Appendix H - Deployment Into Microsoft Environments
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Remote Premise Deployment - RealConnect via Service Provider
Polycom® RealPresence® Collaboration Server supports a new RealConnect® federation mode, which
enables both Lync and non-Lync endpoints to participate in Lync-initiated meetings, even in scenarios
where those endpoints reside in remote Lync organizations.
The RealConnect mode provides a mechanism whereby a conference hosted on the Collaboration Server
is capable of connecting a Lync meeting scheduled in a remote Lync organization via the RealConnect
federation mode. This capability allows people in Lync-deployed organizations to schedule Lync meetings
from their respective organizations, where the meeting participants can join the scheduled meeting via a
Service Provider, and using the conference connection data included in the standard Outlook Lync meeting
invite. In such conferences, participants connected via the RPP enjoy Polycom’s prime conferencing
experience, whereas the Lync participants enjoy a wholly Microsoft Lync conferencing experience.
RealConnect for remote site requires:
● On Organization side - Lync full infrastructure, which includes an AVMCU.
● On Service Provider side - Lync-enabled Polycom® RealPresence® Platform (RPP) solution, and
Lync On-Premises (specifically On-Edge, and Front End).
In inter-organization scenarios RealConnect utilizes the Trusted Application Relationship, which is available
only within the same organization. RealConnect for remote-premise scenarios, involves a new mechanism
bypassing the necessity in the Trusted Application Relationship and utilizing the Conference Auto Attendant
(CAA) service. Thus, it allows the Collaboration Server to use the Lync Edge server either at the Service
Provider or at the federated organization (depending on the RPP location) to connect to the remote Lync
(AVMCU) meeting.
In addition, a mechanism was created for identifying the various organizations involved in Lync meetings
(see Organization Identification).
The following table summarizes conferencing modes capabilities in remote premise deployment
architecture - RealConnect.
Conference Modes by Deployment Architecture
Conference
Mode
Deployment Architecture - RealConnect - Phase 2
DMA as SIP Focus
Lync 2013 AVMCU Cascaded Conferences
AVC Only Supported
Polycom future focus will be on enhancing the various aspects of this method.
Mixed Mode Not Supported
SVC Polycom SVC is not supported, though Microsoft SVC is supported.
Note: No Polycom SVC license is required
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