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TANDBERG MCU Technical Description
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 1 technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 tandberg d12925 rev. 03.
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 2 table of contents 1 introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 5 2 product description..........................
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 3 4.4.5.1 duo video interoperability with other vendors ............................................................................................. 29 4.4.6 custom pictures ..................................................
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 4 9.4 s torage and t ransport t emperature .................................................................................................. 45 9.5 s ystem p ower c onsumption ................................................
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 5 1 introduction the tandberg mcu is a multipoint control unit designed for connecting up to 16 videoconferencing endpoints and 16 telephones (i.E. 32 sites in total) in the same meeting giving all participants the same hi...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 6 2 product description the tandberg mcu is built on a standard 19-inch rack mounted chassis of only 1u in height. 2.1 software versions there are two software options for the tandberg mcu; differentiated by maximum possib...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 7 4 mcu interfaces & features extensive use of industry standard interfaces and connectors ensure effortless integration of external equipment with the tandberg mcu. These interfaces can easily be controlled via one of the...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 8 4.1.1 mixed isdn and ip conferences the mcu allows for using both isdn and ip networks in same conference. In addition, telephone sites (ip or isdn) can also be included in the same conference. The maximum ip, isdn and m...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 9 4.1.3.2 pri e1/t1 isdn the pri interface may require an external csu depending on the network layout. ‘cable length’ in the pri set-up menu specifies the distance from the mcu to the csu or last repeater. A csu should no...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 10 pri t1 (us only): network service facility (nsf) can be configured as blank/no value (i.E. Nsf not used – default) or any value between 0 and 31, to describe the service facility on the pri/t1 line. At&t service code (r...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 11 4.1.4 ethernet / lan interface (h.323) the tandberg mcu have two rj-45 jacks 5 for the ethernet interface (manual or automatic detection of 10/100mb) and supports call rates from 56 kbps up to 2 mbps. The itu-t standard...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 12 4.1.4.1.3 ip type of service (tos) tos helps a router select a routing path when multiple paths are available. Delay- tells router to minimize delay throughput- tells router to maximize throughput reliability- tells rou...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 13 4.1.4.6 diagnostic tools for ip q.931 to show q.931 trace during a conference you need to issue the command syslog on. One can get traces for ras, q.931 and h.245 with this command. It is a complex trace and requires an...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 14 4.1.4.9 ip packet sizes audio the system automatically selects the most favorable ip packet size for audio. Depending on the network conditions, the system will send 20 ms or 40 ms of audio in each packet, thus: • g.711...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 15 4.1.5 leds description the tandberg mcu has 24 leds (light emitting diodes) on the front panel, each giving various information as shown below. 4.1.5.1 description of pri alarms a pri cable consists of four wires (2 pai...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 16 blue alarm blue alarm means that network on the far side of the csu is unavailable. Scenario: tandberg mcu is connected via a csu (i.E. A nt ‘network termination’) as follows: mcu–cable a–csu–cable b–network if a csu lo...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 17 4.1.7 mcu capacity the total capacity of the mcu is defined by the following three rules. Rules: i. Software version defines maximum number of sites: 8+8 -> maximum 8 video sites and maximum 8 telephones 16+16 -> maximu...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 18 4.1.7.1 mcu capacity – typical scenarios in the table below some typical capacity scenarios are listed (they can be derived by the calculation above): bandwidth non-encrypted (max. No. Of video sites + telephone sites) ...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 19 4.1.9 secure conference (encryption) the tandberg mcu has built-in encryption of audio, video and data for both h.323 meetings (based on itu standard h.235) and h.320 (based on itu standard h.233 and h.234) meetings. Th...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 20 4.1.9.1 number of encrypted sites (software option 16+16) bandwidth video sites (in kbit/s) 128 256 384 512 768 number of encrypted sites 14 13 11 10 7 the above table shows the maximum number of sites and at what meeti...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 21 4.1.10.1 h.243 password h.243 password (tcs-1) is supported by the system when using isdn as network for the conferences. This feature allows you to have a meeting password set in the mcu. In that case, all endpoints mu...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 22 4.2 aggregation standards isdn aggregation h.221 frame structure from 64 (56 * ) kbps to 128 kbps iso 13871 bonding, mode 1 from 64 (56 * ) kbps to 2 mbps h0 one 384 kbps channel 4.2.1 bonding • iso 13871, bonding mode ...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 23 4.3 rs232 interface/application programmable interface (api) data standards data tandberg dynamic data channel (ddc) modem standard modem commands data interfaces 1 x data port, rs-232 (9-pin d-sub), up to 115200 baud f...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 24 4.4 video features the tandberg mcu supports the itu video standards h.261, h.263, h.263+ and h.264. 4.4.1 optimised video compression 4.4.1.1 the itu standard h.263 provides • optimised compression and decompression of...