This document discusses improvements to video in Lync 2013, lessons learned from the Lync Room System, and updates on Lync video interoperability. Key points include: Lync 2013 supports up to 1080p video and larger conferences; ensuring proper Group Policy and certificate configuration for Lync Room Systems; and that Pexip and Acano solutions now enable application sharing in interoperability scenarios between Lync and other vendors like Polycom and Cisco.
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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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
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3
Initially, all users are
sending a single stream
of video and receiving
streams of up to 5 other
participants
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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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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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