CVOICE - Cisco Voice Over IP
Course
CVOICE
Price:
$3,295.00
Software Assurance Value:
Not Eligible
Duration:
5 Days
CVOICE - Cisco Voice Over IP
Table of Contents
Introduction
Audience
At Course Completion
Prerequisites
Applicable Products
Program Contents
Course Outline
Introduction
This five-day course covers the essential topics of converged voice and data networks and also the challenges faced by the various network technologies. The course also provides network administrators and network engineers with the knowledge and skills required to integrate gateways and gatekeepers into an enterprise VoIP network.
This course is one of several courses in the Cisco CCVP track that addresses design, planning, and deployment practices and provides comprehensive hands-on experience in configuration and deployment of VoIP networks.
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Audience
This course is intended for students who have general working knowledge of Local and Wide Area Networks and basic configuration of voice and data networks. Network engineers, architects, and support staff that require a fundamental understanding of packet telephony technologies that are common for both enterprise and service provider applications will also benefit for this course.
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At Course Completion
At the end of this course, you'll be able to:
- Describe VoIP, voice gateways, special requirements for VoIP calls, codecs and codec complexity, and how DSPs are used as media resources on a voice gateway
- Configure gateway interconnections to support VoIP and PSTN calls and to integrate with a PSTN and PBX
- Describe the basic signaling protocols that are used on voice gateways and configure a gateway to support calls using the various signaling protocols
- Define a dial plan, describe the purpose of each dial plan component, and implement a dial plan on a voice gateway
- Implement gatekeepers and directory gatekeepers, and identify redundancy options for gatekeepers
- Implement a Cisco UBE gateway to connect to an Internet telephony service provider
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Prerequisites
To fully benefit from this course, students should have the following prerequisite skills and knowledge:
- Completion of ICND 1 and 2 or Cisco CCNA certification
- Working knowledge of fundamental terms and concepts of computer networking to include LANs, WANs, and IP switching and routing
- Ability to configure and operate Cisco routers and switches and to enable VLANs and DHCP
- Basic internetworking skills taught in Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices (ICND), or equivalent knowledge
- Knowledge of traditional public switched telephone network (PSTN) operations and technologies
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Applicable Products
This class provides hands on labs for Cisco Call Manager Express and Cisco IOS Gateways and Gatekeepers using Cisco model 2811 Integrated Service Routers and Cisco 7960/7962 IP telephones.
Related Courses:
CIPT 1/2
TUC
QoS
AUCMU
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Program Contents
CVOICE Cisco Certified Course Materials
Live, Interactive Lab Sessions
Access to SLI's expert forums
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Course Outline
Module 1:
Introduction to VoIP
Lesson 1: Network Basics
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Cisco Unified Communications Architecture
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VoIP Essentials
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VoIP Signaling Protocols
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Comparing VoIP Signaling Protocols
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VoIP Service Considerations
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Media Transmission Protocols
Lesson 2: Introducing Voice Gateways
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Understanding Gateways
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Gateway Hardware Platforms
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IP Telephony Deployment Models
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Single-Site Deployment
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Multisite WAN with Centralized Call Processing
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Multisite WAN with Distributed Call Processing
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Clustering over the IP WAN
Lesson 3: Specifying
Requirements for VoIP Calls
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IP Networking and Audio Clarity
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Audio Quality Measurement
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VoIP and QoS
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Transporting Modulated Data over IP Networks
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Understanding Fax and Modem Pass-Through, Relay,
and Store and Forward
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Gateway Signaling Protocols and Fax and Modem
Pass-Through and Relay
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DTMF Support
Lesson 4:
Understanding Codecs, Codec Complexity, and DSP Functionality
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Codecs
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Impact of Voice Samples and Packet Size on
Bandwidth
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Calculating Overhead
- Digital Signal Processors
- Codec Complexity
- Calculating the Total Bandwidth for a VoIP Call
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DSP Requirements for Media Resources
- Configuring Conferencing and Transcoding on Voice
Gateways
- DSP Farm Configuration Commands for Enhanced
Media Resources
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Verifying Media Resources
Module 2: Voice Port
Configuration
Lesson 1: Understanding Call Types
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Call Types
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Local Calls
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On-Net Calls
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Off-Net Calls
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PLAR Calls
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PBX-to-PBX Calls
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Intercluster Trunk Calls
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On-Net-to-Off-Net Calls
Lesson 2: Configuring Analog Voice Ports
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Voice Ports
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Analog Voice Ports
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Configuring Analog Voice Ports
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Centralized Automated Message Accounting
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Direct Inward Dialing
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Timers and Timing
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Verifying Voice Ports
Lesson 3: Understanding Dial Peers
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Dial Peers and Call Legs
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End-to-End Calls
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Types of Dial Peers
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Configuring POTS Dial Peers
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Configuring VoIP Dial Peers
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Configuring Destination-Pattern Options
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Matching Inbound Dial Peers
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Default Dial Peer
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Matching Outbound Dial Peers
Lesson 4: Configuring Digital Voice Ports
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Digital Voice Ports
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T1 CAS
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E1 R2 CAS
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ISDN Overview
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ISDN Signaling
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Configuring T1 CAS Trunks
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Configuring E1 R2 CAS Trunks
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Configuring ISDN Trunks
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Verifying Digital Voice Ports
Lesson 5:
Understanding QSIG
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QSIG Overview
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Configuring QSIG Support
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Verifying QSIG Trunks
Module 3: VoIP
Gateway Implementation
Lesson 1: Implementing H.323 Gateways
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H.323 Gateway
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Why H.323
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H.323 Network Components
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H.323 Call Establishment and Maintenance
