Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager System Operations Guide Conference Types
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Direct and Pooled Conferences
When first adding a future conference, you can choose between two types of
conferences:
• Direct Conference
• Pooled Conference
Direct Conference
A direct conference is a conference that is managed directly on a RMX system
through the RealPresence Resource Manager system.
Bridge Selection
When scheduling a Direct conference, users with the Advanced Scheduler
role can select a bridge to host their conference by selecting the Single Bridge
option. When they select this option, the system presents a list of bridges that
have the capabilities and resources required to host their conference.
Because this bridge list depends on the template selection, users should make
their template selection before selecting a bridge. Otherwise, they may select a
bridge that cannot meet their conferencing requirements. In this case, the
conference will fail to schedule.
Those without the Advanced Scheduler role do not see the bridge selection
field at all.
Bridge Scheduling and Reassignment
When a conference is scheduled, by default the system automatically assigns
the conference to a bridge unless a user with the default Advanced Scheduler
role intercedes. If that bridge is down at the time the system starts the
conference, the RealPresence Resource Manager system attempts to
dynamically reassign the conference to another bridge with sufficient
capabilities and resources.
• If the system can successfully reassign the conference to another bridge,
the conference starts on the newly selected bridge, and the system sends
an updated conference E-mail message to all scheduled participants. This
updated E-mail includes a new dial-in number that dial-in participants
must use to join the conference.
• If the system cannot successfully reassign the conference to another
bridge, the conference fails to start. The system sends an E-mail to notify
the conference organizer of the failure.
Some notes about bridge reassignment:
• The bridge reassignment process only occurs when the system detects that
a bridge is down. It does not occur if the system determines that a bridge
does not have sufficient resources required to host the conference.
