MGC Manager User’s Guide - Volume I
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MGC System Main Features
This section briefly describes the main features of the MGC system.
Universal Transcoding
For each endpoint connected to a conference, the MGC's Universal
Transcoding gateway automatically resolves: audio compression, video
protocol, video resolution, frame rate, bandwidth, and T.120 transfer rate. The
gateway then performs any necessary translations “on the fly”. This capability
makes the connection fast and seamless for multipoint calls, and ensures that
each endpoint operates at their optimal capability.
Figure 2-3 shows an example of a transcoding scheme.
Figure 2-3: Transcoding performed by the MGC unit