Video Conference on CUCME

[Nightwolf_82]

Hi guys. 

I am about to start my CCNP/CCIE Collaboration certification campaign not only for certificate itself but also to keep in step with the times. I want to start with  one 2911 with all necessary modules and 9971 phones.

Will it be possible to deploy video conference on CUCME only? 

[Jaime Valencia]

We dropped support for using PVDM3 as a video CFB, you'll need a video CFB for that.

[Nightwolf_82]

What is CFB. Tried to google it but found nothing. 

[Jaime Valencia]

Conference Bridge, I'm guessing you just googled CFB, should have tried "cisco CFB"

[Nightwolf_82]

So, the only way to "play" with video calls in my home lab is to deploy CUCM. Right? 

[Jaime Valencia]

Video calls and video conferences are not the same thing.

And in case you meant conferences, no, CUCM is NOT a video CFB.

I suggest you read the Cisco preferred architectures and the whole SRND if you're looking to become Cisco certified, all the best practices are contained there.

[Nightwolf_82]

I probably confused two definitions video calls and video conferences. Sorry for that. What I meant is that whether it is possible to give video calls using 9971 phones through CUCME? If not then whether it is possible to do that through CUCM.

[Jaime Valencia]

You can make video calls on both systems.