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About the Cisco MeetingPlace Audio Server System
Hardware Characteristics of the Cisco MeetingPlace 8106
Hardware Characteristics of the Cisco MeetingPlace 8112
Cisco MeetingPlace 8100 Series Hardware Components
Alarm Panels for the Cisco MeetingPlace 8106
Alarm Panels for the Cisco MeetingPlace 8112
About Cisco MeetingPlace Audio Server System Configurations
Configuring the Cisco MeetingPlace 8106
Example: Pure IP Configuration
Examples: T1 CAS and IP Mixed Configurations
Examples: T1 PRI and IP Mixed Configurations
Examples: E1 and IP Mixed Configurations
Configuring the Cisco MeetingPlace 8112
Example: Pure IP Configuration
Examples: T1 CAS and IP Mixed Configurations
Examples: T1 PRI and IP Mixed Configurations
Example: Pure E1 Configuration
Examples: E1 and IP Mixed Slot Configurations
Cisco MeetingPlace Audio Server Software
About the Cisco MeetingPlace Audio Server System
Cisco MeetingPlace Audio Server system configurations include Cisco MeetingPlace 8100 series hardware, Cisco MeetingPlace Audio Server software, and Cisco MeetingPlace desktop software components with additional software options.
The following sections describe the hardware for the Cisco MeetingPlace 8100 series:
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Hardware Characteristics of the Cisco MeetingPlace 8106
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Hardware Characteristics of the Cisco MeetingPlace 8106
The Cisco MeetingPlace 8106 is a rack-mountable box that is 7 in. tall, 18.9 in. wide, and 14.5 in. deep. Fully loaded, it weighs up to 40 pounds.
The Cisco MeetingPlace 8106 has the capacity for a CPU card, six slots for Smart Blades or Multi Access Blades to provide physical connectivity to the telephone network, and four drives: two disk drives, a floppy drive, and a CD-ROM drive. The front of the chassis allows access to the CPU, Smart Blades, and redundant power supplies. LAN cables, and telephony and IP cables plug into the back.
Figure 3-1 shows the Cisco MeetingPlace 8106.
Figure 3-1 Cisco MeetingPlace 8106 Features (Front View)
Hardware Characteristics of the Cisco MeetingPlace 8112
The Cisco MeetingPlace 8112 is a rack-mountable box, 21 in. tall and 18.9 in. wide. Fully loaded, it weighs up to 110 pounds.
The Cisco MeetingPlace 8112 has the capacity for a CPU card, a Hot Swap Controller (HSC), 12 slots for Smart Blades or Multi Access Blades to provide physical connectivity to the telephone network, and four drives: two disk drives, a floppy drive, and a CD-ROM drive. The front of the chassis allows access to the CPU, Smart Blades, and redundant power supplies. LAN cables, and telephony and IP cables plug into the back.
An alarm panel, located on the top portion of the chassis front, indicates major alarms, minor alarms, and system status. For more information on the alarm panel, see the "Alarm Panels for the Cisco MeetingPlace 8106" section.
Figure 3-2 shows the Cisco MeetingPlace 8112.
Figure 3-2 Cisco MeetingPlace 8112 Features (Front View)
Cisco MeetingPlace 8100 Series Hardware Components
Table 3-1 describes the Cisco MeetingPlace 8100 series hardware components.
Alarm Panels for the Cisco MeetingPlace 8106
The Cisco MeetingPlace 8106 has three types of LEDs as described in Table 3-2. See Figure 3-3 to locate the Cisco MeetingPlace 8106 LEDs.
Figure 3-3 Location of the Cisco MeetingPlace 8106 LEDs
Alarm Panels for the Cisco MeetingPlace 8112
The Cisco MeetingPlace 8112 has system LEDs on the front top panel. See Table 3-3 for more information about these LEDs. See Figure 3-4 to locate the Cisco MeetingPlace 8112 LEDs.
Figure 3-4 Location of the Cisco MeetingPlace 8112 LEDs
About Cisco MeetingPlace Audio Server System Configurations
This section contains examples of the different blade configurations for the Cisco MeetingPlace Audio Server systems. For specific instructions on how to configure your MeetingPlace Audio Server, see the Configuration Guide for Cisco MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.
