Avaya 16-601423 manual

Avaya Video Telephony Solution Release 4.0 Networking Guide 16-601423 Issue 3 January 2008[...]

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Issue 3 January 2008 3 Chapter 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Overview of A vaya Video T elephony Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 What’ s New in this Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Requirement s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Contents 4 Avaya Video Telephony Solution Ne tworking Guide Chapter 3: Setting Up V ideo End points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Required Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Configure IP Codec Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Configure IP Network Regions . . . . [...]

Contents Issue 3 January 2008 5 Configure an A vaya Meeting Exchange 5.0.1 S6800 Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Things to Keep in Mind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Configuration Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Contents 6 Avaya Video Telephony Solution Ne tworking Guide[...]

Issue 3 January 2008 7 Chapter 1: Introduction Overview of A vaya Video T elephony Solution The A vaya Video T elephony Solution enables A v aya Communication Manager to merge a set of enterprise features with Polycom’ s videoconfer encing adjuncts. It unifies voice over IP with video, web applications, A vaya’s video-enabled IP Sof tphone, thi[...]

Introduction 8 Avaya Video Telephony Solution Ne tworking Guide What’ s New in this Release Avaya Video T elephony Solutions Release 4.0 introdu ces the following new features and enhancements : ● Ability to support Ad-hoc video conferencing with Polycom MGC systems, Polycom RMX systems, and A vaya Meeting Exchange 5.0.1 systems. ● Ability to[...]

Managing Video on Your Network Issue 3 January 2008 9 Managing V ideo on Y our Network Before configuring video end points, you should determine how you want to mana ge video on your network. T o control how your bandwid th is used, you must: 1. Determine whether you want to provide some end points with video whe never possible. 2. Set up your band[...]

Introduction 10 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Set Up Y our Bandwidth Pools Bandwidth pools e nable you to control video usage fo r normal video users and priority vide o users. Y ou can divide the bandwidth into three pools: ● Audio pool The audio pool cont ains bandwidth for all audio calls, includin g the audio-component of m[...]

Managing Video on Your Network Issue 3 January 2008 11 Example 2 In this example, your network has unlimited bandwidth. Since all of your users can get as much bandwidth as they nee d, there is no need to specify priority users. There is only one pool of bandwidth to be shared by audio and multimedia ca lls. Audio will come from the normal video po[...]

Introduction 12 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Example 4 In this example, you do not want to use too much bandwid th on audio. Y ou want to reserve most of the bandwidth for vid eo, but you want to allow a few audio calls to keep costs down. Y ou have a small nu mber prio rity user s. Figure 4 shows how you would configure the ban[...]

Managing Video on Your Network Issue 3 January 2008 13 Example 6 In this example, you want video only for the Polycom VSX systems in the boardroom and in the CEO’s office. Also, this bandwid th must be available always. There a re no normal video users. The extensions for the Polycom VSX systems are a dministered for priority video. Figure 6 show[...]

Introduction 14 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Example 8 In this example, the following conditions exist: ● Y ou want to guarantee a certain audio ba ndwidth and video bandwid th. ● Y ou do not want to share th e normal vide o bandwidt h pool because you have very strict limitations on the ban dwidth. By not shar ing the norma[...]

Managing Video on Your Network Issue 3 January 2008 15 Example 9 In this example, the following conditions exist: ● Y ou want to share the normal video bandwidth pool. ● Y ou have no prio rity video users. Figure 9 shows how you would configure the ba ndwidth for this example. Since there are no priority video users, the no rmal video ba ndwidt[...]

Introduction 16 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide[...]

Issue 3 January 2008 17 Chapter 2: Design and Deployment Checklist Overview The chapter provides a checklist that will help you design and deplo y the Avaya V ideo T elephony Solution R4.0. Note: Note: For the latest firmwa re video compatibility matrix, go to www .avava.com/support . and access Vid eo T e lephony Solution.[...]

Design and Deployment Checklist 18 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Network and PBX-Network Requirement s Question 1: Has a multimedia QoS po licy been designed and deployed?  Ye s .  No . Avoid best effort treatment of video. Avaya IP Sof tphone (IPSP), Polycom MGC, Polycom RMX, and Polycom VSX all support QoS for video. See [...]

Network and PBX-Network Requireme nts Issue 3 January 2008 19 Question 4: Does the VPN connection for A vaya IP Sof tphone have less than 150 ms one-way delay to A vay a Communication Manager , is p acket loss less than 1%, and is jitter less than 20 ms?  Ye s .  No . Avaya IP Sof tphone does not support autom atic bit rate downgrades on pa c[...]

Design and Deployment Checklist 20 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Feature Interactions and Limit ations Question 1: Is Call Record ing, Whisper Page, or Se rvice Observing going to occur on video calls?  Ye s . Expect audio-only calls. It is workin g as designed. From A vaya Communication Manager Release 5.0, the ad-hoc video c[...]

Avaya Communication Manage r Global Administration Issue 3 January 2008 21 A vaya Communication Mana ger Global Administration Question 1: Are the video cap a cities on system-parameters customer-options, p age 2 configured correctly? Maximum Video Cap able H.323 S tations should be 1 x the number of single point Polycom VSX systems . Maximum Video[...]

Design and Deployment Checklist 22 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Question 3: Are the fields in ip-networ k-region, p age 1 configured properly for all regions used by video end p oints? “Intra-region IP-IP Direct Audio” = y “Inter-region IP-IP Direct Audio” = y Note: Note: For network regions cont aining third-pa rty gate[...]

