Cisco TelePresence MCU 5300 Series

The Cisco TelePresence MCU 5300 Series is a range of state-of-the-art multipoint control units (MCUs) that can grow with your video usage over the long term. The MCU 5300 Series offers a low entry point and a broad range of products for midsized and smaller businesses.

Features and Capabilities

The MCU 5300 Series is the industry's first hardware-stackable MCU appliance, now enabling customers to expand entry-level configurations through a unique combination of software port licenses and the ability to connect a second unit through a stacking cable.

With this exceptional level of field upgradability, you can minimize disruption to your conferencing services while thoroughly protecting your initial investment.

The Cisco TelePresence MCU 5300 Series:

• Is standards-based and compatible with all major vendors’ endpoints
• Is highly configurable and field upgradable
• Offers a broad range of HD MCU entry points for customers
• Is software-selectable between HD or SD video ports
• Provides an upgradable unit with growth capacity using software port licenses

With the MCU 5300 Series, you get:

• The ability to stack two MCUs together for increased capacity
• Continuous presence for users on every port
• Easy-to-use, versatile management interface
• More than 50 custom layouts
• Video resolutions up to 1080p, at 30 frames per second (fps)
• A low-risk, cost-effective solution for HD multipoint video conferencing