Best option for Video Conferencing

[W S H FERNANDO]

Hi 

My customer have following UC Servers 

CUCM 10.5

Expressway 8.5 for MRA 

IM and Presence 10.5

Endpoints (all are registered with CUCM)

Jabber 10.6

9951 

SX20 

C40

Plycom devices (not registered with CUCM, Just a having h323 trunk with device)

Customer need to have video conferencing between all of these devices. what will be the best option to propose.. 

1. MCU ?

2. TP Server on VMWare ?

Regds

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[Wayne DeNardi]

You are correct that for multiple parties to be in a video conference, you will need either an MCU or a TelePresence Server.

There are some small differences between a MCU and a TelePresence Server in terms of functionality - see what-difference-between-mcu-cisco-telepresence-server for a quick comparison.

It has been discussed a number of times before that the MCUs are no longer receiving any further Product Development and the TelePresence Server is the way to go in the longer term - this may help sway your decision one way or the other.

Note: Your question would be better placed in the TelePresence section of the forums where these devices are more actively discussed than in the Other Collaboration section you've posted in - I'd suggest, if the above hasn't answered your query, that you move your discussion over there.

Wayne
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