Conferencing Servers

Conferencing Servers, also known as MCUs (Multipoint Conferencing Units), are associated with a Standard Edition Server or Enterprise pool. They are software-based and collocated on a Standard Edition Server and front-end servers of an Enterprise pool in a consolidated configuration. They are installed on separate physical servers in the case of the Enterprise pool in an expanded configuration. The IM Conferencing Server and the Telephony Conferencing Server are the only exceptions. These server roles are always installed on the front-end servers, even in the Enterprise pool in the expanded configuration case.

Each of these server roles communicates directly with clients participating in a conferencing session via their own ...

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