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PCS-1 Videoconference system, complete with camera, codec, and microphone

The business conferencing workhorse! Ideal for conference rooms, this powerful system includes codec, camera, and mic.

List price: $5,495.00

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Features

Feature	Benefit
Superb Video Quality	The industry's first product to support MPEG-4 video as a standard feature provides TV-like quality which improves meetings
Superb Audio Quality	With advanced audio coding at 14kHz, the PCS-1 brings audio to another level of clear sound to the videoconference creating a more conversational tone.
Enhanced Internal MCU	Offering a high performance internal MCU option, the PCS-1 can connect up to six sites using any combination of IP or ISDN. This allows organizations to conduct large meetings without incurring travel expenses.
Mixed MCU Function	The PCS-1 with H.320/H.323 bridging function enables multipoint conferences which are connected through ISDN as well as IP networks.
Flexible Installation	The PCS-1's unique two-piece design affords users the ability to accommodate almost any installation requirement of a meeting room layout.
Data Sharing Memory Stick Medium Digital Whiteboard PC Desktop Sharing (H.239) T.120 NetMeeting Document Stand File Sharing Video Inputs	The PCS-1 offers seven different ways to share data among videoconference meeting participants making meetings more productive
Enhanced QoS Auto Repeat Request (ARQ) Adaptive Rate Control (ARC)	With two adbvanced technologies to improve and maintain picture and sound quality, The PCS-1 offers meeting participants an unsurpassed videoconference meeting experience. ARQ- avoid picture collapse by recovering and resending lost packets. ARC- automatically adjusts picture quality to changing network conditions.
Memory Stick Support	From data sharing to providing the information for the auto dialing feature, the Memory Stick makes videoconference meetings even easier.
Encryption (H.235)	Using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) in the PCS-1 offers a blanket of security for voideoconference meetings.
Far-end Camera Control	Control the camera at the other end of the conference for better control and understanding.
Direct Output To Data or NTSC Displays	Increases flexibility

Specifications

Specification	Detail
Supported Protocols	H.323 (LAN) and H.320 (ISDN)
Video Standards	H.261, H.263, H.263+, H.263++, H.264, MPEG-4 SP@L3
Video Resolution	QCIF, CIF, Interlaced SIF
Frame Rate	Max 30 frames per second, Max 60 fields per second (Interlaced SIF)
Bit Rate	Up to 768 kb/s in H.320 (including audio) Up to 2 Mb/s in H.323 (including audio)
Audio Bandwidth and Coding	G.711: 3.4 KHz at 56/64 kb/s G.722: 7.0 KHz at 48/56/64 kb/s G.722.1: 7.0 KHz at 24kb/s (H.323) G.728: 3.4 KHz at 16 kb/s G.723.1: 3.4 KHz at 5.3/6.3 kb/s (H.323) G.729: 3.4 KHz at 8 kb/s (H.323) MPEG-4 AAC Mono 14 KHz at 64 and 96 Kb/s (H.323) at 48 Kb/s (H.320)
Echo Cancellation	Reduction rate 30 dB
ITU-T Standards	H.320, H.323 H.221 Bonding H.281 FECC H.225.0 H.233 H.234 H.235 H.239 H.242 H.243 H.245 T.120
Network Protocols	TELNET (Server) HTTP (Server) FTP (Server) SNMP (Server) PING DNS (Client) DHCP (Client) RTP/RTCP TCP/UDP ARP
Multipoint Capabilities	Up to 6 sites (H.320 & H.323) Up to 10 sites * cascade IP connection
Security	H.233, H.234, H.235 Sony Proprietary AES Encryption, Password Protection
QoS (Quality of Service)	ARC (Adaptive Rate Control), Real-time ARQ (Auto Repeat reQuest) IP Precedence, DiffServ
Other Network Features	NAT (Network Address Translation) UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) TCP/UDP Port Setting for Firewall Auto Gatekeeper Discovery
Other	Picture-in-Picture Lip synchronization Far end camera control Data Sharing

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