Configuring Cisco Voice over Ip (Syngress)

Elliot Lewis, Syngress

ISBN:1928994032, Edition: 1, 2000-03-01

Price: $59.95

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: Cisco Voice Solutions and Business Justification
Introduction to Voice Over IP Concepts
General Overview of Voice Technologies
Juicy Possibilities
A Little Dreaming
Back to Reality
What Can you do Now?
Basic Toll-Bypass Designs
Tie Line Replacement
Where The Money Is
What About Data
Combining Networks
Using Frame Relay for Toll-Bypass
Using Point-to-Point T1 For Toll-Bypass
Looking at Return On Investment
Reviewing Current Expenses
Designing the Solution
Building the Return On Investmentand Payback Period
The Network PBX
Replacing the Traditional PBX
Call Routing
Dial Plan
Interactive Voice Response
Unified Messaging and the Amteva System
Savings Analysis Example
Advanced Features and Integration Possibilities
TAPI Integration
Web Click-to-Talk
Transfer, Forward and Conference Capabilities
Faxing
Call Detail Recording and Data-Mining
Voice Over Frame Relay
Where To Use It?
Growth Curve Of Frame Relay
When Does VoFR Make More Sense Than VoIP?
Toll-Bypass Opportunities
Voice Over ATM
Where To Use It?
QOS vs. Availability
Summary
FAQs

CHAPTER 2: Introduction to Telephony
Introduction
Analog Signals and Systems
Basic System Operation
Dial Pulse Signaling
Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency
Analog Network Components
Loop and Ground Start
Voice Encoding: Standards and Techniques
Waveform Encoding
Source Encoding
Analog Signal Composition
Cabling
Analog Signaling
Analog-To-Digital Conversion
Modems
Summary
FAQs

CHAPTER 3: IOS Voice Protocols
Overview of IP Networks
Voice over IP Signaling, Addressing, and Routing
H.323 Family of Standards
Introduction to H.323
H.323 Components
H.323 Terminals (Endpoints)
H.323 Gateways
H.323 Gatekeepers
Multipoint Control Units (MCUs)
H.323 Protocol Stack
H.323 Call Stages
H.323 Discovery and Registration
Call Placement (Intra-Zone)
Call Placement (Inter-Zone)
H.323 Call Setup
Logical Channel Setup
Media Stream and Media Control Flows
Call Termination
H.323 Endpoint-to-Endpoint Signaling
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
Key Benefits of Session Initiation Protocol
Session Initiation Protocol Components
Session Initiation Protocol Messages
Media Gateway Control Point (MGCP)
Summary
FAQs

CHAPTER 4: Basic Voice Over IP Configuration
Different Types of Voice ports
Foreign Exchange Station Interface (FXS)
Foreign Exchange Office Interface (FXO)
Ear and Mouth Interface (E&M)
T1 Voice Connectivity (2600/3600/7200/AS5300)
Voice Network Modules and Voice port Modules
Voice Network Modules (VNMs)
Different Types of Voice Interface Cards (VIC)
VIC-2E/M
VIC-2FXS
VIC-2FXO
Connecting VNMs and VICs to the Router
2600 Series Router Configurations
3600 Series Router Configurations
Voice Port Cabling and Configuration
Voice Numbering on the 2600 and 3600 series
LED Status
Configuring Voice Ports on the 2600/3600
Configuring FXO or FXS Voice Ports
Configuring E&M Voice Ports
Voice Port Tuning Commands
Concepts of Delay and Echo
Fine Tuning FXS/FXO Ports
Fine Tuning of E&M Ports
The Connection Command
Direct Voice Trunking vs. Dial - Digit Interpretation
Standard Dialing Analysis - Digit Interpretation
Supervisory Disconnect
Wink Start Signaling vs. Immediate Start Signaling
Dial Plans and Dial Peers
Dial Peers
Call Legs
POTS vs. Voice Network Dial Peers
Creating and Implementing Dial Plans
Number Expansion
Basic Syntax of the Dial-Peer Command for POTS
Basic Syntax of the Dial-Peer Command for VoIP
Direct Inward Dialing (DID)
VoIP QOS over Leased Lines
IP Precedence
Data Network Queuing Algorithms
Queuing on Voice/Data Networks and Real-Time Transmissions
Class Based Weighted-Fair Queuing (CBWFQ)
IP RTP Priority
Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)
RSVP Configuration
IP Precedence vs. RSVP
Multilink PPP (MLPPP) and Interleaving
Compressed Real-Time Protocol (CRTP)
CODEC and Voice Activity Detection (VAD)
VoIP QoS over Frame Relay
Configuration of FRF.12 Fragmentation
Frame Relay Traffic Shaping
VoIP Troubleshooting
Case Study 1
Case Study 2
Summary
FAQs

