[cisco-voip] VT Advantage on an MCU

[Leetun, Rob]

Greetings, 

Here is a work around, obtain a gatekeeper (2851), buy a Sony PCS-TL50,
which can be your MCU and can host 10 connects.  I am in the process of
building this environment.

Cisco CallManager Administration Guide, Release 4.1.3
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/customer/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/products_a
dministration_guide_chapter09186a00803ed6e7.html#wp1118192

Understanding Cisco IOS H.323 Gatekeeper Call Routing
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/788/voip/gk-call-routing.html

Cisco IOS Voice Configuration Library
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios124/124tcg/v
cl.htm

Hope this helps!


-----Original Message-----
From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
[mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of IT
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 10:08 PM
To: Ryan Ratliff; IT
Cc: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] VT Advantage on an MCU

Yes, I was told that a 3511E would be necessary to do continuous
presence, and it was twice the price if I remember correctly.

If I want to do this all without a 3511E, my understanding is that I
will need a h323 gatekeeper. Can someone please drop me a few links
about setting up a gatekeeper? I inherited a vocaltec gk, but don't know
about integrating with CCM. Anyone with advice?

Thanks,
Avidan

-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan Ratliff [mailto:rratliff at cisco.com]
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 1:33 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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