Cisco TelePresence™ Systems (CTS) create live, face-to-face meeting experiences, providing a breakthrough virtual conferencing and collaboration experience that transcends anything previously achievable by videoconferencing. Although the business case for deploying CTS is compelling, implementing it requires advanced knowledge of the latest networking technologies, an attention to detail, and thorough planning. In this book, four leading CTS technical experts cover everything you need to know to successfully design and deploy CTS in your environment.   The authors cover every element of a working CTS solution: video, audio, signaling protocols and call processing, LAN and WAN design, multipoint, security, inter-company connectivity, and much more. They deliver start-to-finish coverage of CTS design for superior availability, QoS support, and security in converged networks. They also present the first chapter-length design guide of it’s kind detailing the room requirements and recommendations for lighting, acoustics, and ambience within various types of TelePresence rooms.   Cisco Telepresence Fundamentals is an indispensable resource for all technical professionals tasked with deploying CTS, including netadmins, sysadmins, audio/video specialists, VoIP specialists, and operations staff. This is the only book that: Introduces every component of a complete CTS solution and shows how they work together Walks through connecting CTS in real-world environments Demonstrates how to secure virtual meetings using Cisco firewalls and security protocols Includes a full chapter on effective TelePresence room design Walks through every aspect of SIP call signaling design, including both single-cluster and intercluster examples for use in a TelePresence environment Provides prequalification, room, and network path assessment considerations to help you anticipate and avoid problems   Tim Szigeti, CCIE® No. 9794, technical leader within the Cisco® Enterprise Systems Engineering team, is responsible for defining Cisco TelePresence network deployment best practices. He also coauthored the Cisco Press book End-to-End QoS Network Design. Kevin McMenamy, senior manager of technical marketing in the Cisco TelePresence Systems Business Unit, has spent the past nine years at Cisco supporting IP videoconferencing, video telephony, and unified communications. Roland Saville, technical leader for the Cisco Enterprise Systems Engineering team, tests and develops best-practice design guides for Cisco TelePresence enterprise deployments. Alan Glowacki is a Cisco technical marketing engineer responsible for supporting Cisco TelePresence customers and sales teams.   Use Cisco TelePresence Systems (CTS) to enhance global teamwork and collaboration, both within your own enterprise and with your customers, partners, and vendors Understand how the various components of the Cisco TelePresence Solution connect and work together Integrate CTS into existing LAN, enterprise, and service provider networks Successfully design and deploy a global TelePresence network Understand the importance of room dimensions, acoustics, lighting, and ambience and how to properly design the physical room environment Provide the high levels of network availability CTS requires Leverage the Cisco quality of service (QoS) tools most relevant to CTS network provisioning and deployment Systematically secure CTS using TLS, dTLS, sRTP, SSH, and Cisco firewalls   This book is part of the Cisco Press® Fundamentals Series. Books in this series introduce networking professionals to new networking technologies, covering network topologies, sample deployment concepts, protocols, and management techniques.   Category: IP Communications Covers: Cisco TelePresence Systems    

Table of Contents:
    Contents     Introduction            xix Part I:                 Introducing Cisco Telepresence  3 Chapter 1           What Is Telepresence? 5     Evolution of Video Communications                5     It’s All About the Experience!  9     How Is TelePresence Different Than Video Conferencing?  11         Quality  12         Simplicity  13         Reliability  13         Bandwidth Requirements  14 Chapter 2           Cisco TelePresence Solution Overview  17     The Cisco TelePresence Solution  17     Cisco TelePresence Codec  18         Industry-Leading Audio and Video  20         Video Resolution and Compression Formats  21         Audio Resolution and Compression Formats  23         Collaboration Tools  24         Audio and Video Multiplexing  25     Cisco 7975 Series IP Phone  25     Cisco TelePresence System 3000  26         Three Native 1080p High-Definition Cameras  27         Three 65-Inch High-Definition Plasma Displays  27         Purpose-Built Meeting Table, Integrated Projector, and Lighting Shroud  28         Multichannel Wide-Band Audio  29     Cisco TelePresence System 3200  29         Extended Camera Focal View  30         Second Row Seating  30         Extension of Each Table Segment  31         Optional Displays for Shared Content  31     Cisco TelePresence System 1000  32         One Native 1080p High-Definition Camera  33         One 65-Inch High-Definition Plasma Display  33         Integrated Lighting Shroud  33         One Wide-band Microphone and Speaker  34     Cisco TelePresence System 500  34         One Native 1080p