CHAPTER 5: H.323 Configuration: Gateways and Gatekeepers
Introduction
H.323 Version 1 vs. Version 2
Lightweight Registration
Improved Gateway Selection Processes
H.323 RAS and Gatekeepers
Gatekeepers
Zone Management
Gatekeeper Functionality on Cisco Platforms
Configuration of a Cisco Gatekeeper
Configuring an H.322 Gatekeeper on Cisco Platforms
Directory Gatekeepers and Location Requests
Gateways
RAS: Registration, Admissions, and Status
Gateway Discovery
Configuring an H.322 Gateway on Cisco Platforms
Configure Gateway Interface Parameters
AAA and Call Detail Records
Acct-Session-Id Field
NTP Time Format
Interactive Voice Response
IVR Scripts
Fax Hop On/Off
Procedure for Creating Audio (AU) Files
Store-and-Forward Fax
On-Ramp and Off-Ramp Gateway Concepts
Configuration of Store-and-Forward Faxing
Redialer vs. Direct Inward Dialing
Configuring the On-Ramp Gateway
Configuring the Called Subscriber Number
Configuring the Sending Mail Transport Agent
Configuring the On-Ramp POTS Dial Peer
Configuring the On-Ramp MMoIP Dial Peer
Configuring the Off-Ramp Gateway
Configuring the Transmitted Subscriber Number
Configuring the FAX Transmission Speed
Configuring the Receiving Mail Transport Agent
Configuring the Off-Ramp POTS Dial Peer
Configuring the Faxed Header Information
Configuring the Fax Cover Page Information
Advanced Troubleshooting
Show Gateway
debug ras
debug h225
Show Call Application Voice
Summary
FAQs

CHAPTER 6: AVVID (Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data) Introduction
Introduction
AVVID IP Phones
Phone Features
Cisco Call Manager
Call Manager Features
Access Devices
Analog Gateway
Analog Station
Digital Gateway
AVVID Equipment Initialization and Registration
Phone Initialization and Configuration
How AVVID Works
Placing an IP-to-IP Phone Call
Placing an IP-to-PSTN Call
Placing an IP-to-IP Call over the Wide Area Network
Plug-in Applications
Directory Services
Virtual Phone
CiscoValet
Manual Attendant
Conference Bridge
Media Termination Point
SUMI
TAPI Interface
Web Help
The Future is Nearà
Summary

APPENDIX A: IPv6 Addressing
Introduction
IPv6 Addressing Basics
IPv6 Addressing Scheme Characteristics
Version
Traffic Class
Flow Label
Payload Length
Next Header
Hop-by-Hop Options Header
Destination Options Header I
Routing Header
Fragment Header
Authentication Header
Encrypted Security Payload Header
Destination Options Header II
Hop Limit
Source Address
Destination Address
More Bits!
A More Flexible Hierarchical Organization of Addresses
FP: Format Prefix
TLA ID
RES
NLA ID
SLA ID
Interface ID
Minimizing the Size of Routing Tables
Global Addresses for the Internet and Local Addresses for Intranet
IPv6 Benefits
Increased IP Address Size
Increased Addressing Hierarchy Support
Simplified Host Addressing
Simpler Autoconfiguration of Addresses
Improved Scalability of Multicast Routing
The Anycast Address
The Need for Further Development
The Multihoming Problem
The 6Bone
Summary
FAQ