LS Audio/Video Details Test
A/V conferencing enables real-time audio and video communications between the Skype for Business users. In environments where users use A/V conferences for communication, it becomes mandatory for the administrator to check the quality of the A/V Conferencing experience and the load on the Microsoft Skype for Business server so that administrators may proactively be alerted to abnormalities/technical glitches in the conferences. This is where the LS Audio/Video Details test helps. Using this test, you can easily figure out the health of the A/V Conferencing server, the number of conferences that were created and those that are currently active, the number of RTP endpoint connectivity status events in the A/V Conferencing server etc. This way, administrators can easily identify the load on the Microsoft Skype for Business server.
Agent deploying the test : An internal/remote agent
Outputs of the test : One set of results for the target Microsoft Skype for Business server that is to be monitored.
Parameters | Description |
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Test Period |
How often should the test be executed. |
Host |
The host for which the test is to be configured. |
Port |
The port at which the specified host listens. The default port is 5060. |
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Active conferences on the A/V conferencing server |
Indicates the number of conferences that were active on the A/V Conferencing server. |
Number |
This measure is a good indicator of the load on the Microsoft Skype for Business server. |
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Created conferences |
Indicates the number of conferences created during the last measurement period. |
Number |
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SIP Bye messages sent by A/V conferencing server |
Indicates the number of SIP BYE messages sent by the A/V Conferencing server during the last measurement period. |
Number |
To deliver a conference invitation, the inviting user sends a special sort of SIP INVITE message to the user who is being invited. Instead of Session Description Protocol (SDP) content, this INVITE message has an XML document with conference details as its body. The invitee sends a 200 OK acknowledging this INVITE, and as soon as the SIP handshake has finished it immediately ends the SIP dialog with a BYE message. |
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AVMCU health state |
Indicates the current health state of the A/V conferencing server. |
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The values that this measure can report and their corresponding numeric values have been listed in the table below.
Note: By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values while indicating the current health of the A/V Conferencing server. However, in the graph of this measure, states will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents i.e., 0 to 3.
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Draining status of the AVMCU |
Indicates the draining status of the A/V Conferencing server. |
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The values that this measure can report and their corresponding numeric values have been listed in the table below.
Note: By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values while indicating the draining status of the A/V Conferencing server However, in the graph of this measure, states will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents i.e., 0 to 2. When a server is drained, it stops taking new connections and calls. These new connections and calls are routed through other servers in the pool. A server being drained allows its sessions on existing connections to continue until they naturally end. When all existing sessions have ended, the server is ready to be taken offline. |
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Active media processing contexts |
Indicates the number of active media processing contexts in the A/V Conferencing server. |
Number |
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CreateContext requests received |
Indicates the number of CreateContext requests received by the A/V Conferencing server during the last measurement period. |
Number |
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Total RTP Endpoint connectivity status events |
Indicates the number of RTP Endpoint connectivity status events on the A/V Conferencing server during the last measurement period. |
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