Configuring Cisco Gateways and Trunks

This chapter covers the following topics:

  • Describing the role of the gateway in an IP telephony infrastructure
  • Comparing analog and digital gateways with respect to interfaces and the types of telephony devices that they can connect
  • Describing the core gateway requirements that a gateway must have to support an IP telephony network
  • Describing the gateway communication protocols that Cisco CallManager supports
  • Adding and configuring H.323, MGCP, and non-IOS MGCP gateways in Cisco CallManager and on the gateway to interface to the IP WAN and PSTN and support analog phones and faxes
  • Choosing the appropriate trunk type to satisfy deployment requirements for call-control requirements and call routing
  • Configuring non-gatekeeper-controlled trunks in Cisco CallManager Administration to enable calling to remote clusters across an IP WAN
  • Describing the SIP signaling protocol and how it is implemented in Cisco CallManager
  • Explaining how to create a SIP trunk and route calls to a SIP endpoint

Voice gateways and trunks provide the bridge between an IP telephony network and the public switched telephone network (PSTN), and between Cisco CallManager clusters. This chapter prepares you for integrating Cisco gateways and trunks in a Cisco CallManager solution.

You will learn about analog and digital gateways, recommended gateway requirements, gateway protocols, the types of trunks that Cisco CallManager supports, and how to configure gateways, intercluster trunks, and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunks.

Part I: Cisco CallManager Fundamentals

Introduction to Cisco Unified Communications and Cisco Unified CallManager

Cisco Unified CallManager Clustering and Deployment Options

Cisco Unified CallManager Installation and Upgrades

Part II: IPT Devices and Users

Cisco IP Phones and Other User Devices

Configuring Cisco Unified CallManager to Support IP Phones

Cisco IP Telephony Users

Cisco Bulk Administration Tool

Part III: IPT Network Integration and Route Plan

Cisco Catalyst Switches

Configuring Cisco Gateways and Trunks

Cisco Unified CallManager Route Plan Basics

Cisco Unified CallManager Advanced Route Plans

Configuring Hunt Groups and Call Coverage

Implementing Telephony Call Restrictions and Control

Implementing Multiple-Site Deployments

Part IV: VoIP Features

Media Resources

Configuring User Features, Part 1

Configuring User Features, Part 2

Configuring Cisco Unified CallManager Attendant Console

Configuring Cisco IP Manager Assistant

Part V: IPT Security

Securing the Windows Operating System

Securing Cisco Unified CallManager Administration

Preventing Toll Fraud

Hardening the IP Phone

Understanding Cryptographic Fundamentals

Understanding the Public Key Infrastructure

Understanding Cisco IP Telephony Authentication and Encryption Fundamentals

Configuring Cisco IP Telephony Authentication and Encryption

Part VI: IP Video

Introducing IP Video Telephony

Configuring Cisco VT Advantage

Part VII: IPT Management

Introducing Database Tools and Cisco Unified CallManager Serviceability

Monitoring Performance

Configuring Alarms and Traces

Configuring CAR

Using Additional Management and Monitoring Tools

Part VIII: Appendix

Appendix A. Answers to Review Questions

Index



Authorized Self-Study Guide Cisco IP Telephony (CIPT)
Cisco IP Telephony (CIPT) (Authorized Self-Study) (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 158705261X
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 329

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