Avaya Communication Manage r Global Administration Issue 3 January 2008 23 Question 6: Is the intra-region audi o administration correct in the ip-codec-set form? Review all IP codec-sets used a cross the ent erprise including the IP co dec-sets used by media processors, IP trunks, and IP st ations. Wide-band codecs (for example, SIREN se ries, G .[...]

Design and Deployment Checklist 24 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Question 9: Is the video administrati on correct in the ip-codec-set form? Review page 2 of all the codec-sets to be used by vid eo stations and video trunks. Is “Allow Direct-IP Multimedia?” set to yes ? Is “Maximum Call Rate for Direct-IP Multim edia” set [...]

Avaya Communication Manage r Global Administration Issue 3 January 2008 25 Question 12: Is signaling group ad ministration appropriate for video support? Review the signaling group s used between A vaya Communication Manager systems, to Polycom MGCs/RMXs, and to PathNa vigators. Al so refer to this guide or the quick setu p guide. Ensure “IP Vide[...]

Design and Deployment Checklist 26 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Question 15: For shared co ntrol of IP set s, is th e network region of the A vaya IP Sof tphone th e same as the IP set? Use the change ip-network-map command to ensure that the Av aya IP Softphone is mapped to the same network region as the IP set. Note: Note: For[...]

Avaya Communication Manager Administra ti on for Ad-hoc Video Con ferencing Issue 3 January 2008 27 A vaya Communication Manager Administration for Ad-hoc V i deo Conferencing Question 1: Are the Ad-hoc con ferencing video cap acities on system-p arameters cust omer-options, p age 2 configured correctly? Ensure the “Maximum Administer Ad-hoc Vide[...]

Design and Deployment Checklist 28 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide A vaya Communication Manager Administration for Polycom Multipoint S t ations (VSX and HDX) Question 1: Does each extension for a given multipoint end point have the same p asswo rd configured on the station form? For a multipoint st ation, each extension must have [...]

Avaya Communication Manager Ad mini stration for Polycom MGC Systems Issue 3 January 2008 29 A vaya Communication Manager Administration for Polycom MGC Systems Question 1: Polycom MGCs with multip le IP boards in conjunction with S87xx servers with multiple CLAN boards in regions require administration planning. Has this guide or the quick setup g[...]

Design and Deployment Checklist 30 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Question 4: Is the incoming trunk gr oup for the Polyco m MGC configured correctly in the chan ge trunk-group form? On T runk group page 1, “Direction” must be incoming . On T runk group page 2, “Disconnect Supervision – In?” must be y to allow transfer of[...]

Avaya Communication Manager Ad mini stration for Polycom MGC Systems Issue 3 January 2008 31 Question 8: Is the incoming si gnaling group to the Polycom MGC configured correctly? “RRQ Required?” must be y . “ARQ Required?” must be y . “Near end Listen Port” must be 1720 . “Far end Listen Port” must be 1720 . “T runk Group for Chan[...]

Design and Deployment Checklist 32 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide A vaya Communication Manager Administration for Polycom RMX Systems Question 1: Is a single, dual-direct ion trunk-group to the Polycom RMX configured correctly in the change trunk-grou p form? On T runk group page 1, “Direction” must be both . On T runk group p[...]

Polycom MGC Configuratio n Issue 3 January 2008 33 Polycom MGC Configuration Question 1: Does Network Se rvice Properties have A VF? Check that “Service Mode” is set to Pseudo Gatekeeper – A VF on the “Network Services Properties” H.323 tab.  Ye s .  No . If this option is not available, inst all t he Avaya version of the Polycom MG[...]

Design and Deployment Checklist 34 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Question 6: Is the Polycom MGC registra tion refresh rate set to less than 60 seconds? (35 second s is recommended.)  Ye s .  No . In the MGC Manager , go to <MGC name> -MCU Configuration-Network Services-IP-< service name > . Find the H.323 t ab, [...]

Polycom RMX Configurat ion Issue 3 January 2008 35 Polycom RMX Configuration Question 1: Is the Polycom RMX licensed for A vaya use? Using the Polycom RMX web interface, go to Administration>License In formation , and verify that A vaya is selected in “Polycom Partners.”  Ye s .  No . Expect registration failure. Question 2: Has the Po[...]

Design and Deployment Checklist 36 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Question 3: Has a silence .w av file been inst alled? Create a silence .wav file. From the Polycom RMX web interface, click the note button (the right-most icon located below ivr services), and replace the music file with the silence .wav file you created.  Ye s [...]

Polycom VSX System Configuration Issue 3 January 2008 37 Polycom VSX System Configuration Question 1: Are firewalls present be tween the Polyco m VSX/HDX and the A vaya Communication Manager system?  Ye s . Ensure H.245 port range 59000-59200 is open.  No . Question 2: Does the Polycom VSX Op tions p age have “Multipoint” or “Multipoint[...]

Design and Deployment Checklist 38 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide A vaya IP Softphone (IPSP) Question 1: Did you inst all the USB came ra with the latest drivers and verify that the camera is working? V erify the camera works using the sof tware that was insta lled with the camera (for example, use Logitech QuickCapture for Logite[...]

