h323 mcu software upgrade for one of them. 
> Using this configuration, sony has told me that I will be 
> able to have a 5- camera conference without a problem, 
> including the grid layout on- screen. That being said, I know 
> that there is a huge downside to this setup, none of my VTA 
> users will be able to join, correct?  Does anyone know of a 
> way to get VT advantages to call in to a h323 video 
> conference hosted by a h323 mcu?
> 
> 
> 
> Any advice is truly appreciated.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Avidan
> 
> 
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