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Appendix I - Polycom Open
Collaboration Network (POCN)
Collaboration With Cisco’s Telepresence
Interoperability Protocol (TIP)
Interoperability Protocol (TIP)
TIP is a proprietary protocol created by Cisco for deployment in Cisco TelePresence systems (CTS). Since
TIP is not compatible with standard video communication systems, interoperability between Cisco and other
vendors’ Telepresence systems was initially impossible.
TIP is not compatible with standard video communication systems, interoperability between Cisco and other
vendors’ Telepresence systems was initially impossible.
Gateways were developed to provide interoperability but were subject to the inherent problems of additional
latency (delay) in connections and low video quality resulting from the reformatting of video and audio
content.
latency (delay) in connections and low video quality resulting from the reformatting of video and audio
content.
Polycom’s solution is to allow the Collaboration Server to natively inter-operate with Cisco TelePresence
Systems, ensuring optimum quality multi-screen, multipoint calls between:
Systems, ensuring optimum quality multi-screen, multipoint calls between:
● Polycom Immersive Telepresence Systems (ITP) Version 3.1.1:
RPX 200
RPX 400
OTX 300
(At Telepresence Licence is required on the Collaboration Server.)
(At Telepresence Licence is required on the Collaboration Server.)
● Polycom video conferencing endpoints
Standalone HDX
Polycom Group Series 300/500
● Microsoft
MS Lync (using MS-ICE)
RTV 720p
● Cisco TelePresence® System (CTS) Versions 1.10Collaboration ServerCollaboration
ServerCollaboration Server
CTS 1300
CTS 3010
Conferences hosted on the Collaboration Server can include a mix of existing end points (that do not
support TIP) and CTS endpoints.
support TIP) and CTS endpoints.
Working in the Open Collaboration Server and TIP protocol are supported in AVC Conferencing Mode
only.
only.