Appendix H - Deployment Into Microsoft Environments
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Content Sharing behavior is summarized in the following tables:
Content Sharing by Lync Version and Deployment Architecture
Lync Version
Collaboration Server Hosted Cascaded Lync 2013 AVMCU
CSS Plug in CSS Gateway CSS Plug in CSS Gateway
Lync 2010 Supported, as in
previous versions.
Not supported.
Not supported.
Lync 2013 Supported. Supported.
Content Sharing Behavior by Lync Connection and MCU Type
Connection Type
Content Sharing Behavior
CSS Plug in CSS Gateway
Point to point: Lync client to
Lync client.
Microsoft Content is used for the entire session.
Lync calls VMR directly Polycom Content is used for the entire
session.
Not supported.
Lync calls Lync 2013 AVMCU
conference with no
Collaboration Server cascade
participant.
Microsoft content is used until
Collaboration Server will joins, from
which time it will switch to Polycom
content
Microsoft Native RDP Content is used.
Collaboration Server joins a
Lync 2013 AVMCU conference
before Content sharing is
initiated.
Polycom Content is used until
Collaboration Server leaves the
conference.
Collaboration Server joins a
Lync 2013 AVMCU conference
while Content is being shared.
When the CSS plug in of the Content
speaker detects that Microsoft Content
is being sent by the Lync client, it
automatically stops the Microsoft
Content and switches to Polycom
Content and starts sending Polycom
Content.
Polycom Content is used until the
Collaboration Server leaves the Lync
2013 AVMCU conference.