Multipoint Control Unit

A Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) is a device commonly used to bridge videoconferencing connections.

The Multipoint Control Unit is an endpoint on the LAN that provides the capability for 3 or more terminals and gateways to participate in a multipoint conference. The MCU consists of a mandatory Multipoint Controller (MC) and optional Multipoint Processors (MPs).

Common manufacturers

• Aethra
• Avistar
• Cisco TelePresence/CTMS
• Emblaze-VCON
• LifeSize
• OpenMCU - an OpenSource Alternative for MCU ([1]), previously part of the OpenH323 Project, now in the H.323+ project [2][3]
• OpenVCS - an OpenSource MCU manager based on Doubango framework
• Polycom
• Radvision Ltd.
• Tandberg/Codian
• Avaya
• Forza Körfez

See also

• H.323

References

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