Separate teams
Separate administration
IT - Real-time
communications
VTC &
Telepresence
Telephony
Separate investments
Unified Communications Platform
Single unified client increases adoption
Lync 2013
A single system simplifies administration
Exec
video &
Telepresence
Priority: Video
General meeting spaces:
Priority: Content
Collaboration
Desktop (PC, tablets)
Priority: Content Collaboration
Like scheduling Lync meeting
with a room participant
Single click join with
private meeting support
• Read and Understand the principals laid out in
the Deployment Guide
URL:http://www.microsoft.com/en_us/download/details.aspx?id=39274
http://www.lynclab.com/lrs.htm
• Work with your hardware vendor to find a
certified integration partner
• Have the vendor involved in the
installation (if possible)
• !QoS Policy Management via GPO (DSCP not yet signed off)
• Block Inheritance on OU
• Block SCCM management
• Make sure to put Phone Number field in AD
• AllowNonEnterpriseVoiceUsersToDialOut (If not EV
enabled)
• The LRS requires a Wired LAN
connection and it also needs to
access the Internet
• Pay special attention to Proxy Settings
• Set via Lync Management Shell
• Make sure to tag all modalities
• Make sure to tag based on Lync.exe (not
Communicator.exe)
• DeleteSubject
•
If set to $False for non-private meetings, Subject displayed on tile
• If you’re on Exchange Online Hybrid – create and enable room on-prem before
moving to cloud (for now)
• AssignedConferenceTypeByDefault
settings affects LRS and Lobby
• Set Per Session limits that are
inline with what bandwidth is
used by the codecs
• Validate they are secure and not bent
• Make sure the room is setup to take advantage of Audio
and Video capabilities
• Make sure lighting levels are appropriate
• Make sure the height of the screen is appropriate to the
deployment
• Standing vs Sitting
• Lync Online with Exchange on-
prem not currently supported
Lync
Exchange
Enterprise
Voice
OnPrem (2013 Only)
OnPrem (2007, 2010, 2013)
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OnPrem (2013 Only)
Hosted (O365)
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Hosted (O365)
Hosted (O365)
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• Confirm the CA used to issue the OWAS certificate
has a HTTP path included in the CRL property
• Configure License in KMS server or request MAK
key
• Install Patches often (critical patches are coming
soon – install them) – server client
• Lync has several levers for sending video
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Codec type
Frame Rate
Resolution
Video quality
• No admin control of specific levers
• Lever settings affect stream’s BW
• Degree of motion also impacts
• Several factors inform real time lever
settings
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Lync video policy settings
Call Admission Control settings
Measured link bandwidth
Camera capabilities
CPU capabilities (sender & receiver)
Receiver video layout
Client version of video receiver
Codec
Resolution
MinBW MaxBW
H.264
320x180 (16:9)
212x160 (4:3)
15
250
H.264/RTV
424x240 (16:9)
320x240 (4:3)
100
350
H.264
480x270 (16:9)
424x320 (4:3)
200
450
H.264/RTV
640x360 (16:9)
640x480 (4:3)
300
800
H.264
848x480 (16:9)
400
1500
H.264
960x540 (16:9)
500
2000
H.264/RTV
1280x720 (16:9)
700
2500
H.264
1920x1080 (16:9)
500
4000
H.264/RTV
960x144 (20:3)
15
500
H.264
1280x192 (20:3)
250
1000
H.264
1920x288 (20:3)
500
2000
Mode Descriptio
n
Frame Rate
Scalability
Quality
Resolution
Scalability Scalability
Lync 2013
Supported
0
H.264 AVC
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1
H.264 SVC
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2q
H.264 SVC
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
2s
H.264 SVC
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
3
H.264 SVC
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User
1
User
2
Audio
MCU
User
3
User
1
User
4
User
2
User
3
Video
MCU
User
4
User
1
User
2
30fps
w/SVC
30fps
Video
MCU
15fps
Full Screen
User1
High BW
Full Screen
User1
Low BW
User
1
User
2
Video
MCU
Full Screen
User 1
Gallery
User 1&2
User
1
User
2
H.264
Video
MCU
RT
Video
Full Screen
User1
Lync 2013
Full Screen
User1
Lync 2010
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Enabling video for P2P and/or Conferences
Applying endpoint bandwidth limits for different users
Enabling multi-view support
Level of Lync 2010 client co-existence
Apply CAC limits to session bandwidth/count
Applying QoS settings to prioritize video packets
Critical to do LRS network planning early on!
Solution
Supported
Endpoints
Method ETA
MCU
Considerations
Cisco VCSc Server
Cisco
B2BUA
Today
Cisco
1-way content sharing
720p max resolution
Polycom Real
Presence (aka RMX)
Polycom
Cisco
B2BUA
& MCU
Today
Polycom
Bi-directional content sharing
Requires client add-on and CSS
Microsoft Video
Interop Server
Cisco
B2BUA
~ 12mo
Lync
Technical details forthcoming
Native Lync Interop
Polycom
Native
Today
Lync
1-way content sharing