Cisco TelePresence Specifications

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© 2013 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. This document is Cisco Public Information. Page 1 of 7Data SheetCisco TelePresence Video Communication ServerAdvanced Video Applications and Session ManagementProduct OverviewThe Cisco TelePresence® Video Communication Server (Cisco VCS) software simplifies session managementand control of telepresence conferences. It provides flexible and extensible conferencing applications, enablingorganizations to benefit from increased employee productivity and enhanced communication with partners andcustomers.The Cisco VCS delivers exceptional scalability and resiliency, secure communications, and simplified large-scaleprovisioning and network administration in conjunction with Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (Cisco TMS).The Cisco VCS interworks transparently with Cisco® Unified Communications Manager (Cisco Unified CM),bringing rich telepresence services to organizations with Cisco Unified CM. It also offers interoperability with third-party unified communications, IP telephony networks, and voice-over-IP (VoIP) systems.The Cisco VCS supports on-premises and cloud applications and is available as a dedicated appliance (Figure 1)or as a virtualized application on VMware, with additional support for Cisco Unified Computing System™ (CiscoUCS™) platforms.Figure 1. Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server ApplianceYou can deploy the Cisco VCS as the Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Control (Cisco VCSControl) for use within an enterprise and as the Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Expressway(Cisco VCS Expressway) for business-to-business and remote and mobile worker external communication(Figure 2). An alternative solution, suited to small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), is the Cisco VCS StarterPack Express.