A system and method for controlling one or more multipoint control units as one multipoint control unit
CA 2389404 C · Owner: Yad-Shalom, Itay · Inventors: Even, Roni; Gavish, Sigmund; Yad-Shalom, Itay
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A video teleconferencing system for controlling multiple multipoint control units (MCU) from a single apparatus. The system utilizes a Virtual MCU (VMCU) (110) to communicate with a plurality of MCUs (135 140, 145). A user , initiates a reserve conference command with the VMCU (110). If sufficient resources are available, the reservation is made and connection numbers are assigned. When the time for the conference arises an MCU (135, 140 145) is , assigned to the conference. The participants are then connected to the conference. By using a single VMCU (110) to schedule and coordinate multiple MCUs (135, 140, 145) the present invention is able to efficiently schedule a large number of …
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