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Role Displays the participant’s role or function in the conference:
Chairperson – The participant is defined as the conference
chairperson. The chairperson can manage the conference using
touch-tone signals (DTMF codes).
Lecturer (AVC-based connection) – The participant is defined as the
conference Lecturer.
Lecturer and Chairperson – The participant is defined as both the
conference Lecturer and Chairperson.
Cascade-enabled Dial-out Participant (AVC-based connection) – A
special participant functioning as a link in a cascaded conference.
Recording (AVC-based connection) – A special participant
functioning as a Recording Link.
Note: The Recording participant does not support H.264 High Profile.
If recording a conference set to H,264 High Profile, the Recording
participant connects as Audio Only and records the conference Audio
while displaying the recording icon for the conference.
Request to speak (AVC-based connection) - Participants that were
muted by the conference organizer/system operator can indicate that
they want to be unmuted by entering the appropriate DTMF code
(default 99).
The icon is displayed for 30 seconds.
IP Address/Phone The IP participant’s IP address or the number.
Alias Name/
SIP Address
The participant’s Alias Name or SIP URI.
The alias of an RSS 4000 Recording System if the participant is functioning as
a recording link.
Network The participant’s network connection type – H.323 or SIP.
Dialing Direction Dial-in – The participant dialed the conference.
Dial-out – The MCU dialed the participant.
Table 3-7 Participant Monitoring – Indicators and Properties (Continued)
Column Icon/Description