Video Conferencing Room Design

Telecommunications & Network Services Video Conferencing Room Design Parameters

Penn State Facilities Eligible for Interactive Video Conferencing Design Service

TNS provides a video conferencing room design service. However, this service is limited to small to medium sized rooms. Specifically, a room with dimensions of 30’ on any side affords seating for 15 video conferencing participants. This is the maximum conference room size for which a request for design will be accepted. TNS can not accept or perform video conferencing room designs for larger facilities since the design for larger rooms is not within the scope of expertise for TNS.

Figure 1 highlights aspects of a video conferencing facility suitable for 15 participants or less.

Ambient sunlight An Example of an Acceptable Video sources are covered by Conferencing Facility curtains or other soft window coverings A microphone must be no further than 8' from conference participants and cannot be closer than 6' to the speaker in the front of the room . Acoustical panels The camera is centered with dampen the table. It is located on top of excessive the monitor where far -end reverberation and images are displayed . reduce echo

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Far-end audio emanates from a speaker in the cart .

A suitable video conferencing facility has a 30' dimension and is one primarily designated for video conferencing .

Maximum of 25' from the lens of the camera to the furthest participant

Shown in this example are (2) 32" CRT monitors. A good rule of thumb for viewing distance is 5' for every 12" of diagonal screen size. Fifteen feet is the approximate maximum viewing distance , using the furniture shown in this example.

Figure 1.

TNS Video conferencing design service PSU ITS 02/05/06 Large venues where a dimension of the room is over 30’x30’

Due to the wide variety of custom components available and the requirement of automation for many large facilities, it is recommended the facility coordinator contact an interactive video integrator to pursue the design of such a facility.

For large venues TNS offers core (codec component only) design and hardware support for these large venues where the end user has opted to construct a video conferencing facility through an integrator.

Large venue design information can be secured by contacting Penn State’s Office of Physical Plant (OPP) or the University Libraries Media and Technical Support Services. TNS can also provide names of additional third party design services as request.

To proceed with a request for a video conferencing design, please contact TNS via http://tns.its.psu.edu/forms/RoomBasedVidInfoReq.html to post an inquiry. You may alternately use the customer inquiry line at 814-865-1696. An Engineer will respond to your inquiry within 24 hours. Most inquiries are serviced during the same day in which they are received.

TNS Video conferencing design service PSU ITS 02/05/06