Avaya IP Softphone (IPSP) Issue 3 January 2008 39 Question 4: Did you configure the A vaya IP Sof tphone Login settings for video? Configuration : Road W arrior Control of A vaya T elephone (via the server) Bandwid th Se ttings : Local Area Network Cable, xDSL or ISDN  Ye s .  No . Video is NOT availa ble with the following Settings: Control [...]

Design and Deployment Checklist 40 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Question 6: Is the V ideo Options ou tgoing call rate set to “Maximum”? Ensure that the V ideo Options outgoing call rate is not set lower th an the Polycom MGC/RMX conference requirement s. It should only be changed from “Maximum” for specific reaso ns by a[...]

Avaya IP Softphone Per formance Issues Issue 3 January 2008 41 A vaya IP Softphone Performance Issues Question 1: Are there video issues? Check the Vid eo Properties dialog box. Check the information o n all the tabs in the dialog box. S tatus – The current stat s of the video. Capabilities – The codec se ts that A vaya IP Softphone currently s[...]

Design and Deployment Checklist 42 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Priority Bandwid th Management Question 1: Has a COS been assigned with “Priority IP Vi deo” enabled?  Ye s .  No . Use change cos and enable Priority IP V ideo . Question 2: Have inter-region video lim it s been set for normal and priority callers?  Ye[...]

SIP Administration (Global) Issue 3 January 2008 43 SIP Administration (Global) Question 1: Is A vaya Communicatio n Manager licensed for SIP video? V erify that the fields have been config ured correctly on page 4 of the system-parameters customer-options form. "Multimedia IP SIP T runking?" must be set to "y ."  Ye s .  [...]

Design and Deployment Checklist 44 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide SIP T runk Administration Question 1: Is the SIP signaling grou p in use configured to allow video calls? V erify that the fields have been config ured correctly on page 1 of the signaling-group form. "IP Video?" must be set to "y ."  Ye s . ?[...]

SIP Station Admini stration (O PT IM ) Issue 3 January 2008 45 SIP S tation Administration (OPTIM) Question 1: Is the IP st atio n configured to use video? V erify that the fields have been config ured correctly on page 1 of the station form. "IP Video?" must be set to "y ."  Ye s .  No . Expect no video media if video is [...]

Design and Deployment Checklist 46 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide SIP Limit ations Question 1: In a mixed H.323/SIP en vironment, are all H.323 MCUs the supported RMX plat form? V erify that all H.323 bridges accessible to SIP video users are not MGCs.  Ye s .  No . SIP video users will not receive video when dialing into an[...]

Issue 3 January 2008 47 Chapter 3: Setting Up V ideo End point s This chapter describes how to ● install and configure t he following video endp oints - Avaya IP Softphone Release 6.0 and Video I ntegrator - Polycom HDX series video conferencing system - Polycom VSX series video c onferencing system with Release 8.5.3 or later - Polycom V500/V700[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 48 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Required Administration Before administering any video end points on your system, you must perform the following procedures: ● configure IP codec sets ● configure IP network regions Configure IP Codec Set s T o configure the IP codec sets that you want to use for vid[...]

Required Administration Issue 3 January 2008 49 Figure 1: Example of Page 2 of the IP Codec Set Form 4. Set Allow Direct-IP Multimedia to y . 5. Set Maximum Call Rate for Direct-IP Multimedia . The range is 128 Kbit s through 768 Kbits. 384 Kbit s is recommended. This setting is the combined audio and video tran smit rate or receive rate for non-pr[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 50 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Configure IP Network Regions T o configure the IP network regions: 1. Use the change ip-network-region x command (where x is the chosen IP network region) to access the IP Network Region form for the specified re gion. The IP Network Region form appears. Figure 2: Exampl[...]

Required Administration Issue 3 January 2008 51 Figure 3: Example of Page 2 of the IP Network Region Form 5. Set Security Procedures 1 to any-auth . 6. Go to page 3 of the form.[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 52 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Figure 4: Example of Page 3 of the IP Network Region Form 7. Set codec set to the codec set you defined in Procedure 2. 8. Set Video Norm to the amount of bandwidth that you wa nt to allocate for the normal video pool to each IP network region. 9. Set Video Prio to the a[...]

Configure a Station Endpoint for Avaya IP Softphone Releas e 6.0 and Video Integrator Issue 3 January 2008 53 Configure a S t ation End point for A vaya IP Sof tphone Release 6.0 and V ideo Integrator This section describes how to enable video calls fo r a desktop user . Note: Note: Users must inst all A vaya IP Softphone Release 6.0 a nd V ideo In[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 54 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Procedure 1: Determine the Maximum Number of Video-Cap able A vaya IP Sof tphone Endpoint s Supported T o determine the maximum number of video-capable A vaya IP Softphone endpoint s your voice system supports: 1. Use the display system-p arameters customer-options comma[...]

Configure a Station Endpoint for Avaya IP Softphone Releas e 6.0 and Video Integrator Issue 3 January 2008 55 Procedure 2: Configur e Class of Service Perform this procedure if you wan t to allow priority video calling. T o configure the Class of Service: 1. Use the change cos command to access the Class of Service form. 2. Go to page 2 of the form[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 56 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Procedure 3: Add a V ideo-Enable d A vaya IP Softphone S tation T o add a video-enabled Avaya IP Sof tphone station: 1. Perform one of the following step s: ● If you want to add a new sta tion that will use Av aya IP Softphone, use the add st ation command. ● If you [...]

