AASTRA ViPr system User Manual

Aastra ViPr™

Component options: Powering your ViPr™ system

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To help users make the most of their ViPr™
experience, system components are available
to enable interoperability with legacy systems,
integrate broadcast video, add voice-only telephone
callers to multipoint ViPr™ conferences, record ViPr™
conferences, and more.

Advancing virtual presence communications

dramatic “virtual presence” functionality for video interaction
between two or more geographically dispersed parties. Mature
and based on the H.264 standard, ViPr™ raises the bar for high­quality video telephony while maintaining full interoperability
with standard telephone systems and legacy video conferencing.

parties, a ViPr™ “call” is as good as a face-to-face meeting without
the travel expense. And ViPr™ simple, intuitive user interface has
been validated during human factors testing and through real­world experience. First-time users establish multiple-party video
conferences within a few minutes with minimal training.

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Components of Aastra ViPr™ solution offering

By integrating voice, video, and data over a Session Initiation
Protocol (SIP)–based architecture, the Aastra ViPr™ system
enables a new era of remote communications, delivering real­time, secure video communications over local- and wide-area
networks.

The ViPr™ system is straightforward in its deployment and
management. Required system components include the
following :

ViPr™ Media Center endpoints

– VMC4000

– VMC5000

– VMC6000

ViPr™ Application Server

In addition to required components, the following available ViPr™
equipment extends the system’s features and functionality :

– SIP<->H.323 Gateway

– H.323<->H.320 Gateway

– Media Server (H.264)

– Unicast Audio Mixer

– Media Interface

– Telephony Gateways

Key benets

• Easy<->integrate components oer exibility in design and

operation of the ViPr™ system.

• Component-based architecture provides a smooth migration

from legacy systems toward a complete ViPr™ environment.

• Components are interoperable with existing SIP phones, private

branch exchanges (PBXs), and voice mail servers.

• Rack mountable hardware design ts nicely into any 19-inch

rack for optimum use of valuable rack space.

• All optional components are available with Ethernet interfaces.

ViPr™ SIP<->H.323 and H.323<->H.320 gateways

The ViPr™ system provides virtual presence conferencing quality
that far exceeds the capabilities of H.323- and H.320-based legacy
video conferencing systems. However, there is still a large in­stalled base of H.32x-based systems. To protect customer invest­ments in legacy video conferencing technology, SIP<->H.323 and
H.323<->H.320 gateways allow the ViPr™ system to interoperate
with legacy H.323 (IP) systems and H.320 (ISDN) systems.Available
as a separately licensed service on the ViPr™ Application Server,
the ViPr™ SIP<->H.323 Gateway supports seamless interoperabili­ty with H.323-based video conferencing systems, including H.323
endpoints, multipoint conferencing units (MCUs), and gateways.
The SIP<->H.323 Signaling Gateway supports audio calls, video

calls, and T.120-based collaboration sessions. It interoperates with

the following H.320<->H.323 gateways:

– RADVISION viaIP gw-B40/gw-P10

– Polycom MGC-25 GW1/GW2

– Cisco IP/VC 3521/3526

The H.323<->H.320 Gateway enables ViPr™ endpoints to partici­pate in H.320-based video conferences.

By enabling interoperability between ViPr™ and legacy video
conferencing systems, SIP<->H.323 and H.323<->H.320 gateways
promote the systematic deployment of ViPr™ systems, allowing
a gradual and smooth migration from legacy video conferencing
systems toward a complete ViPr™ environment.

ViPr™ Media Server

ViPr™ Media Servers (VMS1000) provide the ViPr™ system with

fully integrated broadcast video. ViPr™ Media Servers encode
video using a hardware-based H.264 codec, allowing for good
quality at low bandwidths.

Video channels can be viewed on any ViPr™ endpoint regardless
of the video source, though an individual user’s access level
will be dictated by the permission levels granted by the system

administrator. Each ViPr™ endpoint can display a combination

of conference participants and full-motion video feeds, or up to
three simultaneous video feeds when not in a conference. ViPr™
viewing options include the following:

– Live broadcast video feeds, such as Fox News, CNN, and

MSNBC

– Prerecorded video feeds, including DVD and VCR

– Live and prerecorded security and surveillance video

– PC-generated presentations, documents, and spreadsheets

Video sources can originate from a central location or from
multiple locations.

