Cisco TelePresence MCU 5300 Series

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Cisco TelePresence MCU 5300 Series

The Cisco TelePresence MCU 5300 Series is a range of state-of-the-art multipoint control units (MCUs) that can grow with your video usage over the long term. The MCU 5300 Series offers a low entry point and a broad range of products for midsized and smaller businesses.

Grow your multipoint video infrastructure as your telepresence usage accelerates. (2:41 min)

Features and Capabilities

The MCU 5300 Series is the industry's first hardware-stackable MCU appliance, now enabling customers to expand entry-level configurations through a unique combination of software port licenses and the ability to connect a second unit through a stacking cable.

With this exceptional level of field upgradability, you can minimize disruption to your conferencing services while thoroughly protecting your initial investment.

The Cisco TelePresence MCU 5300 Series:

  • Is standards-based and compatible with all major vendors' endpoints
  • Is highly configurable and field upgradable
  • Offers a broad range of HD MCU entry points for customers
  • Is software-selectable between HD or SD video ports
  • Provides an upgradable unit with growth capacity using software port licenses

With the MCU 5300 Series, you get:

  • The ability to stack two MCUs together for increased capacity
  • Continuous presence for users on every port
  • Easy-to-use, versatile management interface
  • More than 50 custom layouts
  • Video resolutions up to 1080p, at 30 frames per second (fps)
  • A low-risk, cost-effective solution for HD multipoint video conferencing

Specifications at a Glance

Compatible Endpoints Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and H.323 endpoints
Automatic Transcoding and Transrating For both audio and video
Resolution Upscale SD resolution with ClearVision technology
Integrating Products Integrates with Cisco TelePresence Management Suite, Cisco Unified Communications Manager (v8.6 or later) for impromptu conferencing, and Cisco TelePresence Conductor
Performance Features Cisco TelePresence Universal Port technology, which helps ensure each participant receives the best possible experience
Delivers up to 4 Mbps of bandwidth per site

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