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IP/VC: OPERATIONAL BEST PRACTICES
RAPID DEPLOYMENT AND MAXIMIZED ROI FOR
COMPANYWIDE IP VIDEO CONFERENCING
Cisco IT operational best practices help plan, deploy, and manage a large-scale H.323-based IP/VC
solution for corporate communications
Cisco® employs more than 40,000 people in offices and locations around the world. Providing a variety of
communications tools to facilitate the highly collaborative Cisco culture is core to the company’s past and continued
revenue growth. One such tool, IP-based video conferencing (IP/VC), enables high-impact and cost-effective
communications. Cisco IT has deployed approximately 800 IP/VC endpoints around the world with an average usage
rate of 700,000 minutes per month. These endpoints currently consist of a mix of desktop units and room-based
systems.
Deploying a companywide communications solution such as video
conferencing requires a plan that encompasses technology, support
organizations, operations, and facilities. After deploying the equipment,
effective employee adoption depends on technical support resources to
keep the solution operational, easy access for both desktop and large
venue options, and facilities that have been tailored to the variety of needs
within the company. Cisco IP/VC operational best practices address each
of the four components of the overall solution.
Business Benefits
• Rapid planning and
deployment for H.323-
based IP/VC solutions
• Detailed planning
guidelines for meeting
all requirements
• Example layouts for
large venue facilities
“Cisco IT operational best practices
for IP/VC give other companies an
inside look at the efforts and
components that make up a very
successful, global deployment.”
-- Bob Scarbrough, IT Program Mgr
Shortened deployment times. Cisco IP/VC operational best practices
help companies reduce their deployment times. The best