Cisco Cisco MXE 3500 (Media Experience Engine) Prospecto
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Description of Business Meetings
Business meetings are structured or unstructured in nature.
Structured Meetings
• Structured meetings are always scheduled (for example, a company all-hands meeting).
• Invites are sent by using Outlook.
• There are two interactive meetings.
• The time span is usually one hour.
• Live participants use a Cisco TelePresence System, videoconferencing endpoints, and a Cisco WebEx
• Invites are sent by using Outlook.
• There are two interactive meetings.
• The time span is usually one hour.
• Live participants use a Cisco TelePresence System, videoconferencing endpoints, and a Cisco WebEx
meeting application.
• Generally have a featured subject matter expert with other speakers who have the floor during different
parts of the meeting.
• There is a level of interaction, but usually there is a designated Q&A session that follows the presentation.
• Audience members might reside in the same room as the presenters, or they could be remote.
• After the meeting the recorded content can be viewed in portals on a PC.
• Content postproduction (for example, overlays, bumpers, and trailers) and content re-purposing (for
• Audience members might reside in the same room as the presenters, or they could be remote.
• After the meeting the recorded content can be viewed in portals on a PC.
• Content postproduction (for example, overlays, bumpers, and trailers) and content re-purposing (for
handheld devices) is a “nice to have”, but not a requirement.
Unstructured Meetings
Unstructured meetings have many similarities to structured meetings. The important differences are that in
unstructured meetings:
unstructured meetings:
• Unstructured meetings could be scheduled or impromptu (for example, a weekly team meeting).
• There are usually undesignated speakers and frequent interruptions.
• The audio for each speaker is not necessarily ideal.
• The number of participants and locations is generally fewer than that of structured meetings.
• The frequency of requests to record unstructured meetings is lower than that of structured meetings.
• Postproduction is usually not required.
• The shelf life of unstructured meetings is generally less than that of a structured meeting. Figure 8 provides
• There are usually undesignated speakers and frequent interruptions.
• The audio for each speaker is not necessarily ideal.
• The number of participants and locations is generally fewer than that of structured meetings.
• The frequency of requests to record unstructured meetings is lower than that of structured meetings.
• Postproduction is usually not required.
• The shelf life of unstructured meetings is generally less than that of a structured meeting. Figure 8 provides
a high-level overview of a form of a business meeting in an enterprise environment.