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Predeployment planning – Polycom ViewStation EX4000 User Manual

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Chapter 3 - Before You Deploy

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Notes

Older Polycom ViewStation systems and the RADVision MCUs
and gateways both support 10 Mbps half duplex only.

There are known issues with some older Cisco Catalyst 10/100
switches and video endpoints negotiating half/full duplex. If
the negotiation fails, the endpoint will still function, but the
system will experience video freezing every 3 to 5 seconds.

Predeployment Planning

The main factors to consider in planning the deployment are:

LAN/WAN considerations — document the LANs, subnets,
and WAN links involved in the deployment.

Capacity planning — assess the bandwidth requirements for
the deployment.

Call processing considerations — define call processing
architecture and identify gatekeepers, define registration policy
and call policy.

Dial plan — define details of services, routing, policies, zones,
and addressing.

Server requirements — verify that all management software
will be installed on suitable equipment.