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	If you answered YES, your system may not have enough room for growth and Cisco Unified MeetingPlace may not be the appropriate solution for you.		If you answered YES, your system may not have enough room for growth and Cisco Unified MeetingPlace may not be the appropriate solution for you.
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	! Max High Capacity Mode Ports per Node		! Max High Capacity Mode Ports per Node
	! Max Multiple Codec Ports per Node		! Max Multiple Codec Ports per Node
-	! Estimated Users	+	! Estimated Users per node
-	! Estimated Meetings per day	+	! Estimated Meetings per day per node
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	! Web Conferencing Sessions		! Web Conferencing Sessions
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'''Main page:''' [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]]

'''Navigation:''' [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning Your Deployment|Planning Your Deployment]] > [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System|Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System]]

Note: We recommend that you PRINT this page and use it as a worksheet when working with your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Account Team to plan your new deployment.
 


These are guidelines for determining the number of audio ports for a new system. These guidelines were developed using industry standard conferencing usage assumptions. Actual usage may vary based on several factors including multiple time zones, business hours (24/7 vs 8/5) and community usage behavior. Guidelines were based on formulas provided in tables below as typical usage factors.
If an existing Service Provider can supply current conferencing peak hour port usage or monthly minutes for several months, those also should be used in estimating for an on premises MeetingPlace system but experience indicates that growth should be expected. If you have actual MeetingPlace usage data, please gather the actual conferencing port usage from your existing system to determine the number of ports required. An actual system may be able to support more users or less users based on actual conference usage. In addition your actual system may support more meetings or less meetings as well.
After a MeetingPlace System is installed, monitoring the Monthly Port Utilization Reports will provide actual usage for measuring growth and actual usage patterns.

== Table 1 - Capacities ==

{| border="1"
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! Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release/Model
! Max High Capacity Mode Ports
! Max Multiple Codec Ports
! Estimated Users
! Estimated Meetings per day
! Estimated Audio Minutes/Month
! Web Conferencing Sessions
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 Release 8.5 / HMS1 (7845s)

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2000 (G.711 and G.729 with no LEC)

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N/A

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40,000

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2000

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8 million

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1000 on 3 WebEx Nodes (SSL)

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Release 8.5 / HMS (7845s)

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N/A

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1328 (G.711/G.729 with LEC, G.722/iLBC)

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26,560

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1328

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5.3 million

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1000 on 3 WebEx Nodes (SSL)

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Release 8.5 / EMS1 (UCS B series, UCS C series, and MCS 7845-I3-RC2)

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1200 (G.711)

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N/A

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24,000

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1200

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4.8 million

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1000 on 3 WebEx Nodes (SSL)

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Release 8.5 / EMS (UCS B series, UCS C series, and MCS 7845-I3-RC2)

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N/A

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200 (G.729/G.722 with no LEC)

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4000

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200

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600,000

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1000 on 3 WebEx Nodes (SSL)

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Release 8.5 / EMS (MCS 7845-I3-RC1)

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700 (G.711)

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N/A

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14,000

| 700
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2.8 million

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1000 on 3 WebEx Nodes (SSL)

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Release 8.5 / EMS (MCS 7845-I3-RC1)

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N/A

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116 (G.729/G.722 with no LEC)

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 3,320

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116

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232,000

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1000 on 3 WebEx Nodes (SSL)

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 1. HMS = Hardware Media Server and EMS = Express Media Server 

 

 

==System Sizing Calculation Methods==

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Limits for New Deployments#Method 1: Minutes per Month|Method 1: Minutes per Month]]
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Limits for New Deployments#Method 2: Number of Users|Method 2: Number of Users]]
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Limits for New Deployments#Method 3: Actual Peak Usage|Method 3: Actual Peak Usage]]

===Method 1: Minutes per Month===

In the following table, M = Monthly minutes.
 

<table border="1">

<tr>
<th>Range
</th><th>Estimated Ports
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>
20,000 to 72,000 minutes per month

</td><td>
Ports = M/1500

</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>
50,000 to 500,000 minutes per month

</td><td>
Ports = M/2000

</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>
500,000 to 1 million minutes per month

</td><td>
Ports = M/3000

</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>
1 million to 2 million minutes per month

</td><td>
Ports = M/3500

</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>
> 2 million minutes per month

</td><td>
Ports = M/4000

</td></tr></table>
 
Example:
M = 750,000 minutes per month
Port estimate = 750,000 / 3000 = 250 ports
 
Enter your port estimate based on this method (Method 1): __________
 


===Method 2: Number of Users===

In the following table, U = Number of profiled users.
 

<table border="1">

<tr>
<th>Range
</th><th>Estimated Ports
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>
Average usage

</td><td>
U/20

</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>
Heavy usage

</td><td>
U/15

</td></tr></table>
 
Example:
U = 15,000 users (very active user base)
Port estimate = 15,000 / 15 = 1,000 ports
 
Enter your port estimate based on this method (Method 2): __________
 


===Method 3: Actual Peak Usage===

In the following table, P = Actual peak use.
 

<table border="1">

<tr>
<th>Description
</th><th>Estimated Ports
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>
From actual conferencing use during peak hours, as obtained from service provider bills. An additional 30% is recommended to protect against busy signals.

</td><td>
P + 30%

</td></tr></table>
 
Example:
U = 300 peak concurrent users
Port estimate = 300 * 1.3 = 390 ports
 
Enter your port estimate based on this method (Method 3): __________
 
 


==Factors that Affect System Sizing==

Use the highest estimate provided by the three methods in the [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Limits for New Deployments#System Sizing Calculation Methods|System Sizing Calculation Methods]] section as the baseline port requirement.

'''Baseline port requirement: ____________'''

Then apply the following factors to refine the estimate.

1. Are you moving from an "operator-scheduled" model to a user-scheduled or reservationless model on Cisco Unified MeetingPlace?
<dl><dd>If YES add 20% to the baseline.
</dl>
 
2. Do you have average sized meetings larger than the default assumption of 4.5 callers?

<dl><dd>If YES, what is the average sized meeting? __________
</dl>
 
3. What is your maximum number of meetings per day? __________

<dl><dd>If Max meetings per day * average users per meeting is greater than 80% of baseline, increase the estimate accordingly.
</dl>
 
4. How large is your expected largest single meeting?

<dl><dd>If the largest single meeting exceeds 20% of the estimated capacity, increase the estimate accordingly.
</dl>
 
5. How many continuous meetings with "dedicated" ports will be needed? For example, 10 meetings with 10 callers each adds an additional 100 required ports to the system.
 
Add the total quantity from your answers to questions 1-5 and add it to the total estimate.
 
Baseline port requirement + additional quantity = Total Port Estimate: _____________
 

<h2>Check Against Maximum Capacity</h2>
Answer the following questions to determine whether or not Cisco Unified MeetingPlace is the appropriate system for you.
 
1. Do you require codecs other than G.711?
 
If you answered YES, you must base your system capacity estimate on multiple-codec ports.
 
2. Is G.711 Line Echo Cancellation (LEC) provided by Cisco Unified MeetingPlace or an external device, such as an ISR router?
 
If Cisco Unified MeetingPlace is providing G.711 Line Echo Cancellation (LEC), you must base your system capacity estimate on multiple-codec ports.
 
3. Does the total port estimate exceed 80% of the maximum supported capacity from [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Limits for New Deployments#Table 1 - Maximum Port Capacities|Table 1 - Maximum Port Capacities]]?
 
If you answered YES, your system may not have enough room for growth and Cisco Unified MeetingPlace may not be the appropriate solution for you.


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