Configure Polycom VSX /HDX Series Video Conferenci ng Syste ms and V500/V700 Video Calling Syste ms Issue 3 January 2008 57 Configure Polycom VSX/HDX Series V ideo Conferencing Systems and V500/V700 V ideo Calling Systems Use this procedure to configure Polycom VSX/HDX series video conferencing systems and V500 and V700 video calling systems. Check[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 58 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Procedure 1: Determine the Maximu m Number of Video-Cap able H.323 S t ations Supported T o determine the maximum number of video-cap able H.323 end points your voice syste m supports: 1. Use the display system-p arameters customer-options command to access t he Optional[...]

Configure Polycom VSX /HDX Series Video Conferenci ng Syste ms and V500/V700 Video Calling Syste ms Issue 3 January 2008 59 Figure 8: Example of Page 2 of the Optional Features Form In this example, the system can have a ma ximum of 40 video-capable st ations. Currently , 20 video-cap able H.323 st ations are being used.[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 60 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Procedure 2: Configur e Class of Service Perform this procedure if you wan t to allow priority video calling. T o configure the Class of Service: 1. Use the change cos command to access the Class of Service form. 2. Go to page 2 of the form. Figure 9: Example of Page 2 o[...]

Configure Polycom VSX /HDX Series Video Conferenci ng Syste ms and V500/V700 Video Calling Syste ms Issue 3 January 2008 61 Procedure 3: Add a S ta tio n for the Polycom System T o add a station: 1. Use the add st ation command. The S tation form appears. Figure 10: Example of Page 1 of the S t ation Form 2. Enter the appropriate information for th[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 62 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide 7. If the VSX system has the mult ipoint option or IMCU option, perform the following steps: a. Use the add st ation command to add a second st ation for the Polycom system. b. Set T ype to H.323 . c. Set Security Code to the “pin” you will administer for the VSX/HDX[...]

Configure Polycom VSX /HDX Series Video Conferenci ng Syste ms and V500/V700 Video Calling Syste ms Issue 3 January 2008 63 j. Use the change st ation xx command (where xx is the first station you added for the Polycom system) to set Hunt-to St ation to the second station you added for the Polycom system. k. Use the change s t ation xx command (whe[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 64 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide 15. From the Maximum T ransmit Bandwidth box, select the setting that matches the Maximum Call Rate for Direct-IP Multimedia setting you specified for the A vaya Communication Manager system. 16. From the Maximum Receive Bandwidth box, select the setting that matches t h[...]

Configure a Polycom RMX Series Vi deo Conf erencing Bridge Platf orm Issue 3 January 2008 65 Configure a Polycom RMX Series V ideo Conferencing Bridge Plat form This section describes how to configure a Polycom RMX series vi deo conferencing bridge platform for use with an Ava ya server . Checklist When setting up these systems, yo u will need to k[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 66 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Procedure 1: Add an Entry in the IP Node Names fo r the RMX System T o add an entry in the IP Node Names form for the RMX system: 1. Use the change node-names ip command to access the IP No de Names form. 2. In the Name field, enter a name for the RMX system. 3. In the c[...]

Configure a Polycom RMX Series Vi deo Conf erencing Bridge Platf orm Issue 3 January 2008 67 4. Set Carrier Medium to H.323 . 5. Set Service T ype to tie . Procedure 3: Add a Signalin g Group for the RMX System T o add a signaling group for the RMX system: 1. Use the add signaling-group xx command (where xx is the chosen signaling group) to access [...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 68 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide 7. Set Near-end Listen Port to 1720 . 8. Set LRQ Required to n . 9. Set RRQ Required to y . 10. Set Enable Layer 3 T est to n . 11 . S e t Far-end Node Name to the name you entered for th e RMX system. 12. Set Far-end Listen Port to 1720 . 13. Set the Far-end Network Reg[...]

Configure a Polycom RMX Series Vi deo Conf erencing Bridge Platf orm Issue 3 January 2008 69 Procedure 4: Add Members to the T wo-W ay T runk Group T o add members to the two-way trunk group: 1. Use the change trunk-group xx command (where xx is the in coming trunk group you added) to access the T runk Group form. The T runk Group form appears. 2. [...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 70 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Procedure 5: Create a Route Pattern for the RMX T runk Group T o create a route pattern that p oints to the two-way trunk group: 1. Use the change route-p attern xx command (where xx is the route patte rn you want to use) to access the Route Pattern form. The Route Patte[...]

Configure Ad-hoc Video Conferencing f or a Polycom RMX Series Video Conferenc ing Bridge Platform Issue 3 January 2008 71 Configure Ad-hoc V i deo Conf erencing for a Polycom RMX Series V ideo Conferencing Bridge Plat form This section describes how to configure Ad -hoc video conferencing for a Polycom RMX series video conferencing bridge plat form[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 72 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Procedure 1: Configure the Polycom RMX for Use with an A vaya Server Perform the procedures in the section Configure a Polycom RMX Series Vi deo Conferencing Bridge Platform on pag e 65 to configure the Polycom RMX system. Af ter performing these procedures, go to Proced[...]

