AP-SMCU Soft Video MCU(Multipoint Conferencing Unit) Release for Multi-Party Video Conference

AddPac Technology, an industry leader in the development, manufacture, and marketing of extended range VoIP, IP Telephony, Audio/Video Conference, IP broadcasting solutions, releases a next generation AP-SMCU Linux based Software Video MCU(Multipoint Conferencing Unit) which is a state-of-the-art equipment for multipoint audio/video conferencing and real-time collaborative IP communications over internet. It is a central processing solution which provides a wide variety of features such as easy and high level conference control, user-friendly management, powerful video decoding/mixing/encoding, trans-coding and switching capability through reliable real-time encoding and decoding of transmitted audio data from multiple IP video endpoints such as IP Video Phone, Video Conference Equipment, Video Gateway.

AP-SMCU provides a complete solution specifically for large scale video conferences with multiple sites participating which are implemented technically by connecting mixed video data stream from independent terminals to single 'virtual group' for central mixing and transcoding process.

Designed on the basis of firmware upgradeable high performance Linux Server, AP-SMCU supports not only latest audio/video codec currently but has capabilities of new codec services leveraging continuous firmware level upgrade. AP-SMCU is also a key component of a comprehensive solution combined with AddPac IP-PBX, AP-HVC21000, AP-HCC1000 Full HD video conference equipments for multipoint video conferencing, which provides easy-to-use user interfaces, robust performance and excellent video quality.

Linux Server based MCU with Robust Performance

AddPac AP-SMCU software video MCU provides high performance 1:N multipoint video conference service. Designed on the foundation of linux server based high end processor for real-time processing, AP-SMCU provides a full suit of functionality for rich multipoint video conferencing experience including a wide range of transcoding coverage from voice band G.711, G.726, G.729, G.723.1, etc, G.722,1, G.722 audio codec to H.263, MPEG-4, H.264 video codec. Also, AP-SMCU IP video conference soft-MCU support various video conference type like as Meet-me(Dial-in), Ad-Hoc(On-Demand) and Scheduled Video Conference mode.

Multi-Session/Multi-User Video Conference Support

AP-SMCU Soft Multiparty MCU is designed to support the multi-session/multi-user video conferencing. For example, if a AP-SMCU can support the maximum 64 multi-party in case of single session, in case of four(8) session, AP-SMCU supports the maximum 8 party(user) each concurrently. This feature maximizes the utilization of AP-SMCU Soft Multiparty MCU in large scale enterprise.

Various Video Display Layout Support

AP-SMCU Soft Multiparty MCU supports various video display layout functions (31 types), dynamic control function, floor function, name display function, boarder display function, etc. The video display layout function is divided as symmetric picture size, asymmetric picture size. According to video conference room size(number of conference participant, for example, 64 party room), AP-SMCU provides the various video display layouts. Administrator can select to a video display layout among the multiple video display layouts via AP-SMCU manager program. When a new video conference is started, users can choice a specific video layout automatically or manually. Dynamic control function is used when video display layout is changed dynamically or conference participant is move out/in during video conferencing.

Seamless Interoperability: Supporting Diverse Concurrent Codec& Protocol

AP-SMCU supports diverse video codecs concurrently which is ordinarily being used on IP end-point terminals. It supports mixed IP video calls to enable the powerful mixing/transcoding capabilities among diverse video codecs simultaneously providing the optimal audio experience. AP-SMCUsupports the multiple video conferencing sessions and multiple video(H.263, MPEG4, H.264) and audio codecs(G.722.1, G.722, G.711, G.726,etc) per a session. Also AP-SMCU supports the SIP, H.323 protocols for VoIP signaling. For SIP based VoIP signaling, AP-SMCU supports the internal SIP call manager features. For H.323 VoIP signaling protocols, external AddPac Technology’s enterprise H.323 gatekeeper is recommended.

AddPac Technology's VoIP gateway, IP telephony product lines, and various multimedia products such as video phone, video conference equipment have been highly appraised with their advanced performance and reliability by worldwide customers. With its years of experience and know-who would make AP-SMCU as the ultimate solution for next-generation IP video telephony service.

Multipoint Video Conference Network Diagram