Zoom Meetings Hybrid Explainer
Zoom Meetings Hybrid Overview
Zoom Meetings Hybrid is an on-premises hybrid meeting solution that saves bandwidth by redistributing meeting media within a corporate network
Zoom Meetings Hybrid supports two modes: cloud-hybrid and internal-only
Cloud-hybrid mode connects users within your corporate network to the cloud through the hybrid module
Internal-only mode connects users to an on-premises meeting, and does not allow participants outside of the network to join
Meetings Hybrid can simultaneously support cloud-hybrid and internal-only meetings
Zoom Meetings Hybrid keeps all media on-premises if no external participants are present and all users are connected to the same hybrid module
Zoom Meetings Hybrid supports end-to-end encrypted meetings for both meeting modes
Customers can deploy multiple region-specific hybrid zones across their data centers
Zoom Meetings Hybrid does not replace Zoom’s Meeting Connector
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Meetings Hybrid
Meeting Connector
Zoom Meetings Hybrid Functionality
Zoom Meetings Hybrid is comprised of two components: a Selective Forwarding Unit/Internal MMR, and a Zone Controller Proxy
The SFU/iMMR operates like a power strip, redistributing media to connected Zoom clients
Each SFU/iMMR supports up to 400 standard definition or 200 high definition user connections per-module
A SFU/iMMR can support multiple meetings at the same time
A SFU/iMMR can support cloud-hybrid and internal-only meetings at the same time
For cloud-hybrid meetings, the SFU/iMMR acts only as a forwarding device, and does not have access to any meeting or user keys
For internal-only meetings, the SFU/iMMR generates and distributes all encryption keys within the corporate network
SFU/iMMR modules cannot communicate with each other across a network when connected to a cloud-hybrid meeting
SFU/iMMR modules can communicate with each other across the network when connected internal-only meeting
The Zone Controller Proxy module connects the SFU/iMMR to the Zoom Cloud
Deployments require at least two Zone Controller Proxies per location
If a SFU/iMMR module unexpectedly fails, users will failover to alternate connections when possible
Users connected to a cloud-hybrid meeting will failover to an alternative SFU/iMMR module if available, and to the cloud as a last resort
Users connected to an internal-only meeting will failover to a different SFU/iMMR module if the failed module was not the top MMR
If the SFU/iMMR that started an internal-only meeting fails, the meeting must be restarted
Zoom Meetings Hybrid connections display as a “data center controlled by your Zoom account owner” within the client
Zoom Meetings Hybrid uses Zoom’s standard firewall configuration and does not require special rules
Appendix: Zoom Node
Zoom Node brings key parts of the Zoom service to your own data centers and offices
Zoom Node is a modular design, where you only deploy the service modules you need
Zoom Node includes a feature-rich dashboard for service management, upgrades, alerts, troubleshooting, and more
Service modules are the services that run on the Zoom Node OS, and are easily deployed through the web
Each Zoom Node can support up to four service modules
Zoom Node supports end-to-end automated PKI certificate generation (Auto-PKI)
Each Zoom Node has a dynamic DNS entry using the account’s Vanity URL: *.zoomonprem.com (Auto-DNS)
Zoom Node runs on virtual machines
Zoom Node is not for every customer
Scaling can be difficult and expensive to manage
Security advantages are limited
Hybrid environments and VPNs require configurations
Sharing server logs requires careful consideration
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