Configure Ad-hoc Video Conferencing f or a Polycom RMX Series Video Conferenc ing Bridge Platform Issue 3 January 2008 73 Figure 15: Example of Page 2 of the Optional Features Form In this example, the system can have a ma ximum of 217 administered Ad-hoc video conferencing port s. Currently , 100 Ad-hoc video conferencing ports are being use d. Pr[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 74 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Procedure 4: Configure a V ideo Bridge T o configure a video bridge: 1. Use the add video-bridge xx command (where xx is the bridge number between 1 to 40) to access the V ideo Bridge form. Figure 16: Example of the Video Bridge Form 2. In Name , enter the name for this [...]

Configure Ad-hoc Video Conferencing f or a Polycom RMX Series Video Conferenc ing Bridge Platform Issue 3 January 2008 75 Figure 17: Example of the Video Bridge Form 5. Make sure Far End Resource Info? is set to y . 6. Set ID Range to the range of ports . The IDs you specify on this form must NOT be configured on the RMX. Y o u must leave these IDs[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 76 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide 8. Set St andard Factory Number . This number represent s the Entry Queue created on the RMX and corresponds to a st andard conference service level (for example, 384 Kbp s). The S tandard Factory Number must NEVER be in the conference ID range. If this field is lef t b [...]

Configure Ad-hoc Video Conferencing f or a Polycom RMX Series Video Conferenc ing Bridge Platform Issue 3 January 2008 77 f. From the Attributes box, select 16.00 kHz, 16 Bit, Mono . g. Click the OK button. Display Cap acity for Ad-hoc Video Conferencing T o display the capacity for Ad-hoc video confe rencing: 1. Use the display cap acity command t[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 78 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Configure a Polycom MGC-25 V ideo Conferencing Bridge Plat form for an A vaya S8300 Server This section describes how to configure a Polycom MGC-25 video confere ncing bridge platfo rm for use with an Avaya S8300 server . Checklist When setting up these systems, yo u wil[...]

Configure a Polycom MGC-25 Video Confer encing Bridge Platform for an Avaya S8300 Se rver Issue 3 January 2008 79 Procedure 2: Add a T wo-W ay T r unk Group for the MGC System T o add a two-way trunk group for the MGC system: 1. Us e the add trunk-group xx command (where xx is the chosen trunk group) t o access the T runk Group form. The T runk Gro[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 80 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Procedure 4: Add Members to the T wo-W ay T runk Group T o add members to the two-way trunk group: 1. Use the change trunk-group xx command (where xx is the in coming trunk group you added) to access the T runk Group form. The T runk Group form appears. 2. Go to page 5 o[...]

Configure a Polycom MGC-25 Video Confer encing Bridge Platform for an Avaya S8300 Se rver Issue 3 January 2008 81 d. In the Service Mode box, enter Pseudo Gatekeeper A VF . Note: Note: If Pseudo Gatekeeper A VF does not appear , you do not have the latest software. Y ou must install the A vaya-enabled Polycom MGC Mana ger software. e. In the Prefix[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 82 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Configure Polycom MGC V ideo Conferencing Bridge Plat forms with A vaya S 8500 and S87xx Server This section provides a set of guidelines to configure Poly com MGC video conferencing bridge platforms for use with A vaya S8500 servers and Avaya S87xx servers. Y ou must un[...]

Configure Polycom MGC Video Co nferencing Bridge Pla tf orms with Avaya S8500 and S87xx Serve r Issue 3 January 2008 83 Signaling Group s For incoming signaling group s, you must: ● Create one incoming signaling group (RRQ signaling group) per MGC board in the Polycom MGC system for a primary CLAN. This incoming signaling group allows a Polycom M[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 84 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide For outgoing signaling group s, you must: ● Create one outgoing signaling group (LRQ signal ing group) per board in the Polycom MGC system for the primary CLAN. This outgoing signaling gro up is used for outgoing LRQ calls to the co-resident gatekeeper in the Polycom M[...]

Configure Polycom MGC Video Co nferencing Bridge Pla tf orms with Avaya S8500 and S87xx Serve r Issue 3 January 2008 85 Outgoing Rules Keep in mind the following information: ● Change dial plan analysis and uniform dial plan a s required to support the Polycom MGC-assigned extension range. ● Add AAR analysis for dial pla n extension r ang e for[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 86 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Examples Example 1: S87xx with 2 CLANs/MGC-5 0 with 2 boards, board redundancy , and no CLAN redundancy In this example, CLAN1 is chosen as the CL AN for use with th e Polycom MGC system. CLAN2 is not used. If CLAN1 fails, the Polycom MGC system will no t be allowed to r[...]

Configure Polycom MGC Video Co nferencing Bridge Pla tf orms with Avaya S8500 and S87xx Serve r Issue 3 January 2008 87 Example 3: S87xx with 2 CLANs/MGC-5 0 with 3 boards, board redundancy , and CLAN redundancy In this example, CLAN1 is chosen as the primary CLAN for the Polycom MGC system to use, and CLAN2 is a backup. CLAN2 provides backup to CL[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 88 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Example 4: S87xx with 4 CLANs/MGC-5 0 with 3 boards, board redundancy , and outgoing CLAN redundancy In this example, CLAN1 is chosen as the primary CLAN for the Polycom MGC system to use, and CLAN2 is a backup. CLAN2 provides backup to CLAN1 for Polycom MGC registration[...]

