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This chapter provides information on the architecture, system requirements, and deployment models of the Cisco Smart+Connected Personalized Spaces (Smart+Connected PS) application.
•About Cisco Smart+Connected Personalized Spaces
•List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
The Smart+Connected PS application is a part of the Smart+Connected Communities (S+CC) solutions, and it leverages the platform capabilities of the Cisco Service Delivery Platform (SDP).
The Smart+Connected PS solution enables you to plan utilization of resources at your workspace by maximizing office usage and minimizing energy consumption. You can search for and book available workspaces and set your preferences for the light settings, blinds, air conditioning, and so on.
The Smart+Connected PS solution is a holistic solution with an end-to-end integration for simple, flexible, and dynamic workspaces. It combines the following technologies to achieve a personalized user experience:
•Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)—For Cisco IP Phone interface integration with the Smart+Connected PS
•Building Automation—For workspace services, such as light setting controls, blinds, and air conditioners
•Digital Signage—To display personalized content, such as images and messages at your workspace
Figure 1-1 Smart+Connected PS - System Architecture
The Smart+Connected PS solution offers the following features:
•Workspace Search—Allows an end-user to search for an available workspace.
•Workspace Booking with Preference Setting—Allows an end-user to book a workspace for either themselves or for another user and preset preferences such as light setting control, blinds, dimmer, air conditioning, and digital signages.
•Checking in and out—Allows an end-user to check-in to the booked workspace at the scheduled time using either the web portal or a Cisco IP Phone available at the workspace. After using the workspace, the end-user is checked out of the workspace.
The Smart+Connected PS Mobile Application allows you to access the Smart+Connected PS application on your mobile devices, such as Android and iPhones. The Smart+Connected PS Mobile Application offers the following features:
•Viewing your upcoming meeting and workspace reservation details.
•Checking in and out of a reserved workspace.
•Ad-hoc checking in from the list of available workspaces.
•Checking in and out using the QR code scanning feature.
•Marking workspaces and people within an enterprise as favorites.
•Setting your preferences for a building and floor.
•Searching for people in an enterprise.
•Calling contacts or sending e-mails to them.
•Importing multiple contacts from the LDAP directory.
The Smart+Connected PS application provides the multi-language support configuration. Although English is the language that is supported out-of the-box, other languages can be supported by doing necessary configurations.
Before installing the applications, ensure that your system meets all the necessary requirements.
You can install and deploy the Smart+Connected PS application by using one of the following methods:
•Non-Cluster Setup—The database and the application server are installed on two different hosts.
•Cluster Setup—In this type of deployment, the database is installed on a server and the application server is installed on a cluster of servers. This setup provides high availability.
This guide describes the installation process in a colocated, non-cluster, and cluster server setups.
In this setup, the database and the application server are installed on two different instances: either a physical or a virtual machine. This is a common server setup method for the Smart+Connected PS enterprise installations. The database is set up on one instance, and the application server, SDP, and the S+CC application are installed and set up on a second instance.
Figure 1-2 Non-Cluster Server Setup
A cluster setup consists of multiple servers that run an application simultaneously and work together to provide increased scalability, reliability, and high availability. In a distributed cluster setup, the solution is deployed on the multiple servers. Cluster setup acts as a single server instance with increased scalability, load balancing, and high availability.
Figure 1-3 Cluster Setup