5. Scope
Lync Server
Lync Hybrid
Lync Online
Lync Server
Private cloud / dedicated
Single domain & directory
Users split – server / online
Office 365 Lync Online
Hosted multi-tenant
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6. Session Objectives And Takeaways
• Session Objectives:
• What’s new in Lync 2013 Video
• Lessons learned with Lync Room System (LRS)
• Latest news in Lync video interoperability
• Key Takeaways
• SVC is the new video codec, RTV is legacy
• Pexip and Acano solves desktopsharing in interop
scenarios
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8. Lync 2013 Video Improvements
• Collocated
• 4000 concurrent users per pool with 12 Front Ends
• 250 within a single conference
• 375 per Front End
• Dedicated for large meetings
• For 250-1000 concurrent users
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9. Lync 2013 Video Improvements
• Point-to-point
• Up to HD 1080p
• 2 CPU cores
• H.264 (up to HD 1080p)
• RTVideo (up to HD 720p) or
• Panoramic video (up to 1920x288, also available in multi-point)
• Conferences
• H.264 (up to 1080p)
• RTVideo (up to VGA)
• Up to 5 active speakers
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10. What about mobility?
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Lync 2010 Mobile
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No Voice/Video over IP experience
Point-to-point video
Multi-party video (Gallery View)
Leveraging H.264 SVC
H.264 encoding within ARM chipsets
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Point-to-point video
Multi-party video (single active speaker)
Leveraging H.264 SVC
H.264 encoding within ARM chipsets
Windows 8/RT Modern UI
Lync 2013 Mobile
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12. Lync 2010/Office Communications Server
Active
Speaker
Traditional Video Conferencing
Lync
A/V MCU
VC MCU
Previous
Speaker
Other
Attendees
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13. 1
User 1’s Lync client sends low + high res streams
MCU sends full stream to User 2
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2
User 2 puts User 1 in full screen
5
3
Initially, all users are
sending a single stream
of video and receiving
streams of up to 5 other
participants
4
MCU continues to send
low resolution streams
to all other users
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14. Video codec
Resolution and aspect
ratio
Maximum video
payload bit rate
(Kbps)
Minimum video
payload bit rate
(Kbps)
Typical bit rate
(Kbps)
H.264
320x180 (16:9)
212x160 (4:3)
250
15
200
H.264/RTVide
o
424x240 (16:9))
320x240 (4:3
350
100
280
H.264
480x270 (16:9)
424x320 (4:3)
450
200
350
H.264/RTVide
o
640x360 (16:9)
640x480 (4:3)
800
300
640
H.264
848x480 (16:9)
1500
400
1200
H.264
960x540 (16:9)
2000
500
1600
H.264/RTVide
o
1280x720 (16:9)
2500
700
2000
H.264
1920x1080 (16:9)
4000
500
3200
H.264/RTVide
o
960x144 (20:3)
500
15
400
H.264
1280x192 (20:3)
1000
250
H.264
1920x288 (20:3)
2000
500
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19. •
Joining the LRS to a domain is optional
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Requires manual import of certificates (for example, trusted root).
Easy certificate import.
Easy management by assigning Active Directory groups and
domain users administrative rights.
Joining to a domain has benefits
When joining LRS to a domain, pay attention to
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GPOs (Group Policy objects) assigned to the OU (organizational unit) create a separate OU if possible.
Block Inheritance and No Override can cause unwanted effects - check!
Also settings for auto lockout, power management, additional
authentication, access to local drives, auto start of applications, and so on.
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27. Polycom
• Released firmware 8.1 for Polycom RMX MCUs (video
bridges) compatible with Lync 2013
• http://downloads.polycom.com/bridging_collab/rmx/relnotes/RMX
_Release_Notes_V_8_1_CP.pdf
• Released firmware 3.1.2 for Polycom HDX family (video
terminals) compatible with Lync 2013
• http://downloads.polycom.com/video/hdx/ReleaseNotes/hdx_RelN
otes_3_1_2.pdf
• Currently in the process of certification of these solutions in
UCOIP
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28. Radvision
• Committed to providing Lync 2013 video
interoperability
• Radvision Scopa Video gateway certified for Lync 2010
version 7.7 expected to work with Lync 2013 (using
RTVideo and Lync 2010 level features)
• http://www.radvision.com/NR/rdonlyres/A4A8D519-AEFF415B-AFFF3B1DF56E903D/0/LyncDeployment_Guide_for_SCOPIA_Vid
eo_Gateway_for_Microsoft_Lync_Version_77_Updated.pdf
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29. Lifesize
• Lifesize UVC Mutlipoint bridge claimed
compatible with Lync 2010 and 2013
• http://www.lifesize.com/en/products/videoconferencing-infrastructure/software-based-bridge
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30. Pexip and Acano
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Interop bridge between Lync and the rest
Support all clients, even webRTC
Support for RTV and SVC
Clients need to join separate MCU
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37. Interoperability “built in” to Lync
• Lync P2P video calls to VTC
• VTC P2P call to Lync
• Lync invites VTC to spontaneous or “Meet
Now” Lync meeting (via Lync AVMCU)
• VTC is able to join a scheduled Lync Meeting
via “Join Lync Meeting” invite
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38. Session Objectives And Takeaways
• Session Objectives:
• What’s new in Lync 2013 Video
• Lessons learned with Lync Room System (LRS)
• Latest news in Lync video interoperability
• Key Takeaways
• SVC is the new video codec, RTV is legacy
• Pexip and Acano solves desktopsharing in interop
scenarios
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