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Polycom VSX 8000 Specifications
Part No. 3726-17107-001 Rev. 6/04
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ITU H.323 and H.320 compliant
Cisco AVVID Certified
Bandwidth
• Maximum Data Rate IP and Serial/V.35:
Up to 2 Mbps
• Maximum Data Rate ISDN: Up to 2 Mbps
Video Standards & Protocols
• H.261, Annex D
• H.263+ Annexes: F, I, J, L, N, T
• H.263++ Annexes: W
• H.264
• ITU 60-fps full screen – Pro-Motion™
Frame Rates (Point-to-Point)
• Intelligently selects frame rate for best
performance video
• 30 fps at 56 kbps up to 2 Mbps
• 60 fields per second up to 2 Mbps
Video Inputs: 4 Connectors
• 1 x S-Video; Professional Y/C BNCs (main
video camera)
- 1 x DB15; PowerCam™ and PowerCam Plus
power, PTZ control, IR, mic input
• 1 x S-Video; 4-pin mini DIN
(second camera with PTZ control)
• 1 x S-Video; 4-pin mini DIN (VCR or DVD player)
• 1 x VGA (Content input from laptop)
Serial Data Port: 2 Connectors
• 2 x DB9
• Control port for custom integration with remote
devices such as Crestron and AMX control systems
• Integration with Polycom Vortex® Installed
Voice Products
• Communication port for transmission of serial data
(i.e. medical devices) over ISDN calls
• Auxiliary camera control
Video Outputs: 4 Connectors
• 1 x S-Video; Professional Y/C BNCs (main display)
• 1 x S-Video; 4-pin mini DIN (second display)
• 1 x S-Video; 4-pin mini DIN (VCR or DVD player)
• 1 x VGA (Content display)
Video Formats
• NTSC/PAL
• Graphics: XGA, SVGA, VGA
People Video Resolution
• Pro-Motion interlaced video (60/50 fields full-screen
video for NTSC/PAL)
• 4SIF (704 x 480)
• 4CIF (704 x 576)
• SIF (352 x 240)
• CIF (352 x 288)
• Choice of 4:3 or 16:9 display aspect ratios
• Display People on VGA Second Monitor
Content Video Resolution
• XGA (1024 x 768), SVGA (800 x 600), VGA (640 x
480) for Content on VGA displays
• People video support for 4CIF and SIF on
VGA Display
• Up to 4CIF for Content on NTSC/PAL displays
Audio Standards & Protocols
• Polycom Siren 14 Stereo ready
• 14 kHz bandwidth with Siren™ 14 on IP, ISDN, and
IP/ISDN mixed calls
• 7 kHz bandwidth with G.722, G.722.1
• 3.4 kHz bandwidth with G.711, G.728, G.729A
Audio Features
• Seamless integration with Polycom Vortex Installed
Voice Products
• Audio add-in using SoundStation VTX 1000™
conference phone
• Audio add-in over ISDN
• Audio add-in over POTS
• Full-duplex digital audio
• Instant Adaptation Echo Cancellation
• Automatic Gain Control (AGC) – Voice activated
• Automatic Noise Suppression (ANS)
• Ability to turn off Echo Cancellation when external
audio equipment is used
• Audio Mixer (Mic, VCR, line-in)
• Built-in tonal speaker test
• Real-time audio level meter for local and far-end
microphones
• Microphone and VCR input audio mixing
• Ability to talk over VCR audio
Audio Inputs: 6 Connectors
• 1 x Conference link
- Supports up to (3) microphones
- Supports SoundStation VTX 1000
conference phone
• 2 x RCA/Phono, line level input for VCR, DVD player
or audio mixer
• 2 x Phoenix connectors; balanced line level or direct
microphone inputs with 24 V Phantom power
• 1 x RJ-11 for analog speaker telephone
Audio Outputs: 6 Connectors
• 2 x Phoenix connectors; balanced line level output
• 2 x RCA/Phono, Line Level output for VCR record
• 2 x RCA/Phono, Line Level output for speakers
Other ITU-Supported Standards
• H.221 communications
• H.224/H.281 far-end camera control
• Annex Q standard for FECC in H.323 calls
• H.225, H.245, H.239, H.241
• H.231 in multipoint calls
• H.243 MCU password
• H.233, H.234, H.235V3 encryption standards
• Bonding, Mode 1
Network Interfaces Supported
• IP (LAN, DSL, cable modem)
• Single 10/100 Ethernet port (10 bps/100Mbps/Auto)
• Optional ISDN QBRI (Basic Rate Interface) Module
• Optional ISDN PRI (Primary Rate Interface) Module
T1/E1
• Optional Serial Module (V.35/RS-530/RS-449 with
RS-366 dialing)
Network Features
• Integration with Cisco Systems' CallManager
Version 4.0
• Automatic IP/ISDN calling
• Down speeding over IP and ISDN
• Audio & Video Error Concealment over IP and ISDN,
mixed calls
• IP address conflict warning
• Fast Connect IP for quick video connections
• Maximum call length digital timer
• Auto SPID detection and line number configuration
• MGC Click&View™ for individual screen layouts
• Polycom OneDial™ intelligent call management
attempts call on preferred network (IP or ISDN)
and automatically rolls over to secondary network
if needed
• Polycom PathNavigator™ support for easy call
placement and network cost optimization
• TCP/IP, DNS, WINS, DHCP, ARP, HTTP, FTP, Telnet
• Basic SIP* (Session Initiation Protocol)
implementation
• Chair control through API command or Integrated
Web Interface
• Software Upgradeable Inverse Multiplexer (IMUX)
Conference on Demand
• Initiates unscheduled MGC calls from the endpoint
• Utilizes Polycom Office (PathNavigator and MGC)
• Auto selects either the internal or external bridge
• Dials all participants simultaneously
Security
• COMSEC tested by Titan Systems, Information
Security Systems Division, and independently vali-
dated to operate with approved government encryp-
tion technologies
• KG-194/KIV-7 encryptor support with on screen and
address book dialing
• Enhanced integration for independently certified,
classified encryption devices
• Account validation number entry
• Secure password authentication
• Unique factory default passwords
