Cisco Telepresence

Prepared By : Rajen Parmar

Objective

Product overview
TelePresence applications
TelePresence Meeting solution
Management software: Cisco TelePresence Manager
Making a call
Implementation
References aspects

Cisco TelePresence Product Overview

Live, face-to-face meeting
experience over the network
Rich audio
High-definition video
Virtual table
TelePresence applications
TelePresence Meeting solution
Virtual executive administrators and
lobby attendants
Remote interviewing and HR
benefits support

Cisco TelePresence Product Overview

TelePresence appears as a
single endpoint to Cisco Unified
CallManager
Daily room schedule as
managed by
enterprise groupware
Scheduled video calls
require one
button to push to launch
User has minimum
interaction with the technology

Cisco TelePresence Applications

TelePresence Meeting
solution
Virtual executive
administrators and lobby
attendants
Remote interviewing and HR
benefits support
Remote expert consultation
for offshore Face to face
customer service and support

Cisco TelePresence Meeting Solution

TelePresence 3000 (CTS- 3000)

12 seats at the virtual table
Purpose-built room

TelePresence 1000 (CTS-1000)

4 seats at the virtual table
General purpose room

Software: TelePresence Manager

Cisco TelePresence 3000

Main components:
Three 65 Plasma screens
Table seats for 6, or 12 at
virtual table
Cameras
Spatial audio speakers
Codec (1x primary, 2x
secondary)
Microphones
Lighting array

Cisco TelePresence 1000

Free-standing unit
Main components:
Single-panel Plasma screen
Single camera
Codec (1x primary)
Spatial audio speaker
Microphone
Lighting array

TelePresence Endpoint: IP Phone 7970

One Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970

per TelePresence node connected to
Primary Codec
Used to place and receive SIP calls
to and from other Codec endpoints
setup/teardown only
Audio is captured, multiplexed, and
delivered as a single standard rtp/udp
stream by the Primary Codec audio on
IP phone is only used when making
regular voice calls
Provides directory and one button
access information for meetings
scheduled through Microsoft
Outlook/Exchange

TelePresence Codec

Primary and secondary Codec (CTS1000 has primary only)

Linux based
SIP for signaling to Cisco Unified
CallManager
Primary codec interconnects with
secondary, network, IP phone, camera,
and audio
Secondary Codecs process video
and send it to the Primary Codec.
Primary Codec multiplexes video into a
single RTP stream

TelePresence Codec Communication

Primary Codecs communicate directly between each other for

voice/video communications

Cisco TelePresence Manager (CTM)

Cisco TelePresence Manager is essential for delivering the full value of a Cisco
TelePresence Meeting solution.
It collects information about Cisco TelePresence systems from Cisco Unified
CallManager and associates those systems to their physical location or conference
room as defined in Active Directory and Microsoft Exchange.
This allows users to schedule Cisco TelePresence meetings from their Microsoft
Outlook group calendar and have that schedule automatically sent to the Cisco
TelePresence systems involved in the call.
This way, users can launch the Cisco TelePresence call with the push of one button,
simply by selecting their meeting from the list of meetings shown on the Cisco Unified
IP Phone in the meeting room.

CTM Communication

Cisco TelePresence Manager (CTM)

discovers meeting rooms by interrogating
Cisco Unified CallManager via AVVID XML
Layer/Simple Object Access Protocol
(AXL/SOAP).
CTM logs into Exchange based meeting
rooms using Lightweight Directory Access
Protocol (LDAP) and Web-based Distributed
Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV).
CTM accepts or rejects meeting requests
for Exchange based meeting rooms.
CTM communicates scheduled events to
the Codec using XML.
Scheduled events are pushed to the Cisco
Unified IP Phone 7970G

Making A Call: IP Phone 7970 Display

The idle URL displays the touch

screen options to make a scheduled,
ad-hoc call, or search TelePresence
rooms
Softkeys allow for redial, new call
(ad-hoc), speed dial, or list

Making A Call: IP Phone 7970 Display Conti.

Active calls allow for Hold/Resume,

End Call, Tones, Volume, or List
Service and Authentication URLs
work with Cisco Unified CallManager to
provide TelePresence specific
functionality on the Cisco 7970 IP
Phone

Making A Call: Call Scheduling

Calls can be scheduled through

Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Web
Access as a calendar event
User accepts or rejects meetings on
behalf of the requested rooms in
Microsoft Exchange
Resource availability can be seen in
Exchange in advance

Making A Call: Call Scheduling (cont.)

Scheduled calls can be viewed on a

daily basis and include information on
time, room to be called, and
identification of call scheduler
Display options include NextDay,
Start, Concierge (help desk), or Manual
dial in the case of an ad-hoc
TelePresence call

Thank You