Configure Ad-hoc Video Conferencing f or a Pol ycom MGC Video Confer encing Bridge Platf orm Issue 3 January 2008 89 Configure Ad-hoc V ideo Confere ncing for a Polycom MGC V i deo Conferencing Bridge Plat form This section describes how to configure Ad -hoc video conferencing for a Polycom MGC vide o conferencing bridge plat form. Checklist When s[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 90 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Procedure 1: Configur e IP Network Regions Y ou must place the Polycom MGC in a dedicated network region and ensure that all other network regions have direct connectivit y to the Polycom MGC’s network region. T o configure the IP network regions: 1. Use the change ip-[...]

Configure Ad-hoc Video Conferencing f or a Pol ycom MGC Video Confer encing Bridge Platf orm Issue 3 January 2008 91 Figure 19: Example of Page 2 of the IP Network Region Form 5. Set Security Procedures 1 to any-auth . 6. Go to page 3 of the form. 7. Set codec set to the appropriate codec set yo u defined. 8. Set Video Norm to the amount of bandwid[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 92 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Procedure 2: Configure the Polycom RMX for Use with an A vaya Server Perform the procedures in the appropria te se ction to configure the Polycom MGC system: 1. Configure a Polycom MGC-25 V ideo Conferenc ing Bridge Platf orm for an Avaya S8300 Server on page 78. 2. Conf[...]

Configure Ad-hoc Video Conferencing f or a Pol ycom MGC Video Confer encing Bridge Platf orm Issue 3 January 2008 93 Figure 20: Example of Page 2 of the Optional Features Form In this example, the system can have a ma ximum of 217 administered Ad-hoc video conferencing port s. Currently , 100 Ad-hoc video conferencing ports are being use d. Procedu[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 94 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Procedure 5: Configure a V ideo Bridge T o configure a video bridge: 1. Use the add video-bridge xx command (where xx is the bridge number between 1 to 40, and each video bridge belongs t o an MCU) to access the V ideo Bridge form. Figure 21: Example of the Video Bridge [...]

Configure Ad-hoc Video Conferencing f or a Pol ycom MGC Video Confer encing Bridge Platf orm Issue 3 January 2008 95 6. Set ID Range to the range of ports . These IDs correspond to the actual conference ID numbers of meeting rooms configured on the MGC. For example, if you enter the range 1000 - 1003, you must configure 1000, 10 01, 1002, and 1003 [...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 96 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Configure an A vaya Meeting Exchange 5.0.1 S6800 Bridge This section describes how to configure an A v aya Meeting Exchange 5.0.1 S6800 bridge as an external video bridge. Checklist When setting up an A vaya Meeting Exchange 5.0. 1 S6800 bridge, you will need to know th [...]

Configure an Avaya Meet ing Exchange 5.0.1 S6800 Bridge Issue 3 January 2008 97 T able 1 1: Video Cap acity Configuration Procedures T o configure an Avaya Me eting Exchange 5.0.1 S6800 bridge with an A vaya Communication Manager system, you must perform t he following steps: 1. V erify the licensing on the Avay a Communication Manager system. 2. C[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 98 Avaya Video Telephony Solu tion Networking Guide Procedure 1: V erify Licensing Y ou must verify that the A vaya Communication M anager system is licensed for video endpo ints, Ad-hoc video conferencing port s, and multimedia IP SIP trunking. T o verify licensing: 1. Use the display system-p arameters customer-options [...]

Configure an Avaya Meet ing Exchange 5.0.1 S6800 Bridge Issue 3 January 2008 99 Figure 22: Example of Page 2 of the Optional Features Form In this example, the system can have: ● a maximum of 40 video-enabled A vaya IP Softphones. Currently , 13 video-capab le Avaya IP Softphones are being used. ● a maximum of 217 admin istered Ad- hoc video co[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 100 Avaya Video Teleph ony Solution Networking Guide Figure 23: Example of Page 4 of the Customer-Options Form 4. Make sure Multimedia IP SIP T runking? is set to y . Procedure 2: Configur e IP Network Regions Y ou must place the Meeting Exchange system in a dedicated network region and ensure that all other network regio[...]

Configure an Avaya Meet ing Exchange 5.0.1 S6800 Bridge Issue 3 January 2008 101 Figure 24: Example of Page 1 of the IP Network Region Form 2. Set Authorit ative Domain for IP network regions that con tain SIP endpo ints/MCUs. 3. Set Intra-region IP-IP Direct Audio to yes . 4. Set Inter-region IP-IP Direct Audio to yes . Note: Note: Shuf fling is r[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 102 Avaya Video Teleph ony Solution Networking Guide Figure 25: Example of Page 2 of the IP Network Region Form 6. Set H.323 SECURITY PROFILES 1 to any-auth . 7. Go to page 3 of the form.[...]

Configure an Avaya Meet ing Exchange 5.0.1 S6800 Bridge Issue 3 January 2008 103 Figure 26: Example of Page 3 of the IP Network Region Form 8. Set codec set to the appropriate codec set yo u defined. 9. Set Units to NoLimit for each destination IP network region. Y ou can set unlimited bandwidth or use the bandwid th management option by restrictin[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 104 Avaya Video Teleph ony Solution Networking Guide Figure 27: Example of Page 1 of the IP Node Names Form 2. In the Name field, enter a name for the Meeting Exchange S6200 system. 3. In the corresponding IP Address field, enter the IP address of the Meeting Exchange Application server . Procedure 4: Add a Signaling Grou[...]

