Cisco TelePresence Product Demo: Native 3rd Party Interoperability -- Polycom HDX 4500 to CTS 1100

Watch as Tony Intrabartolo, Managing Engineer for the TelePresence Solutions Experience Centers, demonstrates Cisco's commitment to standards with a 100% native interoperability call between a Polycom HDX 4500 and a Cisco TelePresence System(CTS)1100.

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Science & Technology

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• Cisco TelePresence
• telepresence
• Polycom
• native interoperability
• standards based
• video conferencing

[tandbergusa]

Does the CTS or T3 natively integrate with Polycom's OTX Telepresence room as well?

[Cisco]

@tandbergusa Great question - let me look into that for you. ~Gina

[Cisco]

@tandbergusa Yes, Cisco’s entire telepresence portfolio is interoperable with other supplier’s video endpoints which implement SIP, H.323, H.264 and/or the Telepresence Interoperability Protocol (TIP). Hope this helps! ~Gina

[tandbergusa]

@TheYouSphere Your Skype product on your computer would be considered a consumer base product (user to user), while the Polycom and Cisco products would be considered enterprise base (business to business).

[ttrent1234]

@TheYouSphere Skype does not support a Content Channel. What this means is that using BFCP or H.239 Standards you can present a powerpoint presentation or other video in sync on screen with a presenter. Skype uses a proprietary codec for video and is not open.

Standalone videoconferencing / TelePresence units also support resolutions up to 1080p 60 fps.

While Skype may be nice for a quick chat the quality is not there to replace an in person meeting as it is with a high end system.

[shadrach103]

@simonabw I would say it does not support High Profile, judging by the fact that the video specifically states 'BP' (Base Profile). Also if you compare the two calls the first 2Mb call (0:30) is in HD as indicated by the 16:9 resolution but the second call at 512K (1:08) is not in HD as indicated by the 4:3 resolution (notice the Pillarboxing). Native Polycom HDX to HDX calls at 512Kb would be at 720p with HP support.

[simonabw]

Does it support H264HP as well?

[TheYouSphere]

I have no idea what native interoperability has to do with anything. I can make the same video call using Skype on my computer. What's so special about these products? I don't get it...