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1. Add or drop participants in a conference Lock the video on a location to be viewed by all participants in a conference Lock the video and specify image position during a continuous presence conference Switch between voice activated and continuous presence views during a conference Mute audio from a selected participant Terminate a video conference o o o o o o Unscheduled or scheduled conferences You can easily initiate unscheduled conferences You can schedule conferences through the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace solution or the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager product 2008 Cisco Systems Inc All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 6 of 8 Data Sheet a Security H 235 Advanced Encryption Standard AES and Data Encryption Standard DES encryption on both SD and HD connections up to 128 bit keys offers secure audiovisual conferencing 2 Your access is password protected through a web GUI with multiple levels administrator operator and user The solution offers secure password enforcement e The solution offers HTTPS and Secure Sockets Layer SSL protection PIN protected conferences help ensure privacy The solution offers a security warning page option You can disable or enable the serial port The solution offers session inactivity time out and user lockout manual and auto capabilities Security event logging is provided Confer2. traditional video endpoints makes it easier for traveling or remote employees partners and customers to participate and realize the benefits of visual communications Microsoft Office Communicator and Lotus Sametime interoperability provides interoperability with standards based video solutions and lets you initiate multiparticipant video directly from a buddy list or an instant message Product Information Table 1 describes the features of the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU and Table 2 lists the product specifications Table 1 Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Features and Benefits Feature Description Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU 12 3515 MCU 24 Part number IPVC 3515 MCU12 IPVC 3515 MCU24 Video and audio High capacity SD 72 audio 72 audio capacities ronaione wer Zt video 48 video High quality SD 24 audio 48 audio Late SNOS 12 video 24 video Switched HD 24 audio 48 audio up to 2 Mbps 12 video 24 video 2008 Cisco Systems Inc All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 5 of 8 Data Sheet a HD up to 2 Mbps 24 audio 4 video 48 audio 16 video e All SD video ports are fully processed for audio and video allowing them to offer any supported connection speed any supported video and audio codecs and any supported SD video resolutions QCIF CIF SIF or 4CIF resolutions withou
3. experience and capacity for the entire spectrum of video users and deployments e High quality SD video conferencing Every port has dedicated encoders and the system automatically implements transcoding and connection speed transrating so endpoints can connect to any conference at any supported bit rate with any supported audio or video codec at any supported resolution and with any screen layout This approach helps ensure an optimal experience for each participant The encoder per port hardware architecture also significantly reduces planning provisioning and scheduling requirements by eliminating the need to define or limit the bit rates video formats and conference features e High capacity SD video conferencing The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU has the flexibility to redistribute processing resources If available bandwidth is not fully used the number of available ports automatically increases making the solution highly cost effective for desktop video and video telephony deployments Extensive Features that Provide Meeting Control and Flexible Video Presentation The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU offers two modes of video display voice activated video selection and continuous presence The H 239 standard is also fully supported allowing conference participants to share content in real time The solution provides extensive conference management functions Users and conference moderators can control the meet
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5. 0 in 4 445 x 43 815 x 25 4 cm 2008 Cisco Systems Inc All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 7 of 8 Data Sheet o CE Weight 15 43 Ib 7 kg Power e IPVC 3515 MCU12 67W maximum e IPVC 3515 MCU24 88W maximum e 100 240 VAC autosense 50 60 Hz e U S power cable included Other power cables available Environment e Operating temperature 32 to104F 0 to 40 Storage temperature 13 to 158F 25 to 70T Humidity 5 to 90 noncondensing Agency compliance Safety e UL 60950 2000 e CSA CS22 2 No 60950 00 GS Approval EN 60950 2000 e EN 60950 2000 e ACA TS002 1997 AS NZS 3260 1993 A4 1997 AS NZS 60950 2000 e IEC 60950 1999 CB test report EMI FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class A EN 55022 1998 Class A ICES 003 EN 55024 1998 EN 61000 3 2 1995 Amendment A14 2000 EN 61000 3 3 EN 61000 4 2 1995 EN 61000 4 3 1995 EN 61000 4 4 1995 EN 61000 4 5 1995 EN 61000 4 6 1996 EN 61000 4 8 1993 EN 61000 4 11 1994 AS NZS 3548 1995 Class A Amendment 1 1997 Amendment 2 1997 VCCI 1999 Cisco Unified Communications Services Cisco and our certified partners can help you deploy a secure resilient Cisco Unified Communications Solution meeting aggressive deployment schedules and accelerating business advantage The Cisco portfolio of services is based on proven methodologies for unifying voice video data and mobile applicati
