Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15
Comparing deployment models
Before you start your deployment project, use this chapter to plan your new deployment and assess the
impact the change of deployment models will have on existing conferences and future scheduling practices.
impact the change of deployment models will have on existing conferences and future scheduling practices.
Future software releases will address some of these differences, while others are architectural solution
differences. Contact your local Cisco sales representative for up-to-date roadmap information.
differences. Contact your local Cisco sales representative for up-to-date roadmap information.
The following sections and diagrams illustrate the differences between a Cisco TelePresence Manager-
based deployment and a Cisco TMS-based deployment.
based deployment and a Cisco TMS-based deployment.
Cisco TelePresence Manager-based model
Figure 1: Cisco TelePresence Manager-based deployment
Users request scheduled meetings through their Outlook clients, and Exchange is considered the master for
all bookings.
all bookings.
Cisco TelePresence Manager processes these requests, while Multipoint Switch facilitates the meetings.
The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing (CUVC) solution provides interoperability with legacy and other non-
CTS systems.
The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing (CUVC) solution provides interoperability with legacy and other non-
CTS systems.
Replacing Cisco TelePresence Manager with Cisco TMS and Cisco TMSXE Deployment Guide (14.5 and
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