Multiple Video Conferences

Hi all,
  Another question re setting up FMS to do multiple vid conferences:
  Say I have 3 or 4 video feeds being generated from different locations, and those 3 or 4 video feeds are going to be consumed by others.  Can I do that through the same NetConnection/FMS application?  Or do I need to create multiple FMS applications (i.e. one for each feed)?  I currently have one feed on a NetConnection, but I'm looking to expand it.  Thanks!

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