Videoconferencing-Infrastructure systems (examples)

MCU

MCU

Multipoint Conference unit, also called "bridge". It represents the central conferencing platform on the network.



Gatekeeper

Gatekeeper

Call-Manager, Bandwidth management, dial rules and policies, dial plan.


Gateway

ISDN- and Internet-Gateway

Transition from the IP network into the ISDN network or into the Public Internet


Management

Management system

Central management platform for all systems, software updates, provisioning and address book server.
Includes a planning tool for the creation of future and ongoing conferences (scheduling).


The represented systems represent a selection, are examples and not exhaustive.