High-Definition Camera  34         One 37-Inch High-Definition LCD Display  34         Integrated Lighting Shroud  36         Integrated Wideband Microphone and Speaker  36         Multiple Configuration Options  36     Cisco Unified Communications Manager  36     Cisco TelePresence Manager  38         Calendaring Integration and Management  38         One-Button-to-Push Meeting Access  38         Resource and Location Management for Cisco TelePresence Multipoint Switch  39         CTS System Management and Reporting  41         Concierge Services  41     Cisco TelePresence Multipoint Switch  42     Cisco TelePresence Inter-Company  43     Operation, Administration, and Monitoring  45     Related TelePresence Services  47         Cisco TelePresence Planning, Design, and Implementation  47         Cisco TelePresence Essential Operate Service  49         Cisco TelePresence Select Operate and TelePresence Remote Assistance Service  49 Part II:          Telepresence Technologies  53 Chapter 3           TelePresence Audio and Video Technologies  55     Codec Design Requirements  55     Codec System Architecture  56         Codec Physical Design  56         Master and Slave Codec Architecture  56         Codec Operating System Software  59     Encoding and Packetization  61         Camera and Auxiliary Video Inputs  62         Video Encoding  63         Audio Encoding  68         Real-Time Transport Protocol  70         TelePresence Packet Rates  73     Depacketization and Decoding  77         Managing Latency, Jitter, and Loss  77         Summary of Latency, Jitter, Loss Targets and Thresholds, and Actions  82         Demultiplexing and Decoding  83     Audio-Only Participants  87     Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency  89         RFC 2833  90         Key-Pad Markup Language  90         Other Protocols  90         How DTMF Tones Are Processed in Cisco TelePresence  91     Interoperability with Out-of-Band Collaboration Applications  92     Interoperability with Video Conferencing  92         Interoperability RTP Channels  93 Chapter 4           Connecting TelePresence Systems  99     Internal TelePresence System Connections  99         Connecting a CTS-500 System  99         Connecting a CTS-1000 System  100         Connecting a CTS-3000 System  101         Connecting a CTS-3200 System  104     TelePresence Network Interaction  106     TelePresence Network Deployment Models  111         Intracampus Deployment Model  112         Intra-Enterprise Deployment Model  112         Intercompany Deployment Model  114     TelePresence Phases of Deployment  116 Chapter 5           Network Availability Technologies  121     Network Availability  121     Device Availability Technologies  125         Stackwise/Stackwise Plus  126         Nonstop Forwarding with Stateful Switchover  128     Network Availability Protocols  132         L2 Network Availability Protocols  132         L3 Network Availability Protocols  147     Operational Availabilities Technologies  155         Generic Online Diagnostics  156 Chapter 6           Network Quality of Service Technologies  161     Modular QoS Command-Line Interface  161     Classification Tools  162         Class Maps  162         Network Based Application Recognition  163     Marking Tools  165         Ethernet 802.1Q/p CoS  165         MPLS EXP  166         Differentiated Services Code Points  167     Policing Tools  172         Single-Rate Policers  173         Dual-Rate Policers  174     Shaping Tools  178     Queuing Tools  181         CBWFQ  181         LLQ  183         Hardware Queuing: 1PxQyT  187     Dropping Tools  190         WRED  192         DSCP-Based WRED  193         Explicit Congestion Notification  194     HQoS  196 Chapter 7           TelePresence Control and Security Protocols  203     Network Control Protocols  203         IEEE 802.1p/Q: VLAN Tagging and CoS  203         IEEE 802.1p/Q Utilization Within Cisco TelePresence Networks  205         IEEE 802.3af: Power over Ethernet  205         Network Time Protocol (NTP)  206         Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)  207     Signaling Protocols  208         Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)  208         XML/SOAP  213         AXL/SOAP  216         JTAPI, TAPI, and CTIQBE  216         WebDAV  217         LDAP  217     Network Management Protocols  217         Cisco Discovery Protocol  218         Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)  222         Simple Network Management Protocol  223     TelePresence Security Protocols  226         Transport Layer Security (TLS)  226         Secure Real-Time Transport Protocol (sRTP)  228         Bandwidth Impact of Enabling TelePresence Encryption  232         Secure Shell (SSH)  232         Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTPS)  233 Part III:        Telepresence System Design  237 Chapter 8           TelePresence Room Design  239     Room Dimensions, Shape, and Orientation  239         Width Requirements  240         Depth Requirements  245         Height Requirements  249         Angles, Shape, and Orientation  253         Doors and Windows  258     Wall, Floor, and Ceiling Surfaces  259         Wall Surfaces  259         Flooring Surfaces  262         Ceiling Surfaces  263     Lighting and Illumination  265         Considering Light Angles and