The Cisco MeetingPlace 8106 comes equipped with 6 slots for Smart Blades, T1 Smart Blades, or Multi Access Blades and the Cisco MeetingPlace 8112 comes equipped with 12 slots for Smart Blades, T1 Smart Blades, or Multi Access Blades.
Table 3-4 lists the number of access ports supported per blade.
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Table 3-5 Allowable Blade Configurations
T1 CAS and E1
T1 PRI and IP
T1 PRI and E1
E1 and IP
T1 PRI and T1 CAS
T1 CAS and IP
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Configuring the Cisco MeetingPlace 8106
The Cisco MeetingPlace 8106 supports the following:
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Table 3-6 lists the allowable port and blade configurations for each protocol and the hardware used to achieve them.
Table 3-6 Allowable Blade Configurations for the Cisco MeetingPlace 8106
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5 Smart Blades and 1 MP-MA-16-PRI
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5 Smart Blades and 1 MP-MA-16
T1 CAS Smart Blades and T1 PRI and E1 Multi Access Blades are installed starting from slot 1 on the bottom and move to the top. IP Multi Access Blades are installed starting from slot 6 on the top and move to the bottom.
Example: T1 CAS Configuration
Table 3-7 shows a pure T1 CAS configuration with 576 ports. Each slot has a T1 Smart Blade, denoted by SB. Each T1 Smart Blade provides 96 ports and there are 6 T1 Smart Blades (96 x 6 = 576).
Table 3-7 Pure T1 CAS Configuration, 576 T1 CAS Ports
Example: T1 PRI Configuration
Table 3-8 shows a pure T1 PRI configuration with 368 T1 PRI ports. The MP-MA-16-PRI in slot 1 provides 368 T1 PRI ports. Because Multi Access Blades do not provide conferencing capability, every 96 ports requires one Smart Blade. All of the ports in slots 2 to 4 (3 x 96 = 288) and 80 of the ports in slot 5 are used for conferencing.
Table 3-8 Pure T1 PRI Configuration, 368 T1 CAS Ports
Example: Pure IP Configuration
Table 3-9 shows a pure IP configuration with 480 IP ports. The MP-MA-16 in slot 6 provides 480 IP ports. Because Multi Access Blades do not provide conferencing capability, every 96 ports of IP requires one Smart Blade, so slots 1 to 5 use their 480 ports (5 x 96 = 480) for IP conferencing.
Table 3-9 Pure IP Configuration, 480 IP Ports
Examples: T1 CAS and IP Mixed Configurations
Table 3-10 to Table 3-13 show examples of T1 CAS and IP mixed configurations. The T1 CAS trunks may or may not be configured depending on the number of IP ports. In each table, SB is a T1 Smart Blade.
In Table 3-10, the MP-MA-4 in slot 6 provides 120 IP ports. Every 96 ports of IP requires one Smart Blade, so the Smart Blade in slot 5 uses its 96 ports and the Smart Blade in slot 4 uses 24 of its 96 ports for IP conferencing (96 + 24 = 120). The remaining 72 ports in slot 4 (96 - the 24 used for the IP conferencing) plus the ports in slots 1 to 3 (3 x 96 = 288) are used for the T1 CAS portion of the configuration (288 + 72 = 360).
Table 3-10 120 IP Ports, 360 T1 CAS Ports, 480 Total Ports
In Table 3-11, the MP-MA-4 in slot 6 provides 96 IP ports. Every 96 ports of IP requires one Smart Blade, so the Smart Blade in slot 5 uses its 96 ports for IP conferencing. The ports in slots 1 to 4 (96 x 4 = 384) are used for the T1 CAS portion of the configuration.
Table 3-11 96 IP Ports, 384 T1 CAS Ports, 480 Total Ports
In Table 3-12, the MP-MA-16 in slot 6 provides 240 IP ports. Every 96 ports of IP requires one Smart Blade, so the Smart Blades in slot 4 and 5 use their 96 ports and the Smart Blade in slot 3 uses 48 of its 96 ports for IP conferencing (96 + 96 + 48 = 240). The remaining 48 ports in slot 3 (96 - the 48 used for the IP conferencing) plus the ports in slots 1 and 2 (2 x 96 = 192) are used for the T1 CAS portion of the configuration (48 + 192 = 240).
