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josef2003
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2009-11-04
Submitted by josef2003 on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 1:07pm.

I need to know is there a way to do video conferences (more than 2 peers) just with trixbox and a softphone or IP phone (wich ones are recommended?).
E.g.: Divide my screen in 4 quarters, each one with a diferent image of a client in diferent locations (one in europe other in russia, USA and australia).

Thanks!

‹ trixbox-2.8.0.3 followed wiki guide to the letter, inbound calls work no outbound, IVR kicking in mid-call Trixbox 2.8 ›


SkykingOH
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2007-12-17
No, you need an MCU (Multi
Wed, 09/01/2010 - 4:37pm

No, you need an MCU (Multi Conference Unit) to perform this function. I am not aware of any Open Source MCU's

Tandberg is the big player in this space.

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Scott

aka "Skyking"



joshpatten
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2007-01-20
Tandberg and Lifesize. I
Wed, 09/01/2010 - 6:19pm

Tandberg and Lifesize. I think the FreeSWITCH folks might be working on this for their conference bridge stuff but I could be wrong...



josef2003
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2009-11-04
Thanks
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 9:50am

Thanks for the info!



lkeyes
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2006-11-14
alternatives to MCU
Wed, 09/22/2010 - 1:51pm

Hi....just to clarify, you have a couple alternatives to using an MCU:

Both the Polycom and Tandberg end units allow multi connections to be hosted on them, usually up to 4. For example the Polycom VSX7000 series has a multi-point option. You only need one of these to host, then the other endpoints can be PCs running H.323 compatible software.

Skype is working on a version that will allow hosting of multipoint conferences for video.

Vidyo is one of several hosted solutions that allow multi-point connections.

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--- Larry Keyes FtOCC
Microdesign Consulting Inc.



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