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Appendix 3 – Benefits of using Cisco VCS with OCS
Appendix 3 – Benefits of using Cisco VCS with
OCS
OCS
Separate management of video systems and PC based systems
Video managers can manage the video endpoints in the Cisco VCS environment that they know, and
IT managers can focus on managing the PCs without needing to learn about video.
IT managers can focus on managing the PCs without needing to learn about video.
Cisco VCS brings H.323 integration to OCS
OCS works with SIP. Cisco VCS Control works with SIP and H.323 and can interwork H.323 calls to
SIP calls allowing H.323 endpoints to be used in the OCS environment.
SIP calls allowing H.323 endpoints to be used in the OCS environment.
Duo Video
Sharing presentations in a conference is not supported in OCS, but it is supported by Cisco VCS.
Bandwidth management
The Cisco VCS uses the concept of pipes which allow you to apply bandwidth restrictions to a link.
This ensures that calls are not attempted if they would overload a link’s bandwidth. If a link’s
bandwidth would be exceeded, the call may be diverted to a different zone (link), down-sped to a
lower bandwidth or rejected – depending on configuration.
This ensures that calls are not attempted if they would overload a link’s bandwidth. If a link’s
bandwidth would be exceeded, the call may be diverted to a different zone (link), down-sped to a
lower bandwidth or rejected – depending on configuration.
The Cisco VCS bandwidth management operates on calls where:
media traverses the Cisco VCS (traversal subzone)
the source or destination device is in the Cisco VCS’s local zone (default subzone, and IP
addresses specified by explicit subzones)
addresses specified by explicit subzones)
For other calls, e.g. neighbor zone to neighbor zone non-traversal calls, where Cisco VCS has no idea
of where or how the media is routed, it cannot perform bandwidth management.
of where or how the media is routed, it cannot perform bandwidth management.
FindMe™
FindMe™ allows users to set up groups of video endpoints / phones to ring when a call arrives. So, for
example, the video phone can ring at the office, in the home office and on the laptop soft video phone
at the same time – giving the highest likelihood of the person being able to answer their video call.
example, the video phone can ring at the office, in the home office and on the laptop soft video phone
at the same time – giving the highest likelihood of the person being able to answer their video call.
FindMe™ also allows devices to be called if the primary set are not answered or are busy, for
example, to route them through to a mobile phone or video mail so that the call can always be
handled.
example, to route them through to a mobile phone or video mail so that the call can always be
handled.
FindMe™ can be configured such that calls from any device in the FindMe™ active location will
present the FindMe™ ID as the caller ID
present the FindMe™ ID as the caller ID
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