Cisco Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Maintenance Manual
Cisco MeetingServer 5.1 System Manager’s Guide
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Cisco Systems
March 2003
Figure 0-1 illustrates the distribution of ports in a MeetingPlace system.
Access ports reserved for
scheduling meetings and
listening to MeetingNotes
scheduling meetings and
listening to MeetingNotes
Contingency ports reserved to
handle call transfers to contacts
or attendant
handle call transfers to contacts
or attendant
Floating ports to handle
unexpected meeting attendance
unexpected meeting attendance
Ports in use or reserved for
meetings
meetings
Contingency
Floating
Access
Figure 0-1 Distribution of port types
Figure 0-1 illustrates the following:
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All access ports are not necessarily preconfigured as conference ports.
The number of conference port licenses you acquire (as listed on your
sales order) is the total number of conference ports in your system.
The number of conference port licenses you acquire (as listed on your
sales order) is the total number of conference ports in your system.
•
A certain number of conference ports can be reserved to handle call
transfers. These are contingency ports. Contingency ports are ports that
the system keeps in reserve, making it possible for meeting participants
to reach a contact or attendant for assistance during a meeting and for
the system manager to dial in to meetings. The values entered in the
Number of Contingency Ports field (Configure tab, Server Configuration
topic) determine the number of contingency ports in your system.
transfers. These are contingency ports. Contingency ports are ports that
the system keeps in reserve, making it possible for meeting participants
to reach a contact or attendant for assistance during a meeting and for
the system manager to dial in to meetings. The values entered in the
Number of Contingency Ports field (Configure tab, Server Configuration
topic) determine the number of contingency ports in your system.
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The remaining conference ports, called floating ports, are available for
unexpected port needs. Floating ports can float between meetings, taking
up the slack when an extra person decides to attend a meeting that is
already full. The values entered in the Number of Floating Ports field
(Configure tab, Server Configuration topic) determine how many ports
are floating ports.
unexpected port needs. Floating ports can float between meetings, taking
up the slack when an extra person decides to attend a meeting that is
already full. The values entered in the Number of Floating Ports field
(Configure tab, Server Configuration topic) determine how many ports
are floating ports.
It is recommended that you dedicate 10% of the total number of conference
ports as contingency ports and 15% as floating ports. See Appendix I for
Reservationless Meetings floater ports recommendations.
ports as contingency ports and 15% as floating ports. See Appendix I for
Reservationless Meetings floater ports recommendations.