6. Afeafe CISCO Data Sheet Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU 5 6 A Flexible Video Communications Infrastructure Solution for Cisco Unified Communications Cisco Unified Communications Solutions enable collaboration so that organizations can quickly adapt to market changes while increasing productivity improving competitive advantage through speed and innovation and delivering a rich media experience across any workspace securely and with optimal quality The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing System an integral component of the Cisco Unified Communications System allows face to face discussions among remote participants The solution supports multiple protocols to facilitate connectivity with a wide variety of video enabled devices from desktop video telephony to standard definition SD and high definition HD room systems and Cisco TelePresence Systems Cost Effective Video Conferencing Solution The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU is a flexible high performance solution for organizations of any size that want to deploy multilocation HD video conferencing Each system is self contained and can support up to 48 simultaneous video endpoints in one or more conferences These multipoint control units MCUs also work with the higher capacity Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 System they are designed for deployment at remote network sites in multiple MCU distributed environments facilitating optimization of WAN
7. Solution that Uses an Intelligent Network Each Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU is a self contained preconfigured high performance appliance that provides audio and video processing for small to medium sized conferences You can deploy the solution with the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3522 and Unified Videoconferencing 3527 Gateway appliances which allow ISDN H 320 endpoints to participate in the same conferences as IP based H 323 SCCP or SIP endpoints providing investment protection for existing video conferencing deployments Readily deployable at remote network sites the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCUs also work with the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 Systems at larger sites to provide a distributed video environment that optimizes WAN bandwidth usage for geographically dispersed organizations while preserving solution performance and quality of the user experience Video conferencing deployments with the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU require the presence of an H 323 gatekeeper in the video network to provide functions such as telephone number to IP address resolution and zone bandwidth management for video conferencing endpoints Based on Cisco IOS Software the Cisco IOS Gatekeeper product runs on a wide variety of Cisco integrated services routers The Cisco Unified Border Element also a Cisco IOS Software product can enhance a video conferencing deployment by providing session border control service
8. bandwidth use for geographically dispersed organizations The solution helps organizations promote effective communication and collaboration by allowing people to meet at any time from anywhere without the expense and inefficiencies of traveling Educational institutions and organizations can conduct efficient training and education programs that extend beyond the campus environment Doctors can consult specialists from any part of the world to provide the best care for their patients Organizations can build trust and stronger relationships with remote staff and customers through more frequent face to face communications while lowering expenses and enabling carbon reduction initiatives through travel reduction Key Features and Benefits The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU offers important features and benefits for video conference users and for your organization Multiprotocol Support Broad Video Interoperability Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Systems support multiple video and audio compression standards codecs and protocols including H 323 Session Initiation Protocol SIP Skinny Client Control Protocol SCCP and H 320 to help ensure broad connectivity with traditional and emerging video environments This degree of support provides flexibility that allows Cisco Unified Videoconferencing solutions to interoperate with traditional room and desktop video conferencing systems newer HD video solutions Cisco TelePresence solut
9. edia server appliance Cisco Unified Videoconferencing complements Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 7 0 by providing HD conferencing and Cisco TelePresence interoperability e Cisco video telephony Cisco Unified Communication Manager video telephony dramatically simplifies your video experience by making video communications as easy as placing a telephone call Figure 1 The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU provides multiparty conferencing support for video telephony environments The solution makes initiating or adding a user to a conference as easy as pressing the conference control on a Cisco Unified IP Phone or video telephony application such as Cisco Unified Personal Communicator 2008 Cisco Systems Inc All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 3 of 8 Data Sheet Figure 1 Cisco Video Telephony Video Calls Are as Easy to Place as Telephone Calls e When deployed with the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager application Cisco Unified Videoconferencing enhances the collaboration capabilities of Microsoft Office Communicator and Lotus Sametime by adding support for standards based multiparticipant video Microsoft Office Communicator and Lotus Sametime users can initiate impromptu video communications with other Microsoft Office Communicator and Lotus Sametime users and with any video solution that can connect to Cisco Unified Videoconferencing including Cisco TelePresence Systems Scalable
10. encing and video display features You can conduct an unlimited number of simultaneous conferences Full screen voice activated HD switching service delivers the same port capacity as SD services while making good use of higher resolution images Continuous presence conferences display up to 16 SD or HD participants at one time You have more than 26 screen layout options all of which support both SD and HD participants Auto layout selection is based on the number of participants Continuous presence screen layouts are displayed in full 720p resolution to HD participants The solution offers configurable methods to convert 4 3 SD aspect ratio to 16 9 HD aspect ratio video resolutions crop stretch or borders e The administrator controls layouts and conference views e The web interface gives a conference moderator full control of participant location in the screen layout A self see window in the screen layout can be removed for high capacity and high quality SD conferences providing a unique and optimized view for each SD participant without the participant in the layout The solution offers text overlay options Audio announcements on entry and exit The system plays entry and exit sounds when conference participants join or leave a conference e You can record and upload custom messages using the supplied recording utility software Data support The solution supports H 239 and Tandberg DuoVideo
