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i APPENDIX 05/02 T EST RESULTS FOR POLYCOM® VSX™ 6000 Manufacturer: Polycom® Model: VSX™ 6000 Software v ersions: Version 7.5.1 Optional Features People + Content™ IP Model modifications None Date of Test: 13 th – 17 th Jun e 2005 POLYCOM® VSX™ 6000 Front view[...]
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ii Rear view Infra r ed remote control Desk m icrophone[...]
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iii CONTENTS Page No. A: SETUP PROCEDUR E 1 B: HARDWARE DESCRIPTION 2 C: SYSTEM OPERATION 4 D : VIDEO TESTS 8 E : AUDIO TESTS 17 F : CONNECTIVITY 18 G : SUMMARY 19[...]
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1 A: SETUP PROCEDURE The basic connections clearly illustrated on the printed Set - up card together with more detailed documentation on CD enabled the Polycom® VSX™ 6000 to be installed and set - up with ease. Initial installation involved: • Positioning the combined CODEC/camera unit on top of the monitor. • Connecting the CODEC to the vid[...]
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2 B: HARDWARE DESCRIPTION General The Polycom® VSX™ 6000 is a compact entry level portable system for IP communication up to 768 kbit/s . Several optional features are available: • Dual Monitor hardware . • Up to two additional desk microphones . • Integration with the VTX1000™ conference phone. Images from a PC/laptop can be introduced [...]
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3 CODEC and then fed into a conference. This unit also provides an XGA data projector output and a three port network hub. The VSX unit connects to the desk pod microphones via a ‘daisy chain’. When conferencing with other Pol ycom units supporting People + Content™ any XGA data source connected to the Visual Concert™ VSX unit can be transm[...]
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4 Data 1 x LAN 10/100 Mbit /s Ethernet connection (RJ - 45) Option al Visual Concert VSX 1 x PC/laptop input (15 Pin HD D type) 1 x PC/ l aptop audio input (3.5mm s tereo j ack) 1 x d ata p rojector output (15 Pin HD D type) 2 x CODEC/ m icrophone c onnectors ( p roprietary ) 4 x LAN c onnections (RJ - 45) Cables Supplied Basic Unit 1 x IEC m ains [...]
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5 Side by S ide equal size images Far end large image, n ear end small image Ne ar end large image, f ar end small image[...]
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6 With People and Content™ selected , a third window opens with content displayed as a large image , and both near and far video images displayed as small windows. The CODEC is configured and controlled either with th e infrared remote control through the on screen Polycom® graphical interface or via a web browser over the LAN. This LAN connecti[...]
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7 micro phone was muted. Both Near (local) and Far ( remote) microphone mute status were also indicated on the display screen . A call status page is readily available via the remote control Help button and indicates: the network in use; the target data rate; the audio and the video encoding/decoding algori thms together with: • S tatistics on th[...]
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8 D : VIDEO TESTS Due to the automatic selection of v ideo protocols we were unable to carry out the full suite of tests. In all tests at H.323 the corresponding audio standard is Siren™ 14, 48kbit/s Objective Video Tests: Signal measurements 1. 75% EBU bars 2. Grey scale Subjective Video Impairments Tested: Lip synchronisation LS Block distortio[...]
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9 Test 1a (H263): Colour bar test (Insert 75% EBU bars at local site , measure at remote site) Peak to peak video amplitude 1.0v Peak to peak sync amplitude 0.3v Peak to peak burst amplitude 0.3v Do chroma v ectors lie in their boxes? Yes Any waveform aberrations? None Subjective Impairments H.323 768k bit /s BLK 1 BLR 2 CLR 1 Test 1b (H264): Colou[...]
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10 Test 2b (H.264): Grey scale (Insert grey scale at local site, measure at remote site) Peak to peak video amplitude 1.0v Peak to peak sync amplitude 0.3v Any waveform aberrations? None Subjective Impairments H.323 384kbit/s BLK 1 BLR 1 CLR 1 Test 3a (H.263): Blue screen (Insert blue screen at local site, measure at remote site) Any wave form aber[...]