Configure an Avaya Meet ing Exchange 5.0.1 S6800 Bridge Issue 3 January 2008 105 Figure 28: Example of Page 1 of the Signaling Group Form 2. Set Group T ype to sip . 3. Set T ransport Method to tls or tcp . 4. Set IP Video to y . 5. Set Priority Video as appropriat e. 6. Set Near-end Node Name . For exa mple, for an S8300 system, you would enter pr[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 106 Avaya Video Teleph ony Solution Networking Guide Procedure 5: Add a SIP T runk Grou p for the Meeting Exchange System Y ou must administer a SIP t runk gr oup for the Meeting Exchange system. Perform the following step s: 1. Us e the add trunk-group xx command (where xx is the chosen trunk group) t o access the T runk[...]

Configure an Avaya Meet ing Exchange 5.0.1 S6800 Bridge Issue 3 January 2008 107 Procedure 6: Configure the A vaya Meeting Exchan ge 5.0.1 S6800 Bridge In this section, you will: 1. Configure the Meeting Exchange bridge for TLS o r TCP so it will be able to communicate with Avaya Commun ication Manager . 2. Configure the non-Ad-hoc video conferenci[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 108 Avaya Video Teleph ony Solution Networking Guide The following is an exampl e of a TCP configuration: # ip address of the server IP Address=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx #request we will be listening to MyListener=sip:6000@xxx.xxx.xxx.xx x:5060;transport=tcp #if this setting is populated will Over write the cont act field in respon[...]

Configure an Avaya Meet ing Exchange 5.0.1 S6800 Bridge Issue 3 January 2008 109 The following is an example of th e me diaServerInterface.cfg settings: #Audio recording server NFSServerIP Address=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx MediaServerIP_1=xx x.xxx.xxx.xxx MediaServerName_1=mpc2 MediaServerInterfaceSipListenPort_1=5050 # V ideo Params # Set EnableV ideoSuppor[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 110 Avaya Video Teleph ony Solution Networking Guide Figure 30: Example of processT able.cfg File 6. Perform the following steps to con figure the Ad-hoc video conferencing parameters on the Meeting Exchange bridge: a. On Avaya Meeting Exchange 5.0.1, configure the following values in the file usr/ipcb/config/system.cfg: [...]

Configure an Avaya Meet ing Exchange 5.0.1 S6800 Bridge Issue 3 January 2008 111 The following is an example of the syste m.cfg settings: #Adhoc conference p arameters #AdhocConferenceURIPattern=<sip:AdhocDirect$1@ $2> AdhocConferenceURIPattern=<sip:A$1@$2:5061 ;transport=tls> AdhocMinPortsA vailable=20 AdhocDefaultConferenceSize=6 #RAI[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 112 Avaya Video Teleph ony Solution Networking Guide Figure 31: Example of conferenceProfiles.cfg File Note: Note: The factory settings 1 005 and 1006 should be the same on the A vaya Communication Manager system (Pri ority Facto ry number=1005, S tandard Factory number=1006). c. On Meeting Exchange 5.0.1, f rom sroot go [...]

Configure an Avaya Meet ing Exchange 5.0.1 S6800 Bridge Issue 3 January 2008 113 Figure 32: Example of Configure Conference Scheduler Settings d. On Avaya Meeting Exchang e 5.0.1, configure the file usr/ipcb/config/UriT oT elnum.tab for DNIS. This DNIS entry is used for creating an Ad-hoc confer ence. 24049 is DNIS for Ad-hoc. The same DNIS has to [...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 114 Avaya Video Teleph ony Solution Networking Guide Figure 33: Example of UriT oT elnum.t ab File 7. Schedule conferences on Av aya Meeting Exchange 5.0.1. Configuring Resources On-Demand T o enable FLEX conferences: a. Connect via ssh to the bridge. b. At the command prompt, type featcfg +flex . c. At the command prompt[...]

Configure an Avaya Meet ing Exchange 5.0.1 S6800 Bridge Issue 3 January 2008 115 Scheduling Conferences There are two methods t o schedule a conference on the bridge. ● Method 1 a. Connect via ssh to the bridge. b. At the command prompt, type dcbsched 1 16 . c. Select Schedule Conference . d. Schedule your conference. e. When finished, press the [...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 116 Avaya Video Teleph ony Solution Networking Guide Procedure 7: Configur e the Convedia CMS 6 000 for A vaya Meeting Exchange 5.0.1 S6800 Note: Note: Y ou must have administrator permission to edit the configuration and reboot the system for the changes to t ake effect. T o configure the Convedia CMS 6000: 1. Select Con[...]

Configure an Avaya Meet ing Exchange 5.0.1 S6800 Bridge Issue 3 January 2008 117 Figure 35: Example of Configure Vi deo Settings 4. In the Configure Video Co dec List dialog box, set the following p arameters for Entry #1: ● Codec to H.263 . ● Picture Size to CIF . ● MPI to 1 . Figure 36: Example of Configure Vi deo Codec List Settings 5. In [...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 118 Avaya Video Teleph ony Solution Networking Guide Figure 37: Example of Configure Resource Allocation Settings Example: 1 MPC = 750 callers 50% video on MPC = 125 (Maximum video allowed per MPC = 250 > 128 bit rate) T otal audio callers can use: 375 - 125 = 250 Procedure 8: Configure Ad-hoc Conf erencing on A va ya [...]

