Administrator’s Guide for the Polycom RealPresence Group Series  Call Speeds and Resolutions
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Call Speeds and Resolutions
The following illustrations show the resolution and frame rate sent in a call, depending on the speed of the 
call and the Optimized for setting of your Camera input. The values for sharpness and motion are the same 
from 4 MB to 6 MB for systems that support higher call speeds. 
The difference between NTSC and PAL cameras is how frame rates are calculated:
● NTSC 60 fps equals PAL 50 fps
● NTSC 30 fps equals PAL 25 fps
Table: Call Speeds and Resolutions in High Profile Calls on page 211 shows the resolutions for People video 
on RealPresence Group systems with NTSC cameras in H.264 High Profile calls.
7 (RealPresence 
Group 700 only)
1024 kbps  128 kbps 664 kbps
8 (RealPresence 
Group 700 only)
832 kbps 128 kbps 664 kbps
These values do not apply when the Lync Interoperability option is enabled, whether it is in 
a Lync 2010 or Lync 2013 environment. When this option is enabled, all calls are CCCP 
calls and are capped at 1.5 Mbps due to ICE restrictions.
Table: Call Speeds and Resolutions in High Profile Calls
Camera Source
SD (720x480x60) HD (1280x720x60) HD (1920x1080x60)
Call 
Speed 
(kbps)
Motion/
Sharpness Resolution
Max 
Frame 
Rate (fps)
Resolution
Max Frame 
Rate (fps)
Resolutio
n
Max 
Frame 
Rate (fps)
<512 Motion 352x240 60 512x288 60 512x288 60
512-639 Motion 704x480 60 768x448 60 768x448 60
640-831 Motion 704x480 60 1024x576 60 1024x576 60
831-1727 Motion 704x480 60 1280x720 60 1280x720 60
>=1728 Motion 704x480 60 1280x720 60 1920x1080 60
< 128 Sharpness 352x240 30 512x288 30 512x288 30
128-383 Sharpness 704x480 30 768x448 30 768x448 30
384-511 Sharpness 704x480 30 1024x576 30 1024x576 30
Table: Multipoint Dialing Speeds
Number of Sites in Call
Max Speed for 
Each Site
Max Speed for Each Site (ICE 
Enabled, Lync 2010
Max Speed for Each Site 
(CCCP Lync 2010 with A/V 
MCU)