Direction  266         Considering Light Color Temperature  266         Measuring Light Intensity  269         Light Fixture and Bulb Considerations  271         Light Fixture Ballast Considerations  275     Acoustics  276         Measuring Ambient Noise  277         Measuring Reverberation  279         Targeted and Maximum Ambient Noise and Reverberation Levels  281         Controlling Ambient Noise and Reverberation Levels  281         Scenarios for Mitigating Ambient Noise and Reverberation  283     HVAC  283         HVAC Air Noise Diffusion Considerations  289     Power Requirements  290     Network Connectivity  294 Chapter 9           TelePresence Network Design Part 1: Availability Design  297     TelePresence Availability Considerations and Targets  297     Highly Available Campus Design for TelePresence  299         Redundancy  300         Hierarchy  301         Modularity  303         Multitier Campus Distribution Block Design  304         Virtual Switch Campus Distribution Block Design  307         Routed Access Campus Distribution Block Design  311     Highly Available Branch Designs for TelePresence  330         Dual-Tier Branch Profiles  331         Multitier Branch Profiles  333 Chapter 10         TelePresence Network Design Part 2: Quality of Service Design  339     TelePresence QoS Considerations  339         TelePresence Service Level Requirements  339         TelePresence DiffServ Strategy  349     Campus QoS Design for TelePresence  356         Catalyst 3560/3750 QoS Design for TelePresence  359         Catalyst 4500/4900 QoS Design for TelePresence  366         Catalyst 6500 QoS Design for TelePresence  374     Branch QoS Designs for TelePresence  381         LLQ Versus CBWFQ over the WAN/VPN?  383         Branch MPLS VPN QoS Considerations and Design  392 Chapter 11         TelePresence Firewall Design  407     Cisco Firewall Platforms  407     Firewall Deployment Options  409         Transparent Versus Routed Mode  409         Equal Versus Unequal Interface Security Levels  410         Network Address Translation  411         Application Layer Protocol Inspection  413         TLS Proxy Functionality  413     TelePresence Protocol Requirements  413         Device Provisioning Flows  414         Configuration Download and Device Registration Protocols  416         Call Scheduling and Services Flows  419         Call Signaling Flows  421         Media Flows  421         Management Flows  424     Example Firewall Configuration  428 Chapter 12         TelePresence Call-Signaling Design  435     Overview of TelePresence Call-Signaling Components  435         CUCM: SIP Registrar and Back-to-Back User Agent  435         CTS Endpoints: SIP User Agents  437         CTMS: SIP Trunk  437         Cisco TelePresence SBC and CUBE: B2BUA and Media Proxy  437     Session Description Protocol  438         Bandwidth Negotiation  440         Media Negotiation  440         Other Negotiated Parameters  441     CTS Boot Process  441     Single-Cluster Call Signaling Examples  443         CTS Endpoint Registration  443         Call Setup  445         Call Termination  448         Call Hold  449     Intercluster Call Signaling  450         Single Enterprise Signaling  450         Business-to-Business Signaling  450 Chapter 13         Multipoint TelePresence Design  455     CTMS Overview  455         CTMS Meeting Types  457         CTMS Meeting Features  459         Multipoint Resources  462         Geographical Resource Management  463         Quality of Service  463         Meeting Security  464         Meeting Management  465     Audio and Video Flows in a Multipoint TelePresence Design  466         Audio in a Multipoint TelePresence Meeting  466         Video in a Multipoint TelePresence Meeting  467     TelePresence Interoperability  469     Network Design Considerations for Multipoint TelePresence  472         Deployment Models  472         Additional Latency  473         Bandwidth Considerations  475         Burst Considerations  477     Positioning of the CTMS Within the Network  481         Placement Within the Campus  481         Placement within the Branch  482         LAN Switch Platform Considerations  482         WAN Circuit Support  483     Basic Configuration Requirements for Multipoint TelePresence  484         CUCM Configuration Requirements  484         CTMS Configuration Requirements  484 Chapter 14         Inter-Company TelePresence Design  487     End-to-End Application Requirements  488         Experience Quality Requirements  488         Ease of Use Requirements  489         Reliability Requirements  489         Security Requirements  489         Nonproprietary Requirements  490         Scalability Requirements  490     Solution Components  490     Network Architecture and Security  492         Public E.164 Dialing  494         Inter-VPN Connectivity  495         End-to-End Application-Layer Security  510     Inter-Company Deployment Models  517         Converged Versus Overlay Access Circuits  518         Centralized Inter-Company Access Circuit  518         Multiple, Decentralized Inter-Company Access Circuits  523         Inter-Company Dialing Models  528         Scheduling Inter-Company Meetings  531         Multiple Service Provider Peering  533 Appendix           Protocols Used in Cisco TelePresence Solutions  539 TOC, 9781587055935, 5-4-09