• Administrator password
• Dial-in meeting password
• Encrypted password for VSX Web access
• Ability to disable remote interfaces (FTP, Telnet,
HTTP, SNMP)
• Ability to disable mixed protocol multipoint calls
• Auto-Answer (On/Off)
• Allow access to user settings (On/Off)
Embedded Encryption
• Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
• FIPS validated by National Institute of Standards
& Technology (NIST) certified agency
• 128-bit key length
• AES software encryption on ISDN, IP and Serial/V.35
up to 2 Mbps
• Standards-based H.235V3 (IP)
• Standards-based H.233/H.234 (ISDN/Serial)
• Automatic key generation and exchange
• Supported in People+Content™
• Supported in Point-to-Point IP, ISDN and mixed
network calls
User Interface
• User-friendly graphical interface
• Customizeable home screen and color themes
• Kiosk mode with scrolling marquee
• User-selectable camera icons and ring tones
• Up to (99) user defined camera presets
• Speed Dial List on home page
• Persistent Preview (Far-site PIP) on all screens
• Picture-In-Picture (PIP) (On/Off, Moveable)
• Dual-Monitor Emulation
• Numerical menu navigation (Similar to
mobile phone)
• Date, Time Server accessibility
• Calendar and Conference scheduling
• Alert Signal on home page
• Do Not Disturb (On/Off)
• VSX Web for remote monitoring
Directory Services
• 4,000+ number global directory
• 1,000+ number local directory
• Limitless multipoint entries
• Live address book with Polycom Global Directory
Services automatically and quickly updates directory
with address changes or new endpoints
• Live address book with Polycom Global Directory
Services automatically and quickly removes end-
points from directory if they are turned off
• Polycom Global Directory Services integrates with
Active Directory/LDAP
• Directory Server backup in the event Polycom Global
Directory is not accessible
• Automatic ISDN localization of calls
System Management
• SNMP for enterprise management
• Diagnostics and software upgrades via PC, LAN
• Integrated VSX Web management tool
• Web Director: Remote administrator video monitor-
ing and control from VSX Web (enabled/disabled
from endpoint for security)
• Out-of-box setup from VSX Web
• Place a call from VSX Web
• Language independence between set-top interface
and VSX Web
• System configuration from VSX Web
• Recent Calls Log – Records last 99 incoming and
outgoing calls
• Call Detail Record (CDR) – Reports all incoming and
outbound calls along with call statistics
• CDR Feature On/Off
• Downloadable CDR data for processing requires no
external management system
• Account number validation at call initiation integrat-
ed with Polycom Global Management System™ for
billing purposes
• Administrator-configurable dialing speeds
• Complete support for The Polycom Office™
including:
- Polycom Global Management System
- Polycom OneDial
- Polycom PathNavigator
- Polycom Conference Suite
- Polycom MGC
- Polycom SoundStation VTX 1000
- Polycom Vortex®
Quality of Service and Experience – iPriority™
• Video Error Concealment
• Audio Error Concealment
• Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
• IP Precedence (ToS)
• DiffServ (DSCP) (COS)
• Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation
• Proactive Network Monitoring
• Packet and jitter control
• Network Address Translation (NAT) support
• Automatic NAT discovery
• Configurable video/audio/FECC service value
• Asymmetric speed control
• Alternate Gatekeeper support
• TCP/UDP fixed-port firewall support
• Lip synchronization
• Echo cancellation
• Echo suppression
• Auto gatekeeper discovery
• Automatic gateway dialing profiles
• Specify outbound call routing for gateway/ISDN
Collaboration Solutions
• Closed captioning support
• Web Streaming in and out of a call, RTP based,
suitable with QuickTime players
System Options
• People+Content (using ImageShare II)
• PowerCam™ Plus Camera
• PowerCam Camera
• Polycom Digital Tabletop Microphone
• Internal Multipoint Feature
Language Support (12 languages)
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English,
French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean,
Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
- Documentation translations in all languages
- User interface translations in all languages
- Keypad audio dialing confirmation in
all languages
- VSX Web translations in all languages
- Remote controls labeled in all languages
Electrical
• Auto sensing power supply
• Operating voltage/power 90-250 VAC, 47-63 Hz/
80 watts
Environmental Specifications
• Operating Temperature: 0-40˚ C
• Operating Humidity: 15-80%
• Non-Operating Temperature: -40-70˚ C
• Non-Operating Humidity (Non-condensing): 10-90%
Physical Characteristics
• Video Base Unit (W/H/D): 17.25"/1.73"/9.68";
438.15 mm/43.83 mm/245.85 mm
• Video Base Unit Weight: 8.4 lbs; 3.8 kg
Warranty
• One-year return to factory parts and labor
• One-year software updates and upgrades
* SIP video extensions are in the process of being
standards ratified.
©2004 Polycom, Inc. All rights reserved.
Polycom, the Polycom logo and Vortex are registered trademarks and VSX, Polycom PathNavigator, Global Management System, Siren, Pro-Motion, MGC, Click&View, Polycom
OneDial, People+Content, The Polycom Office, iPriority, PowerCam and SoundStation VTX 1000 are trademarks of Polycom, Inc.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
VSX 8000 shown with optional QBRI network module installed