Configure an Avaya Meet ing Exchange 5.0.1 S6800 Bridge Issue 3 January 2008 119 Figure 38: Example of Page 2 of the Optional Features Form 2. Perform the following steps to con figure COS for the video ad-hoc-enabled users: a. Use the change cos command to a ccess the Class of Service form. b. Go to page 2 of t he form. c. Set Ad-hoc V ideo Confer[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 120 Avaya Video Teleph ony Solution Networking Guide d. In T runk Group s , enter the administered SIP trunk group s you added in Procedure 5: Add a SIP T runk Group for the Meeting Exchange System on page 106. The Far End Resource Info, Resource Sub scription, Priority Factory Number , and S tandard Factory Number fields[...]

Configure an Avaya Meet ing Exchange 5.0.1 S6800 Bridge Issue 3 January 2008 121 Procedure 9: Configure A vaya SES for Meeting Exchange 5.0.1 S6800 T o configure Avaya SES for Meeting Exchange: 1. Log into the Avaya SES Administration interface (h ttp://<ses-ipaddress>/admin) and verify that the SES is set up as a Home/Edge proxy . Other conf[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 122 Avaya Video Teleph ony Solution Networking Guide Figure 40: Example of the SES Media Server Interface Se ttings 4. Create a media server extension for each SIP user you added that will be configured as OPTIM. This informs SES t o route all signaling calls from that user to the media server (Avaya Communication Manager[...]

Configure an Avaya Meet ing Exchange 5.0.1 S6800 Bridge Issue 3 January 2008 123 5. Configure Avaya Meeti ng Exchange as a trusted host in SES. (Select T rusted Host s>Ad d.) Set IP Address to the IP address of the A vaya Meeting Exchange system. Useful commands: trustedhost usage: trustedhost -L # list all third p arty trusted hosts currently c[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 124 Avaya Video Teleph ony Solution Networking Guide Figure 41: Example of the SES Edit Host Map Entry Page After completing the Edit Host Map Entry p age, click Add another Cont act and set Cont act to the SIP address for the A vaya Meeting Exchange system (for example, sip:$(user)@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:5060;transport=tls).[...]

Configure an Avaya Meet ing Exchange 5.0.1 S6800 Bridge Issue 3 January 2008 125 Figure 42: Example of the SES List Host Address Map Pa ge[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 126 Avaya Video Teleph ony Solution Networking Guide Configure a Polycom MGC V ideo Conferencing Bridge Plat form as an H.320 Gateway This section describes how to c onfigure a Polycom MGC video conferencing bridge plat form as an H.320 gateway . Before performing the proced ures in this secti on, make sure the MGC is alr[...]

Configure a Polycom MGC Video Conferencing Brid ge Platform as an H.320 Gateway Issue 3 January 2008 127 Route Pattern Use add route-p attern xx to create a new route pat tern (a “Gateway Pattern”) per MGC Session Profile for H.323 to H.320 ca lls. The us er will dial the dial plan p refix and the H.320/ H.323 number . The route p attern will o[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 128 Avaya Video Teleph ony Solution Networking Guide Configure a Polycom PathN avigator/SE200 Gatekeeper This section describes how to configure a Polycom PathNavigator/SE200 Gatekeeper . Checklist When setting up these systems, yo u will need to know the following information: ● the IP codec set s you want to use ● t[...]

Configure a Polycom PathNavig ator/SE200 Gatekeeper Issue 3 January 2008 129 Procedure 2: Add a Signaling Gr oup for the PathNavigator/SE200 T o add a signaling group for the PathNavigator/SE200 system: 1. Use the add signaling-group xx command (where xx is the chosen signaling group) to access the Signaling Group form. The Signaling Group form app[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 130 Avaya Video Teleph ony Solution Networking Guide Procedure 5: Create a Route Pattern for the PathNavigator/SE200 T o create a route pattern that p oints to the trunk group: 1. Use the change route-p attern xx command (where xx is the route patte rn you want to use) to access the Route Pattern form. The Route Pattern f[...]

Configure Video Trunk s between Two Avaya Communication Manager Sys tems Issue 3 January 2008 131 Configure V ideo T runks between T wo A vaya Communication Manager Systems This section describes how to configure video trunks between two A vaya Communication Manager systems. Checklist When setting up these video trunks, you will ne ed to know the f[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 132 Avaya Video Teleph ony Solution Networking Guide Procedure 2: Add a Signalin g Group for the Video T runk T o add a signaling group for the video trunk: 1. Use the add signaling-group xx command (where xx is the chosen signaling group) to access the Signaling Group form. The Signaling Group form appe ars. 2. Set Group[...]

Configure Video Trunk s between Two Avaya Communication Manager Sys tems Issue 3 January 2008 133 Procedure 4: Modify t he Signaling Group T o modify the signaling group video trunk: 1. Use the change signaling-group xx command (where xx is th e signaling group you added) to access the Signaling Group form. The Signaling Group form appe ars. 2. Set[...]

Setting Up Video Endpoints 134 Avaya Video Teleph ony Solution Networking Guide Monitor the S tatus of V ideo Bandwid th Usage This procedure describes how to monitor the st at us of video bandwid th usage for inter-network regions. Use the st atus ip-network-region x command (where x is the chosen IP network region ) to view the video bandwid th u[...]

Issue 3 January 2008 135 Index Index A Ad-hoc conferencing MGC systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 MGC-25 systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 RMX systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Avaya Communication Manager configure video trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1 Avaya Meeting Exchange configure . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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