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Cisco Voice Over IP (CVOICE) v4.2 5 days Lecture/lab
Course outline

Module 1: Introduction to VoIP

Lesson 1: Introducing VoIP Network Technologies

  • Business CASE for VoIP
  • VoIP Functions
  • Components of a VoIP Network
  • VoIP Signaling Protocols
  • VoIP Service Considerations
  • RTP and RTCP

Lesson 2: Introducing VoIP Network Architectures

  • Centralized Network Architectures
  • Distributed Network Architectures Using H.323
  • Distributed Network Architectures Using SIP
  • Comparing Network Architectures
  • Interconnecting VoIP Protocols
  • Understanding Gateways
  • Guidelines for Selecting the Correct Gateway
  • Enterprise Central and Remote Site Gateway Interconnection Requirements
  • Service Provider Gateway Interconnection Requirements

Lesson 3: Building Scalable Dial Plans

  • Numbering and Dial Plans
  • Internal Numbering and Public Numbering Plan Integration
  • Scalable Dial Plans
  • Practice Item 1: Span Engineering Dial Plan Worksheet
  • Scalable Dial Plan Attributes
  • Enhancing and Extending an Existing Numbering Plan to Accommodate VoIP
  • Accounting for Caller Mobility for 911 Services
  • Practice Item 2: Numbering Plan for Span Engineering
  • Chicago Airport Location
  • London Location

Lesson 4: Calculating Bandwidth Requirements

  • Codec Bandwidths
  • Impact of Voice Samples and Packet Size on Bandwidth
  • Data-Link Overhead
  • Security and Tunneling Overhead
  • Calculating the Total Bandwidth for a VoIP Call
  • Effects of VAD on Bandwidth
  • Practice Item: Span Engineering Voice Bandwidth Requirement

Lesson 5: Allocating Bandwidth for Voice and Data Traffic

  • Sources of Traffic Statistics
  • Network Objectives for Voice and Data
  • Meeting the Current Network Objective
  • Traffic Theory
  • Busy Hour
  • Erlangs
  • Traffic Probability Assumptions
  • Traffic Calculations
  • Call Density Matrix
  • Bandwidth Calculations
  • Determining IP Bandwidth
  • Practice Item: Bandwidth Calculation

Lesson 6: Considering Security Implications of VoIP Networks

  • Security Policies for VoIP Networks
  • Threats to VoIP
  • Secure LAN Design
  • Communicating Through a Firewall
  • Delivering VoIP over a VPN
  • International Issues
  • Bandwidth Overhead Associated with a VPN
  • Practice Item: Span Engineering VoIP Network Security Components

Module 2: Configuring Voice Networks

Lesson 1: Configuring Router Voice Ports

  • Voice Port Applications
  • FXS Ports
  • FXO Ports
  • E&M Ports
  • Timers and Timing
  • Digital Voice Ports
  • ISDN
  • CCS Options
  • Monitoring and Troubleshooting

Lesson 2: Adjusting Voice Interface Settings

  • Factors Affecting Voice Quality
  • Setting Input and Output Power Levels
  • Baselining Input and Output Power Levels
  • Voice Quality Tuning
  • Configuration Parameters
  • Echo Cancellation Commands

Lesson 3: Configuring Dial Peers

  • Dial Peers and Call Legs
  • End-to-End Calls
  • Types of Dial Peers
  • Configuring POTS Dial Peers
  • Practice Item 1: POTS Dial-Peer Configuration
  • Configuring VoIP Dial Peers
  • Practice Item 2: VoIP Dial-Peer Configuration
  • Configuring Destination-Pattern Options
  • Default Dial Peer
  • Matching Inbound Dial Peers
  • Practice Item 3: Matching Inbound Dial Peers
  • Matching Outbound Dial Peers
  • Configuring Hunt Groups
  • Practice Item 4: Configuring Hunt Groups
  • Digit Collection and Consumption
  • Configuring Digit Manipulation
  • Practice Item 5: Digit Manipulation

Lesson 4: Configuring Voice Port Network Connections

  • Connection Types
  • Using the connection Command
  • Configuring PLAR Connections
  • Configuring PLAR OPX Connections
  • Configuring Trunk Connections
  • Configuring Tie-Line Connection

