Comparison of Features Across Multipoint Devices
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SIP and H.323 support
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Yes
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Yes
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TelePresence Multipoint Switch uses SIP for initial call setup, but then relies on TIP to negotiate media
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TIP support
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Yes
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No
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Allows multi-screen telepresence immersive endpoints to switch screens intelligently
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CMR Hybrid
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Yes
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Yes
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Integration with WebEx Cloud, allowing two-way video, two-way audio, and content sharing between video and WebEx participants
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Individual transcoding
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Yes
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Yes
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The ability to support full range of SD and HD resolutions
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TelePresence Management Suite scheduling
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Yes
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Yes
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Multipoint device can have conferences created and scheduled via TelePresence Management Suite
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ActivePresence
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Yes
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No
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While MCU does not support ActivePresence, it does have a similar layout (large window for active speaker and smaller PiPs for other endpoints)
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Custom layouts
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Yes
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Yes
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Ability for users to change the experience on their endpoint only during an active meeting
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VIP or Important Mode
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Yes
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Yes
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Ability to designate a particular endpoint as the VIP or Important person and have that person always shown regardless of active speaker
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Director controls
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No
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No
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Allows the mapping and locking of a specific endpoint source to a specific endpoint destination.
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Clustering
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Yes
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Yes
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Clustering on TelePresence Server or MCU requires TelePresence Server MSE 8710 or TelePresence MCU MSE 8510 blades on MSE 8000 Series chassis
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Cascading
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Yes
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Yes
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Ability to combine two separate conferences on two separate devices to increase overall scale
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Lecture Mode
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No
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Yes
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Identifies the "lecturer" based on active speaker. The MCU presents a different layout to the lecturer than the other participants see.
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Content sharing
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Yes
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Yes
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TelePresence supports TIP auto-collaborate channel, H.239, and SIP BFCP. MCU supports only H.239 and SIP BFCP.
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Auto attendant
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Yes
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Yes
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TelePresence Server requires this to be enabled on per-meeting basis via scheduling or management device
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Resource Optimization
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Yes
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No
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Ability for the conference bridge to return unused resources back to the pool (requires TelePresence Conductor)
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Virtualization Support
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Yes
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No
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TelePresence Server software can run on a virtualized platform, an appliance, or a blade inside a chassis.
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Reference
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucm/srnd/collab11/collab11/confernc.html
HTH
Manish