Table 3-12 240 IP Ports, 240 T1 CAS Ports, 480 Total Ports
In Table 3-13, the MP-MA-16 in slot 6 provides 360 IP ports. Every 96 ports of IP requires one Smart Blade, so the Smart Blades in slots 3 to 5 use their 96 ports and the Smart Blade in slot 2 uses 72 of its 96 ports for IP conferencing (3 x 96 = 288 + 72 = 360). The remaining 24 ports in slot 2 (96 - the 72 used for the IP conferencing) plus the 96 ports in slot 1 are used for the T1 CAS portion of the configuration (24 + 96 = 120).
Table 3-13 360 IP Ports, 120 T1 CAS Ports, 480 Total Ports
Examples: T1 PRI and IP Mixed Configurations
Table 3-14 to Table 3-17 show examples of T1 PRI and IP mixed configurations. IP Multi Access Blades are installed starting from slot 6 on the top and move to the bottom.
In Table 3-14, the MP-MA-4 in slot 6 provides 120 IP ports. Every 96 ports of IP requires one Smart Blade, so the Smart Blade in slot 4 uses its 96 ports and the Smart Blade in slot 3 uses 24 of its 96 ports for IP conferencing (96 + 24 = 120). The MP-MA-4-PRI in slot 1 provides 92 T1 PRI ports. The Smart Blade in slot 2 uses 92 of its 96 ports for conferencing.
Table 3-14 120 IP Ports, 92 T1 PRI Ports, 212 Total Ports
In Table 3-15, the MP-MA-4 in slot 6 provides 120 IP ports. Every 96 ports of IP requires one Smart Blade, so the Smart Blade in slot 5 uses its 96 ports and the Smart Blade in slot 4 uses 24 of its 96 ports for IP conferencing (96 + 24 = 120). The MP-MA-16-PRI in slot 1 provides 253 T1 PRI ports. The Smart Blades in slots 2 and 3 use their 96 ports and the Smart Blade in slot 4 uses 61 of its 72 ports for conferencing. (The Smart Blade in slot 4 uses 24 of its ports for the IP portion of the configuration and 61 ports for the T1 PRI portion of the configuration.)
Table 3-15 120 IP Ports, 253 T1 PRI Ports, 373 Total Ports
In Table 3-16, the MP-MA-16 in slot 6 provides 240 IP ports. Every 96 ports of IP requires one Smart Blade, so the Smart Blades in slots 4 and 5 use their 96 ports and the Smart Blade in slot 3 uses 48 of its 96 ports for IP conferencing (96 + 96 + 48 = 240). The MP-MA-4-PRI in slot 1 provides 92 T1 PRI ports. The Smart Blade in slot 2 uses 92 of its 96 ports for conferencing.
Table 3-16 240 IP Ports, 92 T1 PRI Ports, 332 Total Ports
In Table 3-17, the MP-MA-16 in slot 6 provides 180 IP ports. Every 96 ports of IP requires one Smart Blade, so the Smart Blade in slot 5 uses its 96 ports and the Smart Blade in slot 4 uses 84 of its 96 ports for IP conferencing (96 + 84 = 180). The MP-MA-4-PRI in slot 1 provides 92 T1 PRI ports. The Smart Blade in slot 2 uses 92 of its 96 ports for conferencing.
Table 3-17 180 IP Ports, 92 T1 PRI Ports, 272 Total Ports
Example: E1 Configuration
The E1 Multi Access Blade is installed in slot 1, followed by Smart Blades. Table 3-18 shows a pure E1 configuration with 480 E1 ports. The MP-MA-16-PRI in slot 1 provides 480 E1 ports. The Smart Blades in slots 2 to 6 each have 96 ports (96 x 5 = 480) which are used for conferencing. In this table, SB is a Smart Blade.
Table 3-18 Pure E1 Configuration, 480 E1 Ports
Examples: E1 and IP Mixed Configurations
The E1 Multi Access Blade is installed in slot 1, followed by Smart Blades. The IP Multi Access Blade is installed in slot 6.
