Cisco Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Maintenance Manual

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J-12  Glossary 
MeetingPlace Audio Server System Manager’s Guide
Latitude Communications
multiserver meeting A type of meeting that allows users in different 
locations to dial into their local MeetingPlace servers. This allows the 
corporation to reduce network costs, as only the servers are making the WAN 
connections. See also 
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multi-site system A MeetingPlace system with servers in multiple physical 
locations.
mute/unmute A MeetingPlace in-session feature that allows attendees who 
are not speaking to mute their phone lines. Muting prevents outside noise 
from disturbing the meeting. Users must unmute their lines to be heard again.
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NAT Network Address Translation. Hides the IP addresses of platforms in an 
internal network by presenting one IP address to the outside world. Performs 
the translation back and forth.
named ULs Licensing that is connected to specific users by name. See also 
Network address translation Se
notification A message that notifies conference organizers and invitees of 
details about a meeting.
O
on-demand The ability to view a recorded file that contains one or more 
media formats.
open forum meeting The default meeting type. All attendees are granted the 
Speaker audio permissions and the Presenter data permissions. See also 
option key An alphanumeric string used to activate optional features within 
the product.
organizer announcement In MeetingPlace Instant Messaging Gateway, an 
infomessage that notifies the user that he/she is the meeting’s conference 
organizer.
outdial A MeetingPlace feature that enables the system to initiate an audio 
connection with a person currently not in the meeting.
overbook ratio A designation that allows MeetingPlace Audio Server to 
schedule more user licenses than are actually available. Overbook takes 
advantage of the fact that licenses are typically available due to lack of 
attendance.