Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager

Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager is the solution on resource management of video conference for suppliers of cloud services and big video networks.

Appointment

The Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager software application  is a principal component of the Polycom RealPresence platform for management of a video conferencing of large networks.

The application exercises monitoring, control and preparation of thousands of video devices and gives the reference book, opportunities of planning and the reporting. Using one this powerful solution for management, the organization can manage video devices on the global area network, including tablets and smartphones with video conference support, the desktop systems, systems for meeting rooms and the solution with effect of immersion. The organizations reduce costs thanks to resource optimization and reach operational efficiency using setup based on API and multi-user functions. Work of end users became even more convenient thanks to the simplified access to directories with data on presence and to similar directories and also the minimum service with remote configuring and automatic updates of software.

By software of Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager it is developed taking into account standards of the joint communications and a video conferencing for operating systems, help services, architecture of API, multi-user functions and presence. It promotes integration of the RealPresence platform into the most different models of deployment, networks, workflows, applications and networks of the joint communications.

Large networks of the solution RealPresence Resource Manager and Polycom RealPresence Virtualization Manager (DMA 7000) provide scalable and highly reliable management of video records. Both solutions are constructed on the basis of Linux OS and use methods of synchronization of databases to reduce a downtime in case of malfunctions. DMA provides a supercluster to provide scaling and fault tolerance for management of video calls and virtualizations of servers of conference communication, and RealPresence Resource Manager mainly performs functions of monitoring of devices, management and planning and also works with directories. For smaller networks the application of Polycom of CMA 4000 is equipped with protection of the gateway and a management tool devices (up to  400 objects/devices).

Technical characteristics of a product

Main aspects of application

• Monitoring of devices
• Device management, the terminals of Polycom based on standards and third-party producers
• Device software update
• Management of conferences
• Planning of conferences using the web scheduler
• Planning of conferences using API
• Built-in help services, global address directories
• Mechanism of control of availability to desktop client applications
• Reservation in the mode of a hot reserve
• The packet of API including planning and management of conferences
• The multi-user environment for a safe and separate hosting of a great number of clients

Protocols of network infrastructure

• Setup and management H.323 and SIP devices
• Support of the reference book on LDAP/H.350 protocol
• The protocol of information on presence of XMPP for desktop client applications
• HTTPS/XML support

• TLS security

System performance and licensing

• 100 – 10,000 places
• The number of the places serviced by Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager varies from 500 to 10,000 depending on the selected license. The platform of initial level is delivered from already set basic

configuration on 100 CAL (Client Access Licences; licenses for access for the client). Delivery of additional license extension packages is possible: on 100, 500 or 1000 licenses.

Application of additional licenses to a system package or a license extension package increases the number of licenses for devices. For example, application to the basic system of license expansion on 100 devices allows to use 600 devices at the same time.

• In addition: API, reservation, multi-user environment

Characteristics of the equipment

• Dimensions: chassis 1U rack-mounted
• 27.58' (70.05 cm) D x 17.09' (43.4 cm) Highway x 1.68' (4.28 cm) In with the connected front panel
• Weight in the maximum configuration: 15.87  kg
• A power supply on alternating current — with the standard duplicated power source on 110 or 220 750 W V with a possibility of "hot" connection and automatic switching of input voltages
• Processor: 2 E5-2620 Intel Xeon processors, 2.0 GHz with Turbo Hyperthreading technology or above
• RAM: 16  GB,  1333 MHz  or are better
• Hard drives:  2x 146 GB, 15.000 RPM in the raid 1 configuration
• Power supply: 2 sources (in a configuration with reservation)
• Optical drives: CD/DVD for reading
• Other: ports compatible to USB 2.0, 4
• payments of Ethernet 10/100/1000
• Rack: installation in a rack with guides
• Appearance: a pad on a front panel with a logo of Polycom

Characteristics of the software

• OEM version of Linux OS

Browsers

• Microsoft Internet Explorer  version 6.0, 7.0 or 8.0
• Mozilla Firefox of version 3.5 or 3.6

• Apple Safari version 3.2, 4.0 or 5.0
• Adobe Flash Player of version 9.x or 10.x

2013 год. Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager v8.0

The Polycom company provided system updating for Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager (v8.0) what the press service of the company announced on August 7, 2013.

The new software version of RealPresence Resource Manager v8.0 is capable to support to 50 thousand video devices, including smartphones and tablets, desktop PCs and systems for joint video calls (up to 10 thousand devices), such as Polycom of HDX and Polycom RealPresence Group Series.

New software differs in the improved opportunities of control and planning and also modifed reporting system. The application programming interface allows to perform integration of proprietary applications. Users have additional opportunities for planning of calls and management of virtual negotiation.

Price and availability

Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager v8.0 will be available worldwide in August. Tools are available to independent migration at the price of $500.