11. for presentation sharing The solution integrates with the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace solution for rich media conferencing and web collaboration Diagnostics The solution performs a power on self test for CPU interfaces and memory when the unit is turned on e The solution provides front panel error indicators e The solution provides Telnet and serial port monitoring capabilities Table 2 Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Specifications Feature Specification LAN interface One 10 100 Ethernet port IEEE 802 3 8 pin RJ 45 Serial port EIA 232 9 pin D type Video protocols H 323 SIP and SCCP Video coding H 261 H 263 and H 264 Video resolutions Primary participant video resolutions Quarter Common Intermediate Format QCIF Common Intermediate Format CIF 4CIF and 1280 x 720 HD H 239 and Tandberg DuoVideo content video resolutions Video Graphics Array VGA Super Video Graphics Array SVGA and Extended Graphics Array XGA Audio coding G 711 G 722 G 722 1 G 723 1 G 728 and G 729A Other protocols H 239 H 243 and H 235 AES and DES Data collaboration e H 239 and Tandberg DuoVideo for presentation sharing e Integration with the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace solution for audio video and web rich media conferencing and collaboration Gatekeeper support Cisco IOS Gatekeeper or equivalent Dimensions 1 75 x 17 25 x 10
12. ing from a web based user interface a dual tone multifrequency DTMF interface from video endpoints or standard phones or video endpoint remote controls For example the conference moderator can lock the conference as well as add mute or disconnect participants Having access to these integrated controls improves meeting effectiveness particularly in large video conferences or educational environments Integrated Unified Communications and Rich Media Conferencing Solution The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU is integrated with the Cisco Unified Communications System to enable multiple video environments and usage scenarios including impromptu conferences that you can initiate from desktop communications clients and phones collaborative conferences that integrate voice video and web conferencing and traditional multilocation video conferencing You can easily transition across and between applications such 2008 Cisco Systems Inc All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 2 of 8 Data Sheet as presence instant messaging IM IP telephony unified messaging and rich media conferencing as interactions warrant independent of where they are or what device they are using Unified communications interoperability also delivers investment protection by helping ensure that your organization can fully use your investment in video conferencing systems The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU sup
13. ions Cisco Unified Communications Manager video telephony environments and unified communications clients including Cisco 2008 Cisco Systems Inc All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 1 of 8 Data Sheet Unified Personal Communicator Microsoft Office Communicator and Lotus Sametime Providing a single video infrastructure solution for a broad range of devices and access methods helps simplify the user experience and system management facilitating effective video communications and a lower total cost of ownership TCO High Performance Flexible Solution Optimized Experience for All The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU uses a powerful hardware design with flexible processing capabilities to provide an exceptional user experience that is also scalable and cost effective The products are specifically designed to meet the needs of today s heterogeneous video environments by maintaining HD quality for HD endpoints while simultaneously providing highly scalable SD and desktop video conferencing e HD conferencing Connections to HD capable endpoints are fully processed delivering full screen voice activated switching in HD full interoperability with SD endpoints in the same conference and continuous presence features displayed at full HD quality The HD services run simultaneously on the MCU with both the high quality and high capacity SD video services automatically providing the optimal
14. k video conferences Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager reduces the hurdles to deploying video conferencing to large or geographically dispersed environments Video conferencing devices are registered with Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager which then combines the device information network topology and bandwidth information to help simplify user and administrator interactions and make intelligent resource allocation decisions Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager also helps improve meeting effectiveness by providing powerful in meeting controls such as the ability to invite new users mute participants and change the meeting video layout for any conference from a single centralized web user interface The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager also includes desktop video capabilities including fully interactive video one way video streaming and interoperability with Microsoft Office Communicator and Lotus Sametime Anyone with a PC web browser and webcam can join a video conference as a fully interactive video participant whether the person is inside or outside the corporate firewall The streaming video features allow anyone with a web browser to passively view a live video stream of a conference which is perfectly suited for meetings such as panel discussions where there is a large audience but only a subset of the attendees actively participates Eliminating the need to be connected to the enterprise network or have access to
