Cisco TelePresence, first introduced in October 2006, is a product developed by
Cisco SystemsCisco Systems, Inc. is a multinational corporation with more than 65,000 employees and annual revenue of US$36.10 billion as of 2009. Headquartered in San Jose, California, it designs and sells networking and communications technology and services....
which provides
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video,
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, and a setup designed to link two physically separated rooms so they resemble a single
conference roomA conference hall or conference room is a room provided for singular events such as business conferences. It is commonly found at large hotels and convention centers though many other establishments, including even hospitals, have one. Sometimes other rooms are modified for large conferences such...
even though the two rooms may be on opposite sides of the world. Cisco have sold about 2,000 rooms, with about another 250 non-revenue (internal and philanthropic) units installed.
Cisco TelePresence, first introduced in October 2006, is a product developed by
Cisco SystemsCisco Systems, Inc. is a multinational corporation with more than 65,000 employees and annual revenue of US$36.10 billion as of 2009. Headquartered in San Jose, California, it designs and sells networking and communications technology and services....
which provides
high-definitionHigh-definition television is a digital television broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems...
1080p1080p is the shorthand name for a category of HDTV video modes. The number 1080 represents 1,080 lines of vertical resolution , while the letter p stands for progressive scan . 1080p can be referred to as full HD or full high definition although 1080i is also "Full HD"...
video,
spatial audio3D audio effects are a group of sound effects that attempt to widen the stereo image produced by two loudspeakers or stereo headphones, or to create the illusion of sound sources placed anywhere in 3 dimensional space, including behind, above or below the listener.There are several types of 3D...
, and a setup designed to link two physically separated rooms so they resemble a single
conference roomA conference hall or conference room is a room provided for singular events such as business conferences. It is commonly found at large hotels and convention centers though many other establishments, including even hospitals, have one. Sometimes other rooms are modified for large conferences such...
even though the two rooms may be on opposite sides of the world. Cisco have sold about 2,000 rooms, with about another 250 non-revenue (internal and philanthropic) units installed.
Cisco TelePresence CTS-3200
This system adds a second row of tables to the CTS-3000 layout, to allow up to 18 people in a single TelePresence room. There are actually two rear row configurations; a a twelve person configuration to allow up to eighteen people to be on-screen and, for smaller spaces, an eight person configuration to allow up to fourteen people to be on-screen. Three 65" displays and a high fidelity audio system.
Cisco TelePresence CTS-3000
Cisco TelePresence System 3000 is the higher end version of Cisco
TelePresence Telepresence refers to a set of technologies which allow a person to feel as if they were present, to give the appearance that they were present, or to have an effect, at a location other than their true location....
, featuring three 1080p
flat panel displayFlat panel displays encompass a growing number of technologies enabling video displays that are lighter and much thinner than traditional television and video displays that use cathode ray tubes, and are usually less than 4 inches thick...
s. The setup for the system include special tables, microphones, speakers, cameras, collaboration interfaces and lighting.
Cisco TelePresence CTS-1300
Cisco TelePresence System 1300 features a single 1080p flat panel display, but has a unique camera system that swtiches automatically to the active speaker.
The Cisco TelePresence 1300 Series is ideal for team conferences. It seats up to 6 participants and consists of a single 65" display. The CTS 1300 maintains the life-size, immersive, TelePresence experience while offering more flexible deployment options.
Cisco TelePresence Manager software makes it easy to schedule and launch meetings with a push of one button on the phone. Integration with the highly available Cisco network offers reliability, quality of service, and security.
CTS-1300 should deploy at mid July of 2009.
Cisco TelePresence CTS-1000
Cisco TelePresence System 1000 features a single 1080p flat panel display.
Cisco TelePresence CTS-500
Cisco TelePresence System 500 features a complete 1080p system in a smaller form factor for a number of new uses from small office applications to small conference rooms. 37" LCD 1080p display and Camera.
Cisco TelePresence Multipoint Switch
Cisco TelePresence Multipoint Switch (CTMS) is a network infrastructure component that allows a total of 48 sites to connect in any combination (3 sites up to 48 sites) until the entire capacity of the switch is utilized. Multiple switches can be utilized and deployed if more capacity is needed. The CTMS also allows for interoperation with legacy video conferencing systems.
Cisco TelePresence Manager
Among a number of capabilities the one that is the most visible is the integration with groupware, such as Microsoft Exchange which gives the system the ability to easily schedule meetings.
Cisco TelePresence Recording solution
A new system turns the TelePresence product into a recording solution.
Features
- H.264
H.264/MPEG-4 AVC is a standard for video compression. The final drafting work on the first version of the standard was completed in May 2003.H.264/AVC is the latest block-oriented motion-compensation-based codec standard developed by the ITU-T Video Coding Experts Group together with the ISO/IEC...
video codecs to offer the highest quality and lowest bit rate
- Session Initiation Protocol
The Session Initiation Protocol is a signaling protocol, widely used for controlling multimedia communication sessions such as voice and video calls over Internet Protocol . Other feasible application examples include video conferencing, streaming multimedia distribution, instant messaging,...
- Native 1080p high-definition cameras and displays
- Native 720p and 1080p high-definition encoding/decoding
- Low-latency
Latency is a measure of time delay experienced in a system, the precise definition of which depends on the system and the time being measured.-Packet-switched networks:...
architecture and low bandwidthIn computer networking and computer science, digital bandwidth, network bandwidth or just bandwidth is a measure of available or consumed data communication resources expressed in bit/s or multiples of it ....
utilization
- Wideband advanced audio coding with low delay
Latency refers to a short period of delay required for the conversion between analog and digital representations of the sound data. Devices such as computers can only process digital data. Thus, the analog data it receives on microphone or line-in inputs must be converted to digital data...
(AAC-LDThe MPEG-4 Low Delay Audio Coder is audio compression format designed to combine the advantages of perceptual audio coding with the low delay necessary for two-way communication. It is closely derived from the MPEG-2 Advanced Audio Coding format...
)
- Multichannel spatial audio with echo cancellation
The term echo cancellation is used in telephony to describe the process of removing echo from a voice communication in order to improve voice quality on a telephone call...
and interference filters to eliminate feedback from mobile devices
- Optimized environmental conditioning to provide the best audio and video and overall user experience
- Interoperation with legacy video conferencing both SD and HD.
- Multipoint capability with 48 sites. With two people per screen 96 people can collaborate at the same time
Events and marketing
- Cisco Telepresence is currently featured in television commercials.
- The television series 24
24 is an American serial action/drama television series. Broadcast by Fox in the United States and syndicated worldwide, the show first aired on November 6, 2001, with an initial 13 episodes...
featured Cisco Telepresence product placements
- Al Gore, John Chambers and multiple other continents participated in a world connected Cisco TelePresence event to discuss Climate change on March 19, 2008
- The Cisco Network Emergency Response Vehicles (NERVs) use a special satellite-capable version of Cisco TelePresence when they respond to natural disasters.
Early employees
Philip Graham is the Vice President of Engineering & CTO, TelePresence which did the early research at Cisco and with Randy Harrell formed the Cisco Business Unit.
Randy Harrell is the Director of Marketing which formed the business unit with Philip Graham.