Tandberg Data 3000MXP - Manual (Page 51)

3 General Use
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3.12 MultiSite Services
A Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) enables several sites to participate in the same conference.
See chapter 3.5.3 Add Call for how to make a MultiSite call. In TANDBERG's embedded
MCU, MultiSite, you can have a maximum of 4 video- and 3 telephone-participants including
yourself (the host). The participants are tiled up on the screen and are on display
simultaneously in a Split Screen. During a MCU conference, the status line will provide
information about the conference.
You can make a multipoint conference in different ways. The MultiSite Services vary
depending on how you make the call.
Using the system
’
s internal MCU, MultiSite TF
The system has an optional built-in MCU, which is called MultiSite. It supports up to 4 video
calls and 3 telephone calls including yourself. The MultiSite supports both Split Screen and
Voice Switched mode.
With MultiSite, you have the following services:
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Request/Release Floor
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Assign Floor To Participant/Release Floor From Participant
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Terminal Names
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Layout (Auto/4 Split/3+1 Split/Voice Switched)
Using an external MCU that supports Chair Control (H.243)
With an external MCU that supports H.243, you have the following services:
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Request/Release Floor