Getting started on OCS Conferencing scenarios ?
Recently I have received queries on helping troubleshoot Conference Scenarios:
As a start it is important to know which component is problematic ? Client, Front-End, Focus, MCU, ..
These links below will help with getting started on determining the core components and which ones may be an issue.
[MS-CONFAS]: Centralized Conference Control Protocol: Application Sharing Extensions |
Specifies the Centralized Conference Control Protocol: Application Sharing Extensions, which are extensions to the Centralized Conference Control Protocol that can be used to integrate application sharing conference modes within the framework defined in the [MS-CONFBAS]: Centralized Conference Control Protocol: Basic Architecture and Signaling Specification. |
[MS-CONFAV]: Centralized Conference Control Protocol: Audio-Video Extensions |
Specifies the Centralized Conference Control Protocol: Audio-Video Extensions, which is a set of extensions for setting up multi-party, multi-modal conferences. This protocol specifies the conferencing system architecture and the protocols used between Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Service Pack 1. |
Specifies the Centralized Conference Control Protocol: Basic Architecture and Signaling, which is a set of extensions for setting up multi-party, multi-modal conferences. This protocol specifies the conferencing system architecture and the protocols used between Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Service Pack 1. |
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[MS-CONFIM]: Centralized Conference Control Protocol: Instant Messaging Extensions |
Specifies the Centralized Conference Control Protocol: Instant Messaging Extensions, which is a set of extensions for setting up multi-party, multi-modal conferences. This protocol specifies the conferencing system architecture and the protocols used between Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Service Pack 1. |
[MS-CONFPRO]: Centralized Conference Control Protocol: Provisioning Specification |
Specifies the Centralized Conference Control Protocol: Provisioning, which is a set of extensions for setting up multi-party, multi-modal conferences. This protocol specifies the conferencing system architecture and the protocols used between Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Service Pack 1. |
Specifies the Connection Management Protocol, which describes outbound proxy auto-discovery mechanism for the client. This protocol also defines the negotiation mechanism and data format for sending keep-alive messages between the client and server, and the certificate requirements for establishing Transport Layer Security (TLS) connections. |
This is another useful reference, Every Office Communications Server 2007 R2 conference has a similar lifecycle, which is described at a high level in this section.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd572357(office.13).aspx
We will follow up with a very specific Conference Scenario troubleshooting for a Service Request ... Stay tuned :-)