Table 3-19 to Table 3-21 show examples of mixed E1 and IP configurations. The E1 trunks on the Multi Access Blades may or may not be configured depending on the number of IP Multi Access Blades populated. In the following tables, SB is a Smart Blade.
In Table 3-19, the MP-MA-4 in slot 6 provides 120 IP ports. Every 96 ports of IP requires one Smart Blade, so the Smart Blade in slot 4 uses its 96 ports and the Smart Blade in slot 3 uses 24 of its 96 ports for IP conferencing (96 + 24 = 120). The MP-MA-4-PRI in slot 1 provides 120 E1 ports. The remaining 72 ports in slot 3 (96 - the 24 used for the IP conferencing) plus 48 ports in slot 2 (72 + 48 = 120) are used for the E1 portion of the configuration.
Table 3-19 120 IP Ports, 120 E1 Ports, 240 Total Ports
In Table 3-20, the MP-MA-4 in slot 6 provides 120 IP ports. Every 96 ports of IP requires one Smart Blade, so the Smart Blade in slot 5 uses its 96 ports and the Smart Blade in slot 4 uses 24 of its 96 ports for IP conferencing (96 + 24 = 120). The MP-MA-16-PRI in slot 1 provides 240 E1 ports. The Smart Blades in slots 2 and 3 use their 96 ports and the Smart Blade in slot 4 uses 48 of its remaining 72 ports for conferencing (96 + 96 + 48 = 240). (The Smart Blade in slot 4 uses 24 of its ports for the IP portion of the configuration and 48 ports for the E1 portion of the configuration.)
Table 3-20 120 IP Ports, 240 E1 Ports, 360 Total Ports
In Table 3-21, the MP-MA-16 in slot 6 provides 240 IP ports. Every 96 ports of IP requires one Smart Blade, so the Smart Blades in slots 4 and 5 use their 96 ports and the Smart Blade in slot 3 uses 48 of its 96 ports for IP conferencing (96 + 96 + 48 = 240). The MP-MA-4-PRI in slot 1 provides 120 E1 ports. The Smart Blade in slot 2 uses its 96 ports and the Smart Blade in slot 3 uses 24 of its remaining 48 ports for conferencing (96 + 24 = 120). (The Smart Blade in slot 4 uses 48 of its ports for the IP portion of the configuration and 24 ports for the E1 portion of the configuration.)
Table 3-21 240 IP Ports, 120 E1 Ports, 360 Total Ports
Configuring the Cisco MeetingPlace 8112
The Cisco MeetingPlace 8112 supports the following:
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Table 3-22 lists the allowable port and blade configurations for each protocol and the hardware used to achieve them.
Table 3-22 Allowable Blade Configurations for the Cisco MeetingPlace 8112
T1 PRI and E1 Multi Access Blades are installed on the left (with slot 2 left vacant if no MP-MA-16-PRI or MP-MA-4-PRI is needed to populate it and if the slot is not needed for Smart Blade capacity). Next, T1 Smart Blades are installed to the right of this. Last, IP Multi Access Blades are installed starting on the right (slot 16), and move to the left.
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Example: T1 CAS Configuration
Table 3-23 shows a pure T1 CAS configuration with 1152 T1 CAS ports. Each slot (except for slots 7 to 10, which are reserved for CPU and system controller cards) has a T1 Smart Blade, denoted by SB. Each T1 Smart Blade has the capacity for 96 ports and there are 12 T1 Smart Blades (96 x 12 = 1152).
Table 3-23 Pure T1 CAS Configuration, 1152 T1 CAS Ports
Example: T1 PRI Configuration
Table 3-24 shows a pure T1 PRI configuration with 736 T1 PRI ports. The MP-MA-16-PRIs in slots 1 and 2 provide 368 T1 PRI ports each (368 x 2 = 736). The ports in slots 3 to 13 (7 x 96 = 672) and 64 of the ports in slot 14 are used for conferencing (672 + 64 = 736).
