Creating a Conference

Feature Description

See Unified Conference.

Pre-requisites

You must have DSP Chips configured for the conferencing type you are creating.

Procedure

1. Create the Conference

Use the Resource Create 0x0124 message to create the conference.

- AIB

Use the DSP Chip AIB to indicate the DSP Chip to be used for the conference. The DSP Chip selected must be configured for the Unified Conference (0x22) Function Type.

- Mandatory TLVs

0x0602 Resource Type: 0x0100 - Conference

0x0603 Channel/DSP Pool -select the appropriate pool of available DSP resources for the conference

- Optional TLS

Use optional TLVs to configure conference features and options.

See Conferencing Features TLVs

See Conferencing Options TLVs.

2. Add Conferees

Add Conferees using the Resource Connect 0x0127 message.

 

Manual Input Volume Control

This feature enables a manual volume control on a parties inbound leg to a conference. The Automatic Gain Control for that party is automatically disabled, and the requested gain is added to the conferee’s speech prior to being added to the conference.

You implement the Manual Volume Control feature using the 0x068B Input Gain Control TLV in the following messages:

Resource Create (0x0124)

Resource Modify (0x0125)

Resource Connect (0x0127)

Querying Active Speakers

To query the active speakers of a conference, use the System Configuration Query message (0xB4) with the Conference ID AIB (0x55) and the Conference Speakers (0x13) query type. The Generic Report (0x46) message is returned with the conference data.