The Common Microsoft Communications Silos Offering Instant Messaging (IM) Voice Mail Video Conferencing Telephony Web Conferencing E-mail and Calendaring Audio Conferencing Authentication Administration Storage Authentication Administration Storage Authentication Administration Storage Authentication Administration Storage Authentication Administration Storage Authentication Administration Storage Authentication Administration Storage
The Common Microsoft Communications Silos Offering Telephony and Voice Mail E-mail and Calendaring Unified Conferencing: Audio, Video, Web Instant Messaging Authentication Administration Storage Compliance
Communications as Software Unified Communications Enterprise-grade Communications Real-time Web
Communications as Software Microsoft VISION Unified Communications Enable every Application to be a Enterprise-grade Communications Microsoft UC Endpoint Real-time Web
Figure 1. Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications Figure 2. Magic Quadrant for Corporate Telephony Source: Gartner (August 2014) Source: Gartner (October 2014)
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Reduce costs
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Active Directory Certificate Authority Office Web Apps Server External Users Reverse Proxy Federated Users Lync Server 2013 Standard Edition pool Internal Users Guests Lync Server 2013 Edge pool
Active Directory Certificate Authority Office Web Apps Server Hardware Load Balancer External Users Reverse Proxy Federated Users Lync Server 2013 Enterprise Edition pool Internal Users Guests Lync Server 2013 Edge pool Lync Server 2013 SQL backend (mirroring) and witness
XMPP Partner Anonymous User Remote User PIC User Access Edge Server Access Edge Server Internal Users Federated Users azvesalius.be kuleuven.be
Lync works across platforms and devices PC Mac Mobile Browser Desk Phone
Join Join as guest with a single click Quick plug-in installation user-level install, not dependent on Silverlight Voice and video Audio over IP Video over IP Multi-participant video Speaker indication Speaker video over content Dial out, dial in Collaboration over content Desktop sharing Specific application sharing Give and take control of desktop Real-time note-taking Upload PPT, share and annotate in real time Whiteboard Poll Meeting management Participant list Manage participants Schedule meeting
Active Directory Certificate Authority Office Web Apps Server External Users Reverse Proxy Federated Users Lync Server 2013 Standard Edition pool Internal Users Guests Lync Server 2013 Edge pool 1x Lync Server 2013 1x OS 1x Lync Server 2013 1x Edge Server - IIS/AAR 1x OS Not licensed 1x Reverse Proxy 1x OS Not licensed 1x OWA Server 1x OS Not licensed 4x OS 1x Lync Server 2013 1x Edge Server 3x IP Public IP address 1x Reverse Proxy 1x IP Public IP address 4x IP Public IP address
Devices & Infrastructure Systems Integrator ISVs
HP 4110 HP 4120 Polycom CX3000 Polycom CX500 Polycom CX600 $100+ $150-200 $200-300 $850+
360 Camera With Locking Privacy Cap Console with Integrated speaker + 3 omnidirectional mics Power Data Box (for CX5100/CX5500 Mute button and indicator lamp CX5500 Unified Conference Station (USB plus standalone SIP Telephony) Touch user interface (CX5500 Only) Optional Expansion Mics CX5100 Unified Conference Station (USB only)
Laptop output to 1 display Laptop output to >1 displays Lync Room System Laptop output to single display
Video bandwidth preliminary recommendations for deployments with single-view and with multiview video Quality P2P or single view 5 multiview videos (EnableMultiViewJoin = FALSE) (EnableMultiViewJoin = TRUE) Bandwidth Resolution Bandwidth Resolution Minimum 100 kbps** 160x90 420 kbps 90x90 Okay quality 250 kbps 424x240 1,000 kbps 240x240 Good quality 1,500 kbps 1280x720 2,500 kbps 360x360 Optimum quality* 4,000 kbps* 1920x1080 * bandwidth values TBD ** kilobits per second 4,000 kbps Up to 8,000 kbps* 540x540 or two times 1080x1080
Quad Core Intel Ivy Bridge Video Capture Card with VGA and HDMI for content sharing Wide Field of View HD front-of-room Camera Next generation HD RoundTable 1080p Single 55-84 Touch for smaller rooms 1080p Dual 55-70 Touch for larger rooms 720p 10 Touch console for all rooms Wideband audio stereo / monaural array capture
Windows Embedded 7 Standard AppLocker, Write Filters, Firewall Customized Lync Client for the Meeting Room Optimized for Lync Server 2013 Console UX One or two display experience for video and collaboration Remote Admin Portal Update and Monitoring
Customer IP Network Public Internet Internet SIP Trunking Telenet Voice Network PSTN Customer IP Network SIP Trunking Telenet Voice Network PSTN Lync SBC Lync SBC SBC Customer IP Network PSTN Customer IP Network Lync SIP Trunking SBC PSTN Lync SIP Trunking SBC Telenet Voice Network SIP Trunking Lync SBC Telenet Voice Network
Upstream Deployment Downstream Deployment UC Voice Endpoints IP-PBX Endpoints (IP Phones) UC Voice Endpoints Mediation Server Front End Server Mediation Server Front End Server PSTN SIP/PSTN Gateway IP-PBX SIP/PSTN Gateway IP-PBX PSTN IP-PBX Endpoints (IP Phones)
UC Video endpoints Meeting Console Lync Client Federated Company Edge Servers Registrar Registrar Lync Server pool(s) MCUs ISDN and H.323 Legacy + telepresence Virtual Rooms RMX HDX