HD2000 Briefing

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HD2000 Briefing

• High-Definition rack-mount codec for integrators

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VCON Introduces the High Definition Series!

• Industry leading video quality
• Price performance leadership
• Variety of form factors settop, open multimedia
  platform and integrators codec
• Includes advanced features
• Part of VCONs integrated, rich-media
  conferencing solution
• Added functionality when combined with VCON MXM
  and VCB
• Text messaging and web-sharing added when
  combined with VCON IPNexus
• Management, firewall traversal, encryption

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Videoconferencing Codec for Integrators
Integrators codec with full set of serial and
IP-based APIs IP data rates up to
4Mbps High-quality video with very low latency
Embedded 4-port MCU with audio/video transcoding
and speed matching HD DualStreamTM(simultaneous
videodata) Incorporates HD SimulcastTM
technology for advanced streaming capabilities
Embedded web server for centralized management
and administration
HD2000
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Next-Generation Video Quality

• IP data rates up to 4Mbps
• H.261, H.263, H.263, H.263
• D (unrestricted motion vector)
• F (advanced prediction mode)
• I (advanced INTRA coding)
• J (deblocking filter)
• T (modified quantization)
• H.264 (no charge, future SW upgrade)
• QCIF ? Interlaced CIF resolutions supported
• Interlaced CIF at 60 fields/sec

QCIF (176 x 144)
CIF (352 x 288)
Interlaced CIF (352 x 576)
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Multiple Transmission Modes

• H.323
• Point-to-point
• Multipoint (external or embedded MCU)
• Multi-Unicast
• Streaming (HD Simulcast)
• Unicast
• Multicast
• Interactive Multicast

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HD2000 Embedded MCU

• Embedded MCU
• 4 participants at 384Kbps/participant
• 3 participants at 768Kbps/participant
• Voice activated switching
• Speed matching
• Audio transcoding
• Video transcoding
• Dial in or dial out
• Cascading
• Simultaneously stream the multipoint session
  using HD Simulcast

HD2000 MCU
384Kbps, H.261, G.711
128Kbps, H.263, G.711
256Kbps, H.263, G.723.1
Gateway
128Kbps, H.263, G.711
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HD DualStreamTM

• Simultaneously transmit one video source and one
  data source
• Video H.263 up to interlaced CIF resolution
• Data H.263 at 4CIF resolution
• Supported in embedded MCU mode
• Supported in streaming able to stream dual video
  streams
• QuickTime viewers see both images side-by-side
• Compatible with Tandbergs DuoVideo

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HD SimulcastTM

• Multicast streaming
• Multicast to VCON Broadcast Viewer, QuickTime
  viewer, or other multicast viewers with
  integrated SDP listeners
• Unicast streaming
• Data rate downspeeding to stream over Internet
• Resolution transcoding option (CIF-to-QCIF)
• Compatible with QuickTime viewers
• Multi-Unicast
• Up to 25 unicast streams at 384Kbps during
  multicast session
• Up to 10 unicast streams at 384Kbps during
  384Kbps call multicast session
• VCON Interactive Multicast (participate in any
  Interactive Multicast session)

The only integrators codec with multi-unicast
streaming !
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HD Simulcast Example
HD2000
256Kbps
384Kbps
128Kbps
MultipointConference(with speed matching)
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HD2000 Embedded Web Server
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Full Set of APIs and Remote Management Features

• Embedded web server for remote feature access and
  configuration
• Serial or IP-based API commands
• Call initiation termination
• Set call parameters
• Set system parameters
• Set network QoS parameters
• Multicast streaming settings
• System reboot
• Debugging troubleshooting messages
• Remote mgmt via VCON Media Xchange Manager (MXM)
• Remote endpoint administration (features,
  preferences)
• QoS and class-of-service features
• Bandwidth limits
• Remote call initiation

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Integration Example
HD2000
IR Extender
Audio Mixer
Video Switch
Controller
IP Network
Microphones
Cameras
DVD
VCR
Touch Screen Control Application
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Added Value from VCON

• Video network management remote device
  administration
• Directory services
• Ad hoc conf. simplified GW dialing

MXM
VCB

• Multipoint conferencing (scalable MCU)
• Web-based scheduling (Conf. Moderator)

SecureConnect

• Firewall / NAT traversal
• Encrypted communications

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HD2000 Summary

• High-definition integrators combining
  videoconferencing, streaming video and multipoint
  conferencing all in one
• Provides high-quality, life-like video with
  extremely low latency
• Stream live point-to-point or multipoint
  conferences to QuickTime viewers via multicasting
  or unicasting
• Advanced embedded web-based management and
  administration

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Thank you