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What's new in version 19?

The new features and enhancements and changes in functionality included in Pexip Infinity version 19 are described below.

For full information about this release, see the release notes.

For information about earlier versions of Pexip Infinity, see Features added in previous releases.

New features

Pexip Infinity platform

Feature	Description	More information
Video interoperability with Google Hangouts Meet	The Pexip Distributed Gateway provides any-to-any video interoperability with Google Hangouts Meet. Third-party systems can connect to Hangouts Meet conferences via the Pexip Distributed Gateway either by dialing the conference directly or via a Virtual Reception (IVR).	Integrating Google Hangouts Meet with Pexip Infinity
Skype for Business Video-based Screen Sharing (VbSS)	Pexip Infinity supports sending and receiving content via VbSS to and from Skype for Business meetings, and to and from Skype for Business clients that are either calling another endpoint via the Pexip Distributed Gateway, or calling into a Virtual Meeting Room. Note that VbSS is disabled by default on Pexip Infinity. It can be enabled via Platform configuration > Global settings. (VbSS was previously available as technology preview in earlier versions.)	Enable VbSS for Skype for Business
Improved video quality in low bandwidth scenarios	Participants now experience improved video quality in low bandwidth network scenarios, and when endpoints can only support low resolutions. Pexip Infinity prioritizes image sharpness over high frame rates, and now sends video at lower frame rates if 30 fps is not achievable.
Enhancements to Live View	The Live View summary contains the following enhancements when showing active conferences: Highlights any issues with backplane links between nodes when viewing a conference. Displays links to an externally-hosted conference, such as Google Hangouts Meet or a Skype for Business / Lync meeting.	Viewing live and historical platform status

Infinity Connect web app

Following are the changes to the Infinity Connect web app in Pexip Infinity version 19:

Feature	Description	More information
Ability to force a call protocol when adding a participant to a conference	When adding a participant to a conference, you have the option to force a specific dial out protocol by prefixing the destination address with sip: or mssip: or h323: or rtmp: (which can be used to support dial out to streaming services). When a protocol has been explicitly added to the address, a Call Routing Rule is not required for the call to be placed.	Streaming and recording a conference
Diagnostics	The About this app menu now has an option to copy logs to the clipboard.	Logs

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Ability to force a call protocol when adding a participant to a conference

When adding a participant to a conference, you have the option to force a specific dial out protocol by prefixing the destination address with sip: or mssip: or h323: or rtmp: (which can be used to support dial out to streaming services).

When a protocol has been explicitly added to the address, a Call Routing Rule is not required for the call to be placed.

Streaming and recording a conference

Diagnostics

The About this app menu now has an option to copy logs to the clipboard.

Logs

Changes in functionality in this release

Feature	Description	More information
Consistent display of participant names in overlays	The way in which participant names are shown as text overlays within a conference has been standardized. Any protocol or trailing IP address and port information is stripped from the displayed name/alias. For example, alice@example.com is now shown instead of sip:alice@example.com.	Selecting the layout seen by participants
Administrative modifications	This release contains the following administrative modifications: Two new audio files are included in the Base theme: conf-streaming_started_48kHz_mono.wav and conf-streaming_stopped_48kHz_mono.wav. These audio files are only played to callers who are gatewayed via Pexip Infinity into a Google Hangouts Meet conference. The Administrator interface uses color coding when reporting media statistics, such as perceived call quality, packet loss and jitter. In general, statistics that are shown in green represent good quality, orange represents intermediate quality, and red is used for bad quality.	Base theme and other preconfigured themes Reporting of media statistics and perceived call quality

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Description

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Consistent display of participant names in overlays

The way in which participant names are shown as text overlays within a conference has been standardized. Any protocol or trailing IP address and port information is stripped from the displayed name/alias. For example, alice@example.com is now shown instead of sip:alice@example.com.

Selecting the layout seen by participants

Administrative modifications

This release contains the following administrative modifications:

Two new audio files are included in the Base theme: conf-streaming_started_48kHz_mono.wav and conf-streaming_stopped_48kHz_mono.wav. These audio files are only played to callers who are gatewayed via Pexip Infinity into a Google Hangouts Meet conference.
The Administrator interface uses color coding when reporting media statistics, such as perceived call quality, packet loss and jitter. In general, statistics that are shown in green represent good quality, orange represents intermediate quality, and red is used for bad quality.

Base theme and other preconfigured themes

Reporting of media statistics and perceived call quality