Video Bandwidth

Video Bandwidth

Microsoft

Microsoft Teams

Bandwidth(up/down)	Scenarios
30 kbps	Peer-to-peer audio calling
130 kbps	Peer-to-peer audio calling and screen sharing
500 kbps	Peer-to-peer quality video calling 360p at 30fps
1.2 Mbps	Peer-to-peer HD quality video calling with resolution of HD 720p at 30fps
1.5 Mbps	Peer-to-peer HD quality video calling with resolution of HD 1080p at 30fps
500kbps/1Mbps	Group Video calling
1Mbps/2Mbps	HD Group video calling (540p videos on 1080p screen)

Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/prepare-network

Microsoft Skype

Video codec	Resolution and aspect ratio	Maximum video payload bit rate (Kbps)	Minimum video payload bit rate (Kbps)
H.264	320×180 (16:9) 212×160 (4:3)	250	15
H.264/RTVideo	424×240 (16:9) 320×240 (4:3)	350	100
H.264	480×270 (16:9) 424×320 (4:3)	450	200
H.264/RTVideo	640×360 (16:9) 640×480 (4:3)	800	300
H.264	848×480 (16:9)	1500	400
H.264	960×540 (16:9)	2000	500
H.264/RTVideo	1280×720 (16:9)	2500	700
H.264	1920×1080 (16:9)	4000	1500
H.264/RTVideo	960×144 (20:3)	500	15
H.264	1280×192 (20:3)	1000	250
H.264	1920×288 (20:3)	2000	500

Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/skypeforbusiness/plan-your-deployment/network-requirements/network-requirements

Cisco

Cisco UC 11.x SRND - Bandwidth Management

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucm/srnd/collab11/collab11/cac.html

Cisco Bandwidth Whitepaper

https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/collaboration-endpoints/tested_bandwidth_whitepaperx.pdf

“After years of code optimization and features to deal with bursty bandwidth, Cisco now recommends the average bandwidth for most deployments, and not the maximum like previously recommended. So Cisco now recommends about 20% less bandwidth than their previous recommendation if running CTS 1.9 or newer and in the proper network environment.”

Endpoint	Test Case	Average Bandwidth
TX9000	1080p, 30 fps no content – Highest Detail 1080p, 30 fps no content – Lowest Detail 720p, 30 fps no content – Highest Detail 720p, 30 fps no content – Lowest Detail 5fps content 30fps content	11.9 Mbps 8.8 Mbps 6.4 Mbps 3.1 Mbps 500 kbps additional 1.5 Mbps additional
CTS-500-32	1080p, 30 fps no content – Highest Detail 1080p, 30 fps no content – Lowest Detail 720p, 30 fps no content – Highest Detail 720p, 30 fps no content – Lowest Detail 5fps content 30fps content	4.0 Mbps 3.2 Mbps 2.3 Mbps 1.1 Mbps 500 kbps additional 1.9 Mbps additional
MX200	1080p, 30 fps no content – Highest Detail 1080p, 30 fps no content – Lowest Detail 720p, 30 fps no content – Highest Detail 720p, 30 fps no content – Lowest Detail 720p, 60 fps no content – Highest Detail 5fps content 30fps content	5.7 Mbps 2.6 Mbps 1.2 Mbps 736 kbps 2.3 Mbps Video quality adjusts to include content Video quality adjusts to include content
EX90	1080p, 30 fps no content – Highest Detail 1080p, 30 fps no content – Lowest Detail 720p, 30 fps no content – Highest Detail 720p, 30 fps no content – Lowest Detail 720p, 60 fps no content – Highest Detail 5fps content 30fps content	6.1 Mbps 2.5 Mbps 1.2 Mbps 812 kbps 2.4 Mbps Video quality adjusts to include content Video quality adjusts to include content
C90	1080p, 30 fps no content – Highest Detail 1080p, 30 fps no content – Lowest Detail 720p, 30 fps no content – Highest Detail 720p, 30 fps no content – Lowest Detail 720p, 60 fps no content – Highest Detail 5fps content 30fps content	5.7 Mbps 2.6 Mbps 1.2 Mbps 736 kbps 2.4 Mbps Video quality adjusts to include content Video quality adjusts to include content
SX20	1080p, 30 fps no content – Highest Detail 1080p, 30 fps no content – Lowest Detail 720p, 30 fps no content – Highest Detail 720p, 30 fps no content – Lowest Detail 720p, 60 fps no content – Highest Detail 5fps content 30fps content	6.2 Mbps 2.6 Mbps 1.2 Mbps 812 kbps 2.3 Mbps Video quality adjusts to include content Video quality adjusts to include content

Jabber

Resolution	Jabber Video Bandwidth (with G.711 audio)
w144p30 (256×144)	156 kbps
w288p30 (512×288)	320 kbps
w448p30 (768×448)	570 kbps
w576p30 (1024×576)	890 kbps
720p30 (1280×720)	1.3 Mbps

DX Series

Resolution	DX Series Video Bandwidth
240p30 (432×240)	150 to 299 kbps
360p30 (640×360)	300 to 599 kbps
480p30 (848×480)	600 to 799 kbps
576p30 (1024×576)	800 kbps to 1.29 Mbps
720p30 (1280×720)	1.3 to 1.99 Mbps
1080p30 (1920×1080)	2 to 4 Mbps

MX 300 G2

Reference: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/collaboration-endpoints/telepresence-mx-series/data-sheet-c78-729734.html H.323 and SIP up to 6 Mbps point-to-point

Resolution	Minimum Bandwidth
720p30	from 768 kbps
720p60	from 1152 kbps
1080p30	from 1472 kbps
1080p60	from 2560 kbps

Polycom

Preparing Your IP Network for Voice & Video Traffic

https://www.polycom.com/content/dam/polycom/common/documents/presentations/design-clinic-series-part-2-presentation-enus.pdf

Polycom Video Bandwidth Requirements

Transport BW	Resolution	Frame Rate
128 Kbps	CIF	15+ fps
384 Kbps	4CIF	30 fps
512 Kbps	HD720p	30 fps
1 Mbps	HD1080p	30 fps
2 Mbps	HD1080p	60 fps

Lync Video Bandwidth Requirements

Network BW	Resolution	Frame Rate
600 Kbps	4CIF	30 fps
1 Mbps	HD720p	30 fps

Polycom® RealPresence® Group Series Administrator Guide 6.2.2

https://documents.polycom.com/bundle/rpgs-ag-6-2-2/page/c-rpgs-ag-getting-started-with-polycom-realpresence-group-series.html
Note: When a RealPresence Group 500 or RealPresence Group 700 system is hosting a multipoint call, the total call rate for all sites in the call is 6 Mbps.
For point-to-point calls, the Polycom RealPresence Group 300 systems use a maximum of 3 Mbps of bandwidth, the RealPresence Group 500 systems use a maximum of 6 Mbps.

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