Table 3-24 Pure T1 PRI Configuration, 736 T1 PRI Ports
Example: Pure IP Configuration
Table 3-25 shows a pure IP configuration with 960 IP ports. There are two MP-MA-16s on the right which support 480 IP ports each (2 x 480 = 960). Because Multi Access Blades do not provide conferencing capability, every 96 ports of IP requires one Smart Blade, so slots 1 to 6 and slots 11 to 14 each have a Smart Blade with a capacity for 96 ports.
Table 3-25 Pure IP Configuration
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Examples: T1 CAS and IP Mixed Configurations
Table 3-26 to Table 3-29 show examples of configurations with T1 CAS and IP. The T1 CAS trunks may or may not be configured depending on the number of IP ports. In each table, SB is a T1 Smart Blade.
In Table 3-26, the MP-MA-4 in slot 16 provides 120 IP ports. Every 96 ports of IP requires one Smart Blade, so the Smart Blade in slot 15 uses its 96 ports and the Smart Blade in slot 14 uses 24 of its 96 ports for IP conferencing (96 + 24 = 120). The remaining 72 ports in slot 14 (96 - the 24 used for the IP conferencing) plus the ports in slots 1 to 6 and 11 to 13 (9 x 96 = 864) are used for the T1 CAS portion of the configuration (864 + 72 = 936).
Table 3-26 120 IP Ports, 936 T1 CAS Ports, 1056 Total Ports
In Table 3-27, the MP-MA-16 in slot 16 provides 480 IP ports. Every 96 ports of IP requires one Smart Blade, so the Smart Blades in slots 11 to 15 use their 480 ports for IP conferencing (96 x 5 = 480). Slots 1 to 6 have T1 Smart Blades with 96 ports each (6 x 96 = 576 ports) to support the T1 CAS configuration.
Table 3-27 480 IP Ports, 576 T1 CAS Ports, 1056 Total Ports
In Table 3-28, the two MP-MA-4s in slots 15 and 16 provide 120 IP ports each (2 x 120 = 240). Every 96 ports of IP requires one Smart Blade, so the Smart Blades in slots 13 and 14 use their 96 ports and the Smart Blade in slot 12 uses 48 of its 96 ports for IP conferencing (96 + 96 + 48 = 240). The remaining 48 ports in slot 12 (96 - the 48 used for the IP conferencing) plus the ports in slots 1 to 6 and 11 (7 x 96 = 672) are used for the T1 CAS portion of the configuration (672 + 48 = 720).
Table 3-28 240 IP Ports, 720 T1 CAS Ports, 960 Total Ports
In Table 3-29, the MP-MA-16 in slot 16 provides 480 IP ports and the MP-MA-4 in slot 15 provides 120 IP ports, for a total of 600 IP ports. Every 96 ports of IP requires one Smart Blade, so the Smart Blades in slots 5 to 14 use their 576 ports and the Smart Blade in slot 4 uses 24 of its 96 ports for IP conferencing (96 x 6= 576 + 24 = 600). The remaining 72 ports in slot 4 (96 - the 24 used for the IP conferencing) plus the ports in slots 1 to 3 (3 x 96 = 288) are used for the T1 CAS portion of the configuration (288 + 72 = 360).
Table 3-29 600 IP Ports, 360 T1 CAS Ports, 960 Total Ports
Examples: T1 PRI and IP Mixed Configurations
Table 3-30 and Table 3-31 show examples of mixed configurations with T1 PRI and IP. In each table, SB is a T1 Smart Blade. The Multi Access Blade used for the IP part of the configuration is on the right, in slot 16 and the Multi Access Blade used for the T1 PRI part of the configuration is on the left, in slot 1.
In Table 3-30, the MP-MA-16 in slot 16 provides 480 IP ports. Every 96 ports of IP requires one Smart Blade, so the Smart Blades in slots 3 to 11 use their 480 ports for IP conferencing (96 x 5= 480). The MP-MA-4-PRI in slot 1 provides 92 T1 PRI ports and the Smart Blade in slot 2 uses 92 of its 96 ports for conferencing.
Table 3-30 480 IP Ports, 92 T1 PRI Ports, 572 Total Ports
In Table 3-31, the MP-MA-16 in slot 16 provides 480 IP ports. Every 96 ports of IP requires one Smart Blade, so the Smart Blades in slots 6 to 14 use their 480 ports for IP conferencing (96 x 5= 480). The MP-MA-16-PRI in slot 1 provides 368 T1 PRI ports. The Smart Blades in slots 2 to 4 use their 96 ports and the Smart Blade in slot 5 uses 80 of its 96 ports for conferencing (3 x 96 = 288 + 80 = 368).
