Voice communications and quality of service for Cisco networks

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Course Outline

This course provides the knowledge and skills required to deploy VoIP networks and QoS mechanisms in Cisco networks. It covers basic packet telephony topics of interest to both corporate users and backbone providers voice engineer job description.

Target audience of the course

Maintenance and technical support engineers.

Technical and engineering service specialists

System Administrators

Practical knowledge acquired

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

Analyze examples of configurations for packet telephony solutions.

Understand the principles, components and mechanisms of operation of voice gateways

Understand and customize elements of a VoIP dial plan

Implement Cisco Unified Communication Manager Express

Configure Gatekeepers and the Cisco Unified Border Element

Implement quality of service mechanisms - QoS

Necessary preliminary preparation

Knowledge of the principles of operation and technologies of conventional telephony is encouraged.

It is recommended to attend the course (s)

Cisco IP Routing Implementation

Implementing Cisco Switched Networks

Course Outline

Module 1 - Introduction to the Course Topic

Goals and objectives of the course

timetable

Additional Information

Module 2 - Introduction to Cisco Voice Gateways

Cisco Unified Communications and the Role of Gateways

Call routing by means of gateways

Configuring Voice Ports

DSP resources, codecs

Module 3 - Challenge Shoulders

Characteristics of the "leg" of the call and transmission of voice traffic

H.323 signaling protocol

SIP signaling protocol

MGCP signaling protocol

Call Leverage Requirements

Call Leverage Setting

Module 4 - Implementing CUCME (Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express)

Introduction to CUCME

CUCME Endpoint Requirements

Configuring CUCME Endpoints

Module 5 - Building a dial plan

Introduction to Call Routing

Understanding the numbering plan

Manipulation with numbers

Choosing a Call Path

Privilege

Module 6 - Implementing Gatekeepers and CUBE

Understanding the gatekeeper

CUBE work

Module 7 - Quality of Service

Introduction to QOS

Understanding QOS Mechanisms and Models

Classification, labeling and mechanisms for effective use of links

Congestion management

Understanding Cisco AutoQoS