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Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3522 BRI Gateway and 3527 PRI Gateway Release 5.5
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Chapter 1 Functionality
About Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway Applications and Topologies
Figure 1-1 Multimedia Conferencing through the Gateway
Typical multimedia conferencing applications include:
• Business video conferencing
• Distance learning
• Telemedicine
• Video-enabled call centers
• Telecommuting
About Point-to-Point Conferencing
The Cisco BRI gateway enables direct video, voice, and data communication between an H.320 (ISDN)
terminal and H.323 (IP) terminals at bandwidths of up to 512 Kbps (4 BRI lines) using bonding mode 1
(see Figure 1-2).
The Cisco PRI gateway enables direct video, voice, and data communication between an H.320 (ISDN)
terminal and H.323 (IP) terminals at bandwidths of up to 1472 Kbps (23B bonding for T1) and up to
1920 Kbps (30B bonding for E1).
Figure 1-2 Point-to-Point Conferencing through the Gateway
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