• Cisco ActivePresence™ and Telepresence View ensures the telepresence experience is always maintained.
• The server supports for OneTable and Room-Switched configurations (Figure 2).
• The server integrates with Cisco TelePresence Management Suite.
• You can mix Cisco TelePresence Server capabilities with gateway and recording capabilities in the same chassis.
Performance features
• Cisco ActivePresence supports a full-screen immersive view of the primary speakers with a seamless overlay of others in the call; designed to maximize the large scale immersive telepresence experience
• Up to 144 Cisco ActivePresence HD screens supported in a single chassis
• High-definition transcoding for every participant
• Up to 64 Cisco ActivePresence screens are supported in a single HD telepresence call
• Cisco TelePresence Universal Port technology
• Constant high capacity
• High-definition video resolutions
• Additional wideband audio ports
• Bandwidth per screen up to 4 Mbps
• Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption
• Up to 1080p30 and 720p60 frames per second (fps)
Table 2. Product Specifications
Product compatibility
• Standards-based and compatible with all major vendors' endpoints
High-definition performance
• Up to 1080p, 30 fps, and 720p, 60 fps, H.264 6Mbps ActivePresence (including content)
• Comprehensive HD audio
• Dual video H.239, BFCP or Auto Collaborate
Universal transcoding and transrating
• The server can combine telepresence, HD, and SD within the same virtual meeting.
• The server provides automatic audio and video transcoding and transrating on all calls.
• Any bandwidth, any resolution, and any video or audio codec can be used on any video call within the same meeting.
• Each endpoint has its own decode and encode.
Cisco TelePresence Server features
• Panel-switched Cisco ActivePresence view or standard telepresence view for all single screen endpoints
• Supports single and multi-screen Cisco TelePresence systems
• Ability to integrate with Experia
• Ability to interwork with Polycom telepresence systems while preserving the full Cisco ActivePresence view (requires feature key)
• Ability to dial in or dial out through web server
• Support for up to 64 Cisco ActivePresence telepresence screens per telepresence call
• Cisco ActivePresence is standard on all ports
• Support for up to 16 Cisco ActivePresence telepresence screens per blade
• Support for 10 additional audio-only participants per blade
• Automatic intelligence layout
• Text identification of sites
• Built-in conference scheduling and reservation
• On-demand and impromptu conferences
Content Features
• Automatic content handover
• Widescreen (16:9) support
• Dual video using H.239, BFCP or Auto Collaborate
• Picture in Picture: video and content composed into video stream
• Each endpoint has its own content encoder.
Built-in web server
• Complete configuration, control, and monitoring of the system and conferences
Language support
• English as standard
Chassis physical dimensions
(H x W x D)
• 33.25 x 17.2 x 20.5 in. (842 x 437 x 520 mm) (19 rack units [19RUs])
• 19-inch rack-mountable (kit supplied)
Weight
• 6.6 kg
Power
• Power: -48 VDC, 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Environmental data
• Ambient operating temperature: 32 to 95°F (0 to 35°C)
• Relative humidity: Below 95% (noncondensing)
Approvals and compliance
• European safety: EN 60950-1
• USA/Canada safety: UL 60950-1
• CB, CE
• EMC: EN55022 class A, ETS EN300 386, EN61000-3-2,
EN61000-3-3, EN55024: EN61000-4-2,-3,-4,-5,-6,-11,
• FCC Part 15 class A, VCCI class A, AS/NZS 3548
• RoHS compliant
Table 3. Video and Audio Specifications
Bandwidth
• Up to 4 Mbps with both H.263 and H.264, for each screen in all conference modes
Video standards
• H.261
• H.263
• H.263+
• H.263++
• H.264
Video resolution
• From QCIF up to 1080p (1920x1080) including interlaced iCIF and iSIF
• Aspect ratios: 4:3 and 16:9
Frame rates
• 30 frames or 60 fields per second
Audio standards
• G.711
• G.722
• G.722.1
• G.723.1
• G.728
• G.729
• MPEG-4 AAC-LC
• MPEG-4 AAC-LD
• Polycom Siren14/G.722.1 Annex C
Audio features
• Wideband audio mixing
• Ability to adjust endpoint audio gain through web interface
Table 4. Network, Security, and Management Specifications
Protocols
• H.323
• Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
• Telepresence Interoperability Protocol Version 7 (TIPv7)
• H.235 (AES)
• H.239 (dual video)
• FTP
• Real-Time Transfer Protocol (RTP)
• Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)
• HTTP
• Secure HTTP (HTTPS)
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Security features
• Secure non-PC hardware and operating system
• AES encryption, 128 bit key, H.235
System management
• XML management application programming interface (API)
• Management through embedded web server
• RS-232 for local control and diagnostics
• Configurable event logs and full H.323 and SIP decoding
• Configuration backup to network
• Secure upgrades through Ethernet
Quality of service (QoS)
• Configurable differentiated services code point (DSCP) or type of service (ToS)/IP Precedence
Network resilience
• Cisco TelePresence PacketSafe technology, which provides intelligent downspeeding, packet pacing, and packet-loss concealment to ensure optimum video and audio quality
• Dynamic jitter buffering
Interfaces
• R45 Ethernet, 10/100/1000Mbps full and half duplex, manual or auto sensing
• RJ45 serial port
Table 5. Ordering Information
Product Name
Part Number
Cisco TelePresence Server MSE 8710
CTI-8710-TS-K9
Cisco TelePresence Server MSE 8710 Screen Licence
L-8710-1SL
Cisco TelePresence Server MSE 8710 3rd Party multi-screen interop key