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H.323 Call Signaling
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H.323 Multipoint Conferences
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Configuring H.323 Gateways
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Configuring Codecs on an H.323 Gateway
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Tuning H.323 Timers
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Configuring Fax Pass-Through and Relay
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Configuring H.323 DTMF Relay
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Verifying H.323 Gateway Status
Lesson 2: Implementing MGCP Gateways
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MGCP Components
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Why MGCP
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MGCP Architecture
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Basic MGCP Concepts
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MGCP Call Flows
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Configuring MGCP Gateways
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Verifying MGCP
Lesson 3: Implementing SIP Gateways
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SIP Fundamentals
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Why SIP
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SIP Architecture
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SIP Call Flow
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SIP Addressing
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SIP DMTF Considerations
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Configuring SIP
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Verifying SIP Gateways
Module 4: Dial Plan Implementation on
Voice Gateways
Lesson 1:
Understanding Dial Plans
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Defining Dial Plans
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Endpoint Addressing
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Call Routing and Path Selection
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Digit Manipulation
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Calling Privileges
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Call Coverage
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Scalable Dial Plans
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PSTN Dial Plan Requirements
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ISDN Dial Plan Requirements
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Configuring PSTN Dial Plans
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Verifying PSTN Dial Plans
Lesson 2: Implementing Numbering Plans
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Numbering Plan Characteristics
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Numbering Plan Categories
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Scalable Numbering Plans
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Overlapping Numbering Plans
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Private and Public Numbering Plan Integration
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Enhancing and Extending an Existing Plan to
Accommodate VoIP
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911 Services
Lesson 3: Configuring Digit Manipulation
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Digit Manipulation
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Digit Collection and Consumption
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Digit Stripping
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Digit Forwarding
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Digit Prefixing
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Number Expansion
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Caller ID Number Manipulation
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Voice Translation Rules and Profiles
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Voice Translation Profiles vs. dialplan-pattern
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Configuring Digit Manipulation
Lesson 4:
Configuring Path Selection
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Call Routing and Path Selection
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Dial Peer Matching
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Matching Dial Peers in a Hunt Group
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Best Practices
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Path Selection Strategies
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Site-Code Dialing and Toll Bypass
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Tail-End Hop-Off
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Configuring Site-Code Dialing and Toll Bypass
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Configuring TEHO
Lesson 5: Implementing Calling Privileges on Cisco IOS
Gateways
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Calling Privileges
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Understanding COR on Cisco IOS Gateways
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Understanding COR for SRST and Cisco Unified
Communications Manager Express
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Configuring COR
Module 5: H.323
Gatekeepers
Lesson 1: Introducing Gatekeepers
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Gatekeeper Overview
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Gatekeeper Hardware and Software Requirements
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Gatekeeper Signaling
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Call Flows with a Gatekeeper
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Zone Prefixes
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Technology Prefixes
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Gatekeeper Call Routing
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Directory Gatekeepers
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Configuring Directory Gatekeepers
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Gatekeeper Transaction Message Protocol
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Verifying Gatekeepers
Lesson 2: Configuring Basic Gatekeeper Functionality
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Gatekeeper Configuration Steps
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Configuring Gatekeeper Zones
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Configuring Zone Prefixes
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Configuring Technology Prefixes
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Configuring Gateways to Use H.323 Gatekeepers
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Dial Peer Configuration
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Verifying Gatekeeper Functionality
Lesson 3: Implementing Gatekeeper-Based CAC
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Gatekeeper Zone Bandwidth Operation
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Zone Bandwidth Calculation
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Zone Bandwidth Configuration
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Verifying Zone Bandwidth Operation
RAI in Gatekeeper Networks
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RAI Configuration
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Verifying RAI Operation
Module 6: ITSP
Connectivity
Lesson 1: Understanding Special Requirements for External
VoIP Connections
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Cisco UBE Functionality
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Cisco UBE Gateways in Enterprise Environments
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Media Flows on Cisco UBE Gateways
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Codec Filtering on Cisco UBE Gateways
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Protocol Interworking on Cisco UBE Gateways
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RSVP-Based CAC on Cisco UBE Gateways
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Cisco UBE Gateways and Gatekeeper Interworking
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Cisco UBE Gateway Call Flows
Lesson 2: Configuring Basic Gatekeeper Functionality
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Protocol Interworking Command
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Configuring H.323-to-H.323 Interworking
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Configuring H.323-to-SIP Interworking
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Media Flow and Transparent Codec Commands
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Configuring Transparent Codec Pass-Through and
Media Flow-Around
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Configuring Cisco UBEs and Via-Zone Gatekeepers
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Verifying Cisco UBEs and Via-Zone Gatekeepers
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