Today's meeting room designers are facing a tough challenge. Using a Teams/Zoom appliance or the Room PC to make a call and managing the BYOM laptop's HDMI signal isn't enough anymore. Meeting room users want to use their own laptops' USB-C connectivity to make calls over their choice of video conferencing platform while taking advantage of the room's USB peripherals such as high-quality webcams and audio systems. Users also worry about charging their device and having enough battery power to complete their meetings.

In this 1 hour session hosted by Lightware, the leading provider of USB-C connectivity solutions, participants will learn about how to empower their meeting rooms with simplified and consistent switching utilizing a single cable of USB-C for video, audio, Ethernet and charging up to 100W. Lightware's experts will review common 'pain-points' to help AV professionals avoid the most common pitfalls of integrating USB technology into any space.

The session includes a comprehensive overview of the benefits of USB-C over other connectivity standards, common room designs as well as a detailed guide into the differences between various USB-C cables.

Join us to learn about:

• The different USB Standards and Connector Types

• USB Topology for tiers/hops and how to avoid latency issues

• The different USB Device Classes and Transfer Types and how they affect your rooms

• What are USB Hubs and Host Switches and what are the differences between the two

• How to extend USB Signals

• USB-C and how this new standard revolutionizes your rooms

• The USB-C Data Layer and video delivery over USB-C

• USB-C Cabling

• How Lightware uses USB-C to solve common problems