15. nd Unified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU modules together e You can centralize cascaded conferences in the data center or distribute conferences geographically to more efficiently use WAN bandwidth For desktop telephony or mobile video conferencing deployments that do not require more then 384 kbps connections Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU port capacity is increased by 100 percent Auto cascading geographical MCU selection and other virtual MCU features are provided by both the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace and Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager products Audio transcoding Conference participants can use G 711 G 722 G 722 1 G 723 1 G 728 or G 729A audio encoding The audio capabilities of each calling endpoint are matched before the audio from all participants is mixed Conference management A conference moderator can perform a variety of conference monitoring and management functions through an easy to use web interface Real time conference management and monitoring features allow moderators to e View conference list and number of participants e View conference type and participant information including name number IP address video and audio codecs in use and time joined the conference Create a new conference and assign a conference password Terminate a video conference The solution offers powerful conference control for management of active conferences allowing moderators to
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17. ports the following deployment modes which can be used separately or together e Traditional IP videoconferencing The solution provides flexible scalable and high performance multiparty video conferencing for both SD and HD traditional room based video conferencing systems across a wide variety of endpoints including H 320 H 323 SCCP and SIP devices Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 5 6 adds IP dialing with interactive voice response IVR to simplify meeting access Endpoints can directly dial into the system and you can choose your meetings from the on screen menu e Cisco TelePresence interoperability When used in conjunction with the Cisco TelePresence Multipoint Switch the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU provides the bridge between traditional video conferencing endpoints and Cisco TelePresence endpoints allowing your business to protect and take full advantage of your investments e Rich media conferencing The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU when combined with the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Video Integration option delivers the video conferencing capabilities for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Conferencing Version 6 0 and earlier The solution integrates enterprise class voice video and web conferencing with industry leading video setup and control capabilities that make setting up attending and managing meetings easy Note Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 7 0 and later unify voice and video conferencing in a single m
18. s quality of service QoS functions and enhanced security with firewall traversal capabilities all of which allow you to extend your video conferencing capabilities beyond your network to partner and customer networks or even to video endpoints using the public Internet Advanced Solution Management Desktop Video and Streaming Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Systems can be managed as standalone devices or with the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager which helps organizations of all sizes use their video 2008 Cisco Systems Inc All rights reserved This document is Cisco Public Information Page 4 of 8 Data Sheet conferencing resources more effectively and extend desktop video access to new classes of users The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager allows you to easily schedule video conferences from a web browser or a Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes calendar where you can view check availability and reserve video resources such as Cisco Unified Videoconferencing MCU devices and gateways Additional features such as custom meeting templates that identify bandwidth layout and terminal setting preferences Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP integration email notifications and automatic dial out to video terminals help make the scheduling and attending experience flexible and efficient thereby reducing the need for support and the TCO You can also record and play bac
19. t any decrease in port capacities or in the number of simultaneous conferences supported There is no limit to the number of simultaneous conferences Switched HD service provides full screen voice activated switching for HD only 720p and 1080p conferences HD service provides interoperability between SD and HD 720p participants and continuous presence conference views in HD 720p The video connection capacities listed for the HD service can be either SD or HD connections HD participants receive 720p video resolution using H 264 All services may run concurrently on the MCU to optimize the widest variety of endpoint requirements All audio connections are fully processed and support audio only connections from IP phones including all Cisco Unified IP Phones and clients Enabling the HD service reduces capacity for all services on the MCU but the high capacity SD service 384 kbps or less continues to support two connections per port New in Cisco Unified e Video recording and content management with Cisco Unified Video Conferencing Manager Videoconferencing 5 6 gt e P dialing with IVR and on screen menu for ease of use e Multiparty video for Microsoft Office Communicator and Lotus Sametime with Cisco Unified Video Conferencing Manager e Lotus Notes scheduling with Cisco Unified Video Conferencing Manager Scalability e You can create larger conferences by cascading multiple Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU a
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