ViPr™ Unicast Audio Mixer

ViPr™ conference participants enjoy an unprecedented audio and
video experience.

With the ViPr™ Unicast Audio Mixer, non-ViPr™ voice-only callers
(those using traditional POTS/PSTN phones, mobile phones, or
SIP phones*) can also participate in point-to-point or multipoint
ViPr™ conferences.

The Unicast Audio Mixer enables seamless conferencing
functionality between ViPr™ endpoints and telephone users.

ViPr™ Media Interface

The ViPr™ Media Interface (VMI) provides additional exibility

for the ViPr™ solution. It provides encoding and decoding
capabilities for applications such as video recording, panel
conferences, and corporate-wide broadcasts.

The VMI user interface is optimized for specic applications. For
example, when using the VMI for recording purposes, conference
participants will receive a text notication that the conference
is being recorded. The VMI can also be congured to allow ViPr™
users to passively monitor a meeting or call. Passive conference
participants have the ability to dial into the conference as active
participants, if desired, to provide comments or take part in the
conversation.

Please contact your Aastra sales representative for additional
information about VMI capabilities, and for specic details about
VMI applications.

ViPr™ Telephony Gateways

A series of telephony gateways enables interconnection between
the ViPr™ system and various telephone systems (e.g., ISDN,
analog, and proprietary digital phone systems).

These gateways allow xed and mobile telephone users to
participate in point-to-point and multipoint ViPr™ calls. They also
enable existing voice mail systems to be integrated into the ViPr™
environment.

For detailed information about available ViPr™ Telephony
Gateways, please contact your Aastra sales representative.

Data summary

ViPr™ SIP<->H.323 Signaling Gateway and Unicast Audio Mixer

Dimensions H: 1.75 in. (4.5 cm); W: 19 in. (48.3 cm); D: 24.25 in. (61.5 cm);

Environmental

Operating altitude
Operating humidity
Operating temperature
Storage altitude
Storage humidity
Storage temperature

Power

Cooling load (typical)
Input

Standards compliance

U.S.
Canada
Europe/UK
Japan

Weight 24 lbs (11 kg)

rack mounting: rail-to-rail rack depths of 29 in. to 36 in. for rear bracket attachment

0 to 10,000 ft (0 to 3,048 m)
20% to 85%
32° F to 95° F (0° C to 35° C)
0 to 30,000 ft (0 to 9,144 m)
5% to 85%

-40° F to +158° F (-40° C to +70° C)

720 BTUs/hour
Maximum: 120/220 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 6/3 A; typical: 120/220 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 2.5/1.25 A

CFR 47 Part 15, Class A (FCC); UL 60950, 3rd Edition
CAN/CSA 22.2 #60950-00/UL 60950, 3rd Edition, DOC Class A
IEC60950 3rd Edition (1999); EN55024; EN55022 Class A (CE)

VCCI Class A

ViPr™ Media Interface and Media Server

Dimensions (H x W x D) 3.5 in. (8.89 cm) x 17 in. (43.18 cm) x 14.75 in. (37.47 cm)

Environmental

Operating altitude
Operating humidity
Operating temperature
Storage altitude
Storage humidity
Storage temperature

Inputs/outputs

Audio
Video

Network Remote network monitoring and software downloads, operations and status log, standard 10/100Base-T Ethernet

Power

Cooling load (typical)
Input

Security SIP Digest Authentication, Transport Layer Security (TLS), Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME),

Standards compliance

U.S.
Canada
Europe/UK
Japan

Weight 19 lbs (8.62 kg)

0 to 10,000 ft (0 to 3,048 m)
20% to 85%
32° F to 104° F (0° C to 40° C)
0 to 30,000 ft (0 to 9,144 m)
5% to 85%

-40° F to +158° F (-40° C to +70° C)

1 microphone system input (3.5 mm), 1 line out (3.5 mm)
1 S-Video input, 1 W-XGA video output

interface

900 BTUs/hour
110/220 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 5/2.5 A

user authentication via Windows authentication service or Kerberos

CFR 47 Part 15, Class A (FCC); UL 60950, 3rd Edition
CAN/CSA 22.2 No. 60950-00, DOC Class A
IEC 60950, 3rd Edition (1999); EN55024; EN55022, Class A (CE)
VCCI Class A

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