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Cisco Unified Video Advantage

  • The PC must be plugged into the PC port of the IP phone
  • H.263 or H.264 video codec (from 50kbps to 1.5Mbps)
  • Cisco Wideband codecs (7Mbps)
    • Least amount of resources on PC
  • Supports format up to 30 fps
    • CIF (352 x 288, 230 x 240)
    • QCIF (176 x 144, 160 x 120)

  • Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
    • Discovery between IP phone and PC
    • Allow the Video Advantage to learn the dynamic IP of the IP phone
  • Cisco Audio Session Tunnel (CAST)
    • Association and signaling between IP phone and Cisco Unified Video Advantage software
    • Allow Video Advantage to receive event message when we place our call
    • Allow Video Advantage to send and receive signaling messages to/from IP phone
  • SCCP
    • Signaling between IP phone and CUCM
    • Video signaling is sent to IP Phone and then proxy back to the PC
  • RTP
    • Media transport (video to Cisco Unified Video Advantage, audio to phone)
    • Audio RTP goes directly between IP phones
    • Video RTP goes directly between PC

  • The bit rate of the video channels depends on the negotiated audio codec

Configuration

Region Bandwidth

  • Under System > Region
  • Setting the maximum audio codec and video call speed allowed per video call

Location Bandwidth

  • Under System > Location
  • Setting the maximum allowed bandwidth used by video calls for locations
  • Audio bandwidth must include Layer 3 overhead
    • G.729 = 24kbps
    • G.711 = 80kbps
  • Video bandwidth does not include overhead
    • Recommended to always used multiple of 56kbps or 64kbps in this field

Phones

  • Under Device > Phone
  • Enable PC Port
  • Enable video

Verification

  • Shows the phone is enabled for video
  • It does not indicate that Cisco Unified Video Advantage has been associated with the IP phone

  • From within the Cisco Unified Video Advantage software.
  • Show association between the camera and the IP phones

Video Advantage

  • Connect the PC to the phone PC port
  • Install the Cisco Unified Video Advantage software
  • Plug in the USB camera

Troubleshooting

  • Bring up the call diagnostic window by right-double-clicking the Cisco Unified Video Advantage application window.
  • Shows CDP, CAST and active call statistics

eduardo/cisco/cucm/cucm-va.txt · Last modified: 2024/02/23 08:20 by 127.0.0.1