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 25 4.4.2 video formats the tandberg mcu supports the following video formats: native ntsc: • sif, source input format (352 x 240 pixels) • 4sif (704 x 480 pixels) native pal: • cif, common intermediate format (352 x 288 pi...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 26 • cp 4 - when continuous presence 4 mode is selected the picture transmitted to all sites is divided into four (same size) sub-pictures. If there are more than four video sites in the conference, the last four speakers ...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 27 • enhanced cp mode when picture mode is set to (or enhanced cp mode) the following table describes the picture sent from the mcu: number of video sites in conference picture mode used (when conference set to enhanced cp...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 28 continuous presence mode (cp): in continuous presence mode the mcu administrator may set the conference up for motion, sharpness or auto: mcu video format modes cp mode meeting rate mcu will transmit the highest possibl...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 29 4.4.5 duo video the tandberg mcu is capable of receiving/transmitting two simultaneous h.320 video signals from/to all sites 8 . When one of the sites requests for duo video, the mcu will open duo video towards all the ...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 30 4.4.6 custom pictures the tandberg mcu has a variety of pictures that may be changed by storing new files on the ftp file system of the mcu. Please, see ch.5.3 for details on file sizes. Welcome picture the welcome imag...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 31 4.5 audio features 4.5.1 audio levelling/ automatic gain control (agc) the tandberg mcu’s automatic audio levelling feature automatic gain control (agc) will ensure that the audio sent out to all sites in the conference...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 32 4.5.6 telephony the mcu may be used as a telephone bridge only, supporting up to 16 telephone endpoints in the same conference. See also ch. 4.1.7 for possible connected telephone sites in a conference. Ip telephones: i...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 33 4.6 system management tandberg provides a comprehensive set of management tools, and is committed to the use of standards-based tools. The tandberg mcu can be managed in many ways: the internal web server allows for rem...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 34 • an ftp client (please see ‘upgrading software in tandberg videoconferencing units’- document d10238- for details) • a web-browser (please see ‘tandberg mcu user manual’- document d12911- for details) • a telnet client...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 35 4.6.4.3 management using a standard telnet-client: (i.E. A telnet program bundled with the windows operating system) this gives the user the same functionality as from the web interface and the rs232 port. It provides a...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 36 4.6.5.2 disable services there is no router inside the system that can route between the isdn side and the ip side of the tandberg system. This means it is not possible to get access to the ethernet port via an isdn con...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 37 4.6.6 layer 4 ports used by the system the following tcp and udp ports are relevant for the tandberg mcu system. Function port type direction gatekeeper ras 1719 udp ⇔ gatekeeper discovery 224.0.1.41:1718 udp ⇔ q.931 ca...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 38 5 miscellaneous features 5.1 distributed mcus the tandberg mcu can be cascaded with other tandberg mcus to increase the number of participants in one conference. By simply dialling from one mcu to other mcus one will ac...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 39 5.2 phone book the tandberg mcu can store up to 100 numbers in the phonebook. The phonebook may be edited through the web interface or by editing the dir.Prm file, stored on file system of the mcu (ftp). 5.2.1 group ent...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 40 5.4.1 picture files welcome picture (welcome.Jpg) the welcome image is shown when a new participant enter the conference. Password enquiry picture (pwdreq.Jpg) this is an image asking the site(s) to enter password. Pass...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 41 6 environmental issues 6.1 tandberg’s environmental policy • tandberg’s research and development is continuously improving tandberg’s products towards less use of environmentally hazardous components and substances as w...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 42 7 product approvals the product has been approved by various international approval agencies, among others: ul, babt and nemko. According to their follow-up inspection scheme, these agencies also perform production insp...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 43 7.6 nebs approval this product complies with the standards gr-63-core and gr-1089-core and is nebs approved by ul. For nebs compliance, the product should be installed in the following manner: - use the enclosed rack br...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 44 9 technical specification of tandberg mcu 9.1 mechanical information 12 mcu height 4.4 cm 1.7 in width 44.2 cm 17.4 in depth 31.8 cm 12.5 in weight 5.15 kg 11.3 lbs the tandberg mcu is a standard 19 inch rack mountable ...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 45 9.3 operating temperature and humidity • 0° c to 35° c (32° f to 95° f) ambient temperature. • 10% to 90 % relative humidity (rh) 9.4 storage and transport temperature • -20° c to 60° c (-4° f to 140° f) at rh 10-90 % (...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 46 10 technical specification sheet system capacity number of video conferencing endpoints: 16 number of audio only endpoints: 16 endpoints supported h.320 conferencing endpoints h.323 conferencing endpoints analouge/ ip t...
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Technical description of tandberg mcu with software version d3 d12925 rev. 03 47 security features ip administration passwords password protected conference password protected conference (h.243) dtmf password management via https ip password services may be disabled: ftp, telnet, telnet challenge, s...