Module 3: VoIP Signaling and Call Control

Lesson 1: Introducing Signaling and Call Control

  • VoIP Signaling
  • Call Control Models
  • Translation Between Signaling and Call Control Models
  • Call Setup
  • Call Administration and Accounting
  • Call Status and CDRs
  • Address Management
  • Admission Control

Lesson 2: Introducing H.323

  • H.323 and IP
  • Functional Components of H.323
  • H.323 Gateways
  • IP-to-IP Gateways
  • H.323 Gatekeepers
  • Multipoint Conferences
  • H.323 Call Establishment and Maintenance
  • RAS Messages
  • Call Flows Without a Gatekeeper
  • H.323 Fast Connect Call Setup
  • Call Flows with a Gatekeeper
  • Call Setup with a Gatekeeper
  • Gatekeeper-Routed Call Signaling
  • Call Flows with Multiple Gatekeepers
  • Call Setup with Multiple Gatekeepers
  • Multipoint Conferences

Lesson 3: Deploying and Configuring H.323

  • Robust Design
  • H.323 Proxy Server
  • Cisco Implementation of H.323
  • Configuring H.323 Gateways
  • Configuring H.323 Gatekeepers
  • Monitoring and Troubleshooting
  • Selected debug Commands

Lesson 4: Configuring SIP

  • Session Initiation Protocol
  • Components of SIP
  • SIP Messages
  • Status Codes
  • SIP Addressing
  • Call Setup Models
  • Robust Design
  • Cisco Implementation of SIP
  • Configuring SIP on a Cisco Router
  • Monitoring and Troubleshooting

Lesson 5: Configuring MGCP

  • MGCP and Its Associated Standards
  • Basic MGCP Components
  • MGCP Endpoints
  • MGCP Gateways
  • MGCP Call Agents
  • Basic MGCP Concepts
  • MGCP Calls and Connections
  • MGCP Control Messages
  • Call Flows
  • Robust Design
  • Cisco Implementation of MGCP
  • Configuring MGCP
  • Monitoring and Troubleshooting

Lesson 6: Comparing Call Control Models

  • Feature Comparison Charts
  • Standards Bodies (ITU-T vs. IETF)
  • Architecture (Centralized vs. Distributed)
  • Current Version
  • Signaling Transport (TCP vs. UDP)
  • Multimedia Capability (Yes or No)
  • Call Control Encoding (ASN.1 vs. Text)
  • Supplementary Services (Endpoint vs. Call Control)
  • Strengths of H.323, SIP, and MGCP
  • H.323
  • Session Initiation Protocol
  • Media Gateway Control Protocol
  • Selecting Appropriate Call Control
  • MGCP Call Control Model
  • The H.323 Call Control Model
  • SIP Call Control Model

Module 4: Improving and Maintaining Voice Quality

Lesson 1: Designing for Optimal Voice Quality

  • IP Networking Overview
  • Jitter
  • Delay
  • Acceptable Delay
  • Packet Loss
  • PESQ, MOS, and PSQM
  • Mean Opinion Score
  • Perceptual Speech Quality Measurement
  • Perceptual Evaluation of Speech Quality
  • Quality Measurement Comparison
  • Objectives of QoS
  • Using QoS to Improve Voice Quality
  • Recognizing Common Design Faults
  • Cisco AutoQoS Features

Lesson 2: Implementing CAC

  • Effects of Oversubscribing Bandwidth
  • CAC Operation
  • Resource Reservation Protocol
  • CAC Tools
  • H.323 CAC
  • SIP CAC
  • Configuring SAA RTR Responder
  • Configuring PSTN Fallback
  • Configuring Resource Availability Check
  • MGCP CAC
  • Configuring SRC CAC
  • Configuring RSVP CAC
  • Configuring Cisco SAA CAC
  • Cisco CallManager CAC
Course labs

Lab 2-1: Connecting a Voice-Enabled Router
Lab 2-2: Configuring Voice Interfaces
Lab 2-3: Configuring POTS Dial Peers
Lab 2-4: Configuring Special-Purpose Connections
Lab 2-5: Configuring Basic VoIP Network Connections
Lab 3-1: Configuring VoIP with H.323
Lab 3-2: Configuring VoIP with SIP
Lab 3-3: Configuring VoIP with MGCP
Lab 4-1: Implementing Cisco AutoQoS
Lab 4-2: Implementing CAC


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