Citrix HDX RealTime Media Engine on RX-HDX - Skype for Business
•The Citrix HDX RealTime Media Engine (RTME) is the client-side component of the Citrix HDX RealTime Optimization Pack for Skype for Business
RX-HDX FW 2.40.2658 includes Citrix Receiver 13.8 and RTME version 2.4.0-1233
| RTME
component | Single Display | Dual Display |
| Skype
messaging | Supported | Supported |
| Skype Audio | Supported | Supported |
| Skype Desktop
sharing | Supported | Supported |
| Skype Video
Camera | Supported | Known issue |
Known issue - using a Web camera in an RX-HDX dual display situation creates a conflict between the Camera video stream (local h.264) and the Citrix Policy (Session h.264) which will force the camera h.264 video stream to the background and out of focus \ view.
The HDX RealTime Media Engine Must be enabled for the Citrix connection to optimize the Skype for Business experience
It must be done in the connections Citrix > HDX/Multimedia settings either in the local client UI or via No Touch Center
Set > ‘HDX Realtime Media Engine (Skype
for Business)’ parameter to ‘on’
RTME Audio and Video devices
•Audio and video devices used by Skype for
Business are the ones, which the RealTime Media Engine enumerated locally on
the client side
•Skype for
Business working in optimized way with RTME does not make any use of the Citrix
HDX Audio and Citrix HDX Webcam devices redirected from the client to the VDA
with the “traditional” Client Audio Mapping and Citrix HDX RealTime Video
Compression techniques
Citrix Server setup for optimized Skype
•Supported Skype for Business versions are
listed in following article: https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/hdx-optimization/2-4-ltsr/system-requirements.html
Version updates may be required for compatibility
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