Table 3-31 480 IP Ports, 368 T1 PRI Ports, 848 Total Ports
Example: Pure E1 Configuration
E1 Multi Access Blades are installed starting in slot 1 and move to the right, followed by Smart Blades. Table 3-32 shows a pure E1 configuration with 960 E1 ports. The two MP-MA-16-PRIs in slots 1 and 2 provide 480 E1 ports each (480 x 2 = 960). The Smart Blades in slots 3 to 16 each have 96 ports (96 x 10 = 960) which are used for conferencing.
In this table, SB is a Smart Blade.
Table 3-32 Pure E1 Configuration, 960 E1 Ports
Examples: E1 and IP Mixed Slot Configurations
E1 Multi Access Blades are installed starting in slot 1 and move to the right, followed by Smart Blades. IP Multi Access Blades are installed starting in slot 16 and move to the left.
Table 3-33 to Table 3-36 show examples of mixed E1 and IP configurations. The E1 trunks on the Multi Access Blades may or may not be configured depending on the number of IP Multi Access Blades populated. In the following tables, SB is a Smart Blade.
In Table 3-33, the MP-MA-4 in slot 16 provides 120 IP ports. Every 96 ports of IP requires one Smart Blade, so the Smart Blade in slot 12 uses its 96 ports and the Smart Blade in slot 11 uses 24 of its 96 ports for IP conferencing (96 + 24 = 120). The MP-MA-16-PRI in slot 1 provides 480 E1 ports. The remaining 72 ports in slot 11 (96 - the 24 used for the IP conferencing) plus the ports in slots 2 to 6 (5 x 96 = 480) are used for the E1 portion of the configuration (5 x 96 = 480).
Table 3-33 120 IP Ports, 480 E1 Ports, 600 Total Ports
In Table 3-34, the MP-MA-16 in slot 16 provides 480 IP ports. Every 96 ports of IP requires one Smart Blade, so the Smart Blades in slots 11 to 15 use their 96 ports for IP conferencing (96 x 5 = 480). The MP-MA-16-PRI in slot 1 provides 480 E1 ports. The ports in slot 2 to 6 (5 x 96 = 480) are used for the E1 portion of the configuration.
Table 3-34 480 IP Ports, 480 E1 Ports, 960 Total Ports
In Table 3-35, the MP-MA-16 in slot 16 provides 480 IP ports. Every 96 ports of IP requires one Smart Blade, so the Smart Blades in slots 4 to 12 use their 96 ports for IP conferencing (96 x 5 = 480). The MP-MA-4-PRI in slot 1 provides 120 E1 ports. The 96 ports in slot 2 plus 24 of the ports in slot 3 are used for the E1 portion of the configuration (96 + 24 = 120).
Table 3-35 480 IP Ports, 120 E1 Ports, 600 Total Ports
In Table 3-36, the MP-MA-4 in slot 16 provides 120 IP ports. Every 96 ports of IP requires one Smart Blade, so the Smart Blade in slot 4 uses its 96 ports and the Smart Blade in slot 3 uses 24 of its 96 ports for IP conferencing (96 + 24 = 120). The MP-MA-4-PRI in slot 1 provides 120 E1 ports. The 96 ports in slot 2 plus 24 of the unused ports in slot 3 are used for the E1 portion of the configuration (96 + 24 = 120).
Table 3-36 120 IP Ports, 120 E1 Ports, 240 Total Ports
Cisco MeetingPlace Audio Server Software
Release 5.3 of the Cisco MeetingPlace Audio Server software uses a client server architecture that divides computing tasks between the server and the client. The software that resides on the Cisco MeetingPlace system database disk consists of the following:
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Desktop software is installed on desktop computers. This software communicates with the Cisco MeetingPlace system over the LAN or WAN.
For a list of all Cisco MeetingPlace Audio Server software options for Release 5.3, see the Installation Planning Guide for Cisco MeetingPlace Release 5.3.
