Telepresence and design

Recently I was brought into a telepresence design for a customer.  Having prior experience with almost all endpoints and servers, this seemed like a good opportunity to apply what I know since I used to previously work in the RMS NOC at Cisco for telepresence.

Basically, a large room needs a multi camera setup and we can't use the TX or IX endpoints since the room is going to be integrated and not setup with a desk.   SX endpoints do this well as you can drop a codec, hook up a camera or three then composite the layout to fit the screen deployment you want.  For instance, an SX80 with three cameras can be deployed to view three different locations of a room then you setup the layout how you want so that you can see all three locations at the same time.  Active speaker is still a option but I would just lay it out in fashion where you can see everything and no screen switching happens from a Jabber clients perspective. 

I know this post is a bit all over the place but I wanted to put this info out for those looking for a solution that doesn't need or want a single desk with a camera cluster.  SX10s can easily integrate with an existing flatscreen, SX20s are great single camera solutions where you want to use a larger screen that Cisco can provide, then the SX80s are beast and can hold up to three cameras via HDMI. 

The other options out there are DX endpoints but those are primarily desktop endpoints.  DX70s and DX80s are the EX replacements so to speak.  They run android and don't need a tablet to operate.  The DX650 is a phone replacement with a large screen for video.  These are ideal for video sitautions where you don't need a DX70/80 but do it enough to warrant a bigger screen than a 9900 series.