Scopia

Not to be confused with Skopje.

Scopia

Type	Radvision's series of unified communications products that provide meet-me, videoconferencing and online collaboration
Inventor	Radvision
Manufacturer	Radvision
Available	no

Radvision

Scopia, within the computer networking and telecommunications fields, is a series of unified communications products that provide meet-me, videoconferencing and online collaboration. The Scopia products include the Scopia XT Telepresence, Scopia XT7100 Room System (supporting also the H.265 standard), Scopia XT5000 Room System, Scopia XT4300 Room System, SCOPIA XT1000 Piccolo,^[1] XT Meeting Center Room System, Scopia Firewall Traversal, Multipoint control units, Gateways, Scopia Control, Scopia Desktop Video Conferencing, and Scopia Mobile HD Video Conferencing. The Scopia products are developed^[2] and sold by Avaya and their Business Partner network.

History

On 30 April 2012 shareholders approved the acquisition of Radvision by Avaya for about $230 million.^[3][4] Plans were announced in June to integrate Radvision products with the Avaya Aura Unified Communication systems.^[5]

XT5000 room systems

The Scopia XT5000 is a unified communication video conferencing system with many video conferencing endpoint options. The system is capable of dual 1080p/60fps live video content, HD Audio, H.264, Scalable Video Coding (SVC), along with iPad multi-touch control.^[6] The XT5000 system also automatically scales bandwidth in unpredictable network environments during the video conferencing.^[7] The Scopia XT5000 systems include the 5200 Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture (ATCA) carrier grade systems (5230 and 5215 systems), and the XT5100 systems (5120, 5115, 5110, and 5105).

Awards

• Editor’s Choice Award for achievement in 2009 from industry analyst Telepresence and Videoconferencing Insight Newsletter^[8][9]
• 2012 Frost & Sullivan New Product Innovation Award ^[7][10]
• JITC Certified^[11][12][13]

XT4200 room system

High Definition video communications. The features include 720p/60fps live video and content, HD audio, H.264 High Profile and Scalable Video Coding, dual display support and a wide angle Pan–tilt–zoom (PTZ) camera.^[14][15]

Desktop and mobile

The desktop software is compatible with both Microsoft Windows and Mac systems, and works with the web browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Google Chrome.^[16] The system uses H.323 and SIP standards to inter-operate with other video conferencing systems.^[16] Scalable Video Coding insures performance over congested networks without affecting other users.^[17] The Scopia Content Slider feature allows users of Scopia Desktop and Scopia Mobile clients to individually review already presented content (slides, annotated whiteboards etc.) during a presentation.^[18]

Scopia Mobile allows HD video conferencing from mobile devices such as the iPad, iPhone iPod and Android^[19] Wireless connection speeds over cell systems varies greatly and NetSense optimizes the conference session as it monitors the connection quality, dynamically changing from HD video to whatever the connection can support as needed.^[20]

No client is known to work under other operating systems (Linux, for example^[21]). A cross-platform WebRTC endpoint is available only on select Scopia server units.^[22][23]

Gateways

• ISDN gateway
• TIP Gateway^[24]
• Microsoft Gateway^[25]
• SCOPIA 3G Video Gateway^[26]

See also

• List of video telecommunication services and product brands
• CU-SeeMe

References

1. RADVISION, (RVSN:NASDAQ) (2011-08-23). "RADVISION Launches Highly Affordable, High Definition SCOPIA XT1000 Piccolo Video Conferencing Room System". RADVISION PR.
2. AVAYA, (AVYAQ) (2013-01-29). "Radvision, An Avaya Company, Introduces The Industry's Most Powerful Multipoint Control Unit". AVAYA PR.
3. "RADVISION Acquired By Avaya". Radvision. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 4 Sep 2012.
4. Shoshanna Solomon (15 March 2012). "Avaya Agrees to Acquire RadVision for About $230 Million". Business Week. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
5. Larry Hettick (8 June 2012). "One acquisition closes, another agreement opens". Network World. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
6. Madhubanti Rudra (30 April 2012). "Radvision Introduces Video Conferencing System". TMC Net. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
7. Radvision, an Avaya Company, Earns Frost & Sullivan New Product Innovation Award for Video Conferencing & Telepresence Endpoints
8. "Radvision Chosen as Video-Enabled Unified Communications Company of the Year by Industry Analyst Telepresence and Videoconferencing Insight". Global Investor. Feb 10, 2012. Retrieved 6 Sep 2012.
9. "The RADVISION SCOPIA XT5000 -- The Industry's Most Powerful Video System In Its Class". The Street. 31 Jan 2012. Retrieved 7 Sep 2012.
10. David S. Maldow. "Radvision, an Avaya Company, Earns Frost & Sullivan New Product Innovation Award for Video Conferencing & Telepresence Endpoints". Telepresence Options. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
11. "Extension of the Special Interoperability Test Certification of the Radvision Scopia" (PDF). DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY. 25 Jan 2012. Retrieved 8 Sep 2012.
12. "RADVISION Video Conferencing Solution Receives UC APL Certification from U.S. Federal Government". TMC Net (Business Wire). 26 July 2011. Retrieved 8 Sep 2012.
13. "User Guide for SCOPIA Elite 5000 Series MCU Version 7.7" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 7 Sep 2012.
14. "Radvision Debuts Two New VTC Systems". Rave Publications. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 8 Sep 2012.
15. SCOPIA XT4200
16. TP&VC Insight Technical Panel (15 Feb 2012). "Review: Radvision SCOPIA desktop". Retrieved 8 Sep 2012. SCOPIA Desktop is 'standards based' with H.323 and SIP interoperability. This means that users can connect with the widest range of room-based video conferencing systems and can have a Tandberg, Cisco, Polycom and Lifesize end point in their Scopia Desktop meeting if needed, offering excellent compatibility.
17. Vincent Chavy (30 June 2009). "SCOPIA Desktop 7.0 Points Of Success". Retrieved 8 Sep 2012.
18. "Avaya Scopia Desktop Client User Guide, ch. 'About Sharing Content Viewing Presented Content during a Scopia Desktop Videoconference', p. 55". 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
19. SCOPIA Mobile Conference With Your Mobile Device
20. Lee H. Badman (5 Oct 2011). "Radvision Does Big-Time Small-Device Video Conferencing". Network Computing. Retrieved 9 Sep 2012.
21. Avaya support forums (12 Aug 2015). "Avaya/Scopia client availability for Linux". Retrieved 21 Mar 2020.
22. Tsahi Levent-Levi (18 Apr 2016). "How Video Conferencing Vendors Adapt to WebRTC?". Retrieved 21 Mar 2020.
23. Avaya documentation portal (1 Mar 2018). "Administrator Guide for Avaya Scopia® Elite 6000 MCU". Retrieved 21 Mar 2020.
24. "Avaya Scopia TIP Gateway". TAdviser.ru. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
25. "RADVISION SCOPIA Video Gateway for Microsoft Lync". VideoCentric. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
26. "Radvision : RADVISION(R) Releases Next Generation SCOPIA(TM) 3G Video Gateway | MarketScreener". www.marketscreener.com. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 2023-06-20.

Further reading

• "Getting Started with SCOPIA Desktop – University of Maryland" (PDF). University of Maryland. Retrieved 8 Sep 2012.
• "Scopia Desktop Installation". RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ADVANCED NETWORK NEW ZEALAND. Retrieved 8 Sep 2012.
• "Running Scopia Videoconferencing from Windows" (PDF). Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. Retrieved 8 Sep 2012.
• "Scopia Desktop". University of West Florida. Retrieved 8 Sep 2012.