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11 Test 5a (H.263): Medium close up female (talking) Subjective Impairments H.323 768kbit/s LS 1 BLK 1 BLR 1 CLR 1 JRK 1 Test 5b (H.264): Medium close up female (talking) Subjective Impairments H.323 384kbit/s LS 1 BLK 2 BLR 2 CLR 1 JRK 1 Test 6 a (H.263): Close up head (nodding) Subjective Impairments H.323 768kbit/s BLK 1 BLR 2 CLR 1 JRK 1 Test 6[...]
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12 Test 7b (H.264): Close up head (shaking side to side) Subjective Impairments H.323 384kbit/s BLK 2 BLR 3 CLR 1 JRK 1 Test 8a (H.263): Medium close up, sl ow zoom out to three shot Subjective Impairments H.323 768kbit/s BLK 1 BLR 2 CLR 1 JRK 1 Test 8b (H.264): Medium close up, slow zoom out to three shot Subjective Impairments H.323 384kbit/s BLK[...]
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13 Test 10a (H.263): Turntable speed 1 Subjective Impairments H.323 768kbit/s BLK 1 BLR 1 CLR 1 JRK 1 Test 10b (H.264): Turntable speed 1 Subjective Impairments H.323 384kbit/s BLK 1 BLR 1 CLR 2 JRK 1 Test 10c (H.263): Turnta ble speed 2 Subjective Impairments H.323 768kbit/s BLK 1 BLR 1 CLR 1 JRK 1 Test 10d (H.264): Turntable speed 2 Subjective Im[...]
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14 Test 10f (H.264): Turntable speed 3 Subjective Impairments H.323 384kbit/s BLK 2 BLR 2 CLR 2 JRK 2 Test 10g (H.263): Turntable speed 4 Subjective Impairments H.323 768kbit/s BLK 1 BLR 2 CLR 2 JRK 1 Test 10h (H.264): Turntable speed 4 Subjective Impairments H.323 384kbit/s BLK 2 BLR 3 CLR 2 JRK 2 Test 11a (H.263): Football sequence Subjective Imp[...]
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15 Test 12a (H.263): Zoom in and zoom out of ‘A - to - Z’ map Subjective Impairments H.323 768kbit/s BLK 2 BLR 3 CLR 1 JRK 2 Test 12b (H.264): Zoom in and zoom out of ‘A - to - Z’ map Subjective Impairments H.323 384kbit/s BLK 3 BLR 3 CLR 1 JRK 3 Test 13a (H.263): Text legibility (% of screen height) at viewing distance approx. 5 x screen d[...]
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16 Test 14b (H.264): Video with several vision cuts Subjective Impairments H.323 384kbit/s BLK 3 BLR 3 CLR 1 OP 1 SCR 3 JRK 2 Test 15a (H.263): Man teaching with flip chart Subjective Impairments H.323 768kbit/s LS 2 BLK 1 BLR 1 CLR 1 JRK 1 Test 15b (H.264): Man teaching with flip chart Subjective Impairments H.323 384kbit/s LS 2 BLK 1 BLR 2 CLR 1 [...]
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17 E : AUDIO TESTS (ITU standards only) Tests 1 - 3 were carried out with test signals inserted into the AUX (Auxiliary) input. Test 1: Frequency response ( - 3 dB ) (Insert a - 6 dB signal at the local site, measure the frequency corresponding to an audio level reduction of 3dB at the remote site from the level received when a 1 kHz tone is transm[...]
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18 F : CONNECTIVITY Connectivity between Like Machines H.323 There were no problems connecting between the Polycom VSX™ 6000 units at Edinburgh and Newcastle over IP. During an H.323 call the network connectio n was removed and reconnected after a specific time. 5 Seconds Image froze, call re - established 15 Seconds Image froze, call re - establ[...]
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19 Procedure for making a call 1. Select c onnection s peed 2. Input IP address 3. Press Call / Hang - up button on the remote control to dial . Or use the Speed Dial, Local Directory, or Call History list from the graphical interface. G: SUMMARY • An entry level CODEC providing conferencing data rates between 64 kbit /s and 768 kbit /s over H.32[...]
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20 UKERNA manages the networking programme on behalf of the higher and further education and research community in the United Kingdom. JANET, the United Kingdom's academic and research network, is funded by the Joint Information Sy stems Committee (JISC). For further information please contact: JANET Customer Service UKERNA Tel: +44 (0) 1235 8[...]