International / English
Germany / German
Belgium / Dutch
Czech Republic / Czech
Denmark / Danish
France / French
Italy / Italian
Netherlands / Dutch
Poland / Polish
Spain / Spanish
Sweden / Swedish
Switzerland / French
USA / English
Ukraine / Russian
United Kingdom / English
Product description
SONY PCS-VCS Visual Communication Server Software provides a visual communication environment for virtual meeting experiences, and supports multi-point connection of participants in just two or three locations right up to as many as 500 different sites.
Sony is expanding these capabilities to include Windows PC support at any location where a broadband IP network is available, with its PCS-EP Series PC Endpoint Software. With this visual communication software, visual meetings can be conducted from almost any remote location - for example, from home, a temporary office, in hotels, and in large corporate conference rooms. Anywhere, at any point in time, when broadband IP network connection is available, every team member can participate in their virtual team meeting.
Sony is expanding these capabilities to include Windows PC support at any location where a broadband IP network is available, with its PCS-EP Series PC Endpoint Software. With this visual communication software, visual meetings can be conducted from almost any remote location - for example, from home, a temporary office, in hotels, and in large corporate conference rooms. Anywhere, at any point in time, when broadband IP network connection is available, every team member can participate in their virtual team meeting.
Technical details
PCS-VCS Series
- Communication protocol H.323 (ITU-T)
- Video codec format H.261, H.263, H.264
- Audio codec format G.711, G.722
- Video resolution - HD 1080i (full screen Video Switch only), 720p, W432p, WCIF, 4CIF, CIF, QCIF
- Video resolution - SD 4CIF, CIF, QCIF
- Video aspect ratio - HD 4:3 or 16:9
- Video aspect ratio - SD 4:3
- H.239 content sharing Codec: H.263, H.264*1 Resolution: XGA
- Video mode Full screen (Video switching mode) Split screen (CPn mode) max. 16 split screen display Highlight speaker and display terminal name
- Video switching mode Voice switch, Time switch, Manual switch (Chairman, Selected user)
- Audio mixing Audio mix of 5 loudest speakers as default AGC (Automatic Gain Control)
- Meeting type Normal meeting All users have equal authority of speaker start/stop, etc. Chairman control meeting Chairman has authority of speaker start/stop, changing display layout, etc.
- Access method to meeting Calling out from endpoint (H.323 alias, E.164 number) Calling out endpoint from MCU Leaving by user operation Leaving by administrator’s or chairman’s operation
- Access control Setting access control for each meetings Limit by H.332 alias, E.164 number, IP address Setting for maximum connected users
- Bandwidth limitation Max. bandwidth for each meeting and each user, Max. total bandwidth setting Max. bandwidth control method Static: New endpoint cannot enter when it reaches max. bandwidth Dynamic: New endpoint can enter when it reaches max. bandwidth, bandwidth is separate equally by all endpoints
- Meeting scheduling Always activate Scheduled (one time, everyday, every week, every month) Calling out from MCU at reserved starting time
- Number of connected site Single screen: Max. 500 endpoints HD CP4 conference: Max. 250 (768kbps) Max.200 (1.5Mbps) SD CP4 conference: Max. 400 (384kbps) * CPU: Intel X5680 (3.33 GHz) x 2CPU, Memory: 12Gbyte
- Administrative operation VCOnline web-based central management
- Languages Japanese, English
- Meeting reservation system Web-based meeting reservation function
- Shared phone book Embedded shared phone book server of SONY PCS series
- Firmware update Embedded firmware update function of SONY PCSXG80/XG55/ XL55/XA80/XA55
