Deploying Cisco Voice over IP Solutions

I. NETWORK DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS. 1. Understanding Traffic Analysis. Traffic Theory Basics. Traffic Models. Selecting Traffic Models. Applying Traffic Analysis to VoIP Networks. End-to-End Traffic Analysis Example. 2. Understanding Echo Analysis. Echo Analysis Basics. Locating an Echo. Effects of Network Elements on Echo. Echo Canceller. Customer Expectations About Echo. Service Provider Expectations About Echo. Configuring Gateways to Minimize Echo. Process for Locating and Eliminating Echoes. Echo Analysis Case Study. 3. Understanding Quality of Service for Voice over IP. Quality of Service Requirements. Packet Classification. QoS Queuing Mechanisms. Fragmentation and Interleaving. Traffic Shaping. IP RTP Header Compression. Differentiated Services for VoIP. VoIP QoS over Leased Lines (Using PPP) Example. VoIP QoS over Frame Relay Networks Example. VoIP QoS over ATM Example. RSVP Dynamic Classification and Admission Control. 4. Understanding Call Admission Control. Call Admission Control. CAC Mechanisms. Local CAC Mechanisms. Measurement-Based CAC Mechanisms. Resource-Based CAC Mechanisms. Feature Combinations, Interactions, and Sequencing. II. NETWORK DESIGN STRATEGIES. 5. Designing Static Dial Plans for Large VoIP Networks. Components of Large H.323 Networks. Design Methodology for Large-Scale Dial Plans. H.323 Network Components in Large-Scale Dial Plans. Dial Plan Call Routing Tools and Features. Example: Use of Translation Rules, Technology Prefixes, and Dial-Peer Failover. Example: Implementing an International Dial Plan. 6. Designing a Long-DistanceVoIP Network. Long-Distance VoIP Network Features and Benefits. Long-Distance VoIP Design Methodology. Step 1: Identify Services. Step 2: Determine Carriers or Providers. Step 3: Determine Interconnection Types. Step 4: Determine Call Topologies. Step 5: Identify Deployment Scenario. Step 6: Identify Functional Areas. Step 7: Identify Required Hardware and Software Components. Step 8: Identify Design and

Phil Bailey is the technical documentation program manager for early deployment Cisco IOS(r) software releases for the Knowledge Management and Delivery group at Cisco Systems. Rommel Bajamundi is a technical marketing engineer in Service Provider Technical Marketing at Cisco Systems. Wayne Cheung is a manager in Service Provider Technical Marketing at Cisco Systems. Thu Dao has been employed in the Voice over IP group at Cisco Systems for four years, mainly developing voice applications. Jonathan Davidson (CCIE No. 2560) is the manager of Service Provider Technical Marketing for Packet Voice at Cisco Systems. He is the coauthor of Voice over IP Fundamentals, published by Cisco Press. Tina Fox is the Integration Solutions program manager for the Knowledge Management and Delivery group at Cisco Systems. Sachin Gupta (CCIE No. 3682) is the manager of the Cisco IOS Technical Marketing group. Christina Hattingh is a member of the Technical Marketing organization at Cisco Systems. Ted Huff has been a technical marketing engineer in the Service Provider TME group at Cisco Systems for almost five years. Stephen Liu (CCIE No. 2430) is a manager of Service Provider Technical Marketing at Cisco Systems. Curt Mah (CCIE No. 3856) is a technical marketing engineer for Cisco Systems, working on VoIP and wholesale voice networks for Service Provider Technical Marketing. Greg Mercurio is a senior software engineer at Cisco Systems. Jeremy Pollock is a technical writer for the Cisco IOS Documentation group at Cisco Systems. Jim Rushton is a technical writer for the Cisco IOS Documentation group at Cisco Systems. Ravindar Shankar is a senior technical marketing engineer at Cisco Systems with a focus on voice solutions in Service Provider Technical Marketing.