Technical Description of TANDBERG MCU with software version D3
D12925 Rev. 03
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1 Introduction
The TANDBERG MCU is a Multipoint Control Unit designed for connecting up to 16
videoconferencing endpoints and 16 telephones (i.e. 32 sites in total) in the same meeting giving
all participants the same high quality video and/or audio as if they were connected in a point-to-
point meeting.
The MCU implements the ITU-T H.320 standard for video compression and a combination of
H.221 and BONDING for communication on up to 30 ISDN B-channels as well as ITU-T H.323
v.4 standard for communication up to 2 Mbps over IP networks.
The TANDBERG MCU is ‘configurationless’ in the sense that no extensive knowledge is
required for installation and maintenance. All features are included in the MCU – thus, there is
no additional hardware required to use any of the inbuilt features.
All features of the TANDBERG MCU are based on standards set by the ITU-T.
The TANDBERG MCU is best utilised when used together with TANDBERG Management
Suite (TMS) and TANDBERG Scheduler, since they have incorporated features like Graphical
monitoring and Scheduling (Optional).
Major features supported:
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Up to three separate and independent conferences
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Mixed ISDN/IP conferences
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Best Impression
(i.e. a variety of picture layouts)
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Custom video formats (e.g. XGA video resolution)
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Full implementation of Downspeeding
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Secure Conference
(AES Encryption)
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Duo Video
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Up to 16 videoconferencing end 16 telephones
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Support for TANDBERG Scheduler and TMS - TANDBERG Management Suite -
(Optional)
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The ITU-T standard H.264 video compression algorithm
