Course Outline

Module 1- Examining Collaboration Solutions

  • Exploring the Path to Collaboration – CLFNDU
    • Describe On-Premise deployment
    • Examine cloud deployments
    • Examine collaboration endpoints

Module 2 – Examining SIP Call Signaling and Codecs

  • Exploring Codecs and Call Signaling- CLFNDU
  • Exploring Call Signaling over IP Networks -CLCOR
    • Describe SIP call signaling, voice and video codecs, RTP and RTCP
    • Describe the Call Setup and Teardown Process
    • Describe SIP Call Signaling for Call Setup and Teardown
    • Explore Media Streams at the Application Layer
    • Compare Audio Codecs
    • Compare Video Codecs

Module 3 – Analyzing and Troubleshooting SIP Signaling

  • Analyzing and Troubleshooting Signaling and Media Protocols- CLACCM
    • Analyze and troubleshoot SIP and media protocols
    • Examine the characteristics and features of SIP
    • SIP Trunking Considerations
    • SIP Troubleshooting Tools
    • Configuring SIP Traces using RTMT
    • Using Wireshark and TranslatorX to read SIP debugs and traces
    • Using Cisco Support Tools like CUBE DNA and Collaboration Analyzer to troubleshoot SIP calls

Module 4 – Configuring Cisco SIP Trunks and Proxy

  • Examine and configure SIP Proxy to route calls and CUCM SIP trunk features and capabilities
  • Configuring SIP trunks to provide call routing
  • Examining CUCM SIP trunk settings and understanding their purpose
  • Examining CUCM SIP Profile settings and understanding their purpose
  • Examining SIP Proxy Call Processing
  • Configuring SIP Proxy to manage enterprise calls

Module 5 – Implementing SIP URI Calling on CUCM

  • Implementing URI Calling in Cisco Unified Communications Manager- CLACCM
    • Implementing URI calling in CUCM for calls within a cluster and between clusters
    • Provide an overview of URI call routing in CUCM
    • Describe Directory URIs in CUCM
    • Describe the URI call routing process in CUCM
    • Describe how CUCM routes SIP URI calls to other call control systems using SIP route patterns and SIP trunks
    • Describe what needs to be considered when implementing URI call routing in CUCM

Module 6 – Deploying ILS and GDPR

  • Examining Global Dial Plan Replication- CLACCM
    • Describe how to implement ILS between CUCM clusters and enable GDPR This lesson
    • Describe global dial plan issues
    • Describe the characteristics of ILS and its services
    • Describe the components of GDPR and their interaction
    • Describe how calls are routed using GDPR
    • Describe how to implement PSTN backup for intercluster calls when using GDPR

Module 7 – Deploying Cisco SIP Voice Gateways

  • Describing the Cisco ISR as a Voice Gateway – CLFNDU
    • Describe the function, purpose, and configuration of the Cisco SIP ISR gateway
    • Describe Cisco Voice Gateways
    • Describe SIP gateways
    • Describe Call Legs and Dial Peers
    • Describe Digital Signaling Processors
    • Explore the DSP Calculator

Module 8 – Configuring Session Border Controllers (CUBEs)

  • Configuring and Troubleshooting Cisco Unified Border Element- CLACCM
    • Configure and troubleshoot Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE)
    • Describe the Cisco Unified Border Element
    • Describe the call-routing logic in CUBE for numeric and URI calls
    • Understand the advanced options for CUBE
    • Describe how to manipulate SIP header and SDP elements in CUBE using SIP profiles
    • Understand CUBE signaling and media bindings

Module 9 – Configuring Additional SIP CUBE Settings

  • Implementing Voice Gateways – CLCOR
    • Describe how to implement digit manipulation, Early Offer, and OPTIONS on a Cisco SIP CUBE
    • Configuring Voice translation profiles on CUBE
    • Configuring SIP Early offer on the CUBE
    • Configuring MTP on SIP Trunk to support early offer

Module 10 – Configuring CUBE based URI Call Routing

  • Configuring inbound URL dial-peer matching
  • Configuring outbound URL dial-peer matching
  • Configuring SIP Calling and Connected Party Info
  • Configuring Provisioning Policies
  • Normalizing SIP Messages
  • Configuring SIP OPTIONS keepalives on CUBE

Module 11 – Configuring the Summary Lab

  • Configuring SIP trunks, CUBE, dial plan, and a variety of other settings students learned during the class
  • There is a list of requirements that students will fulfill and SIP related problems that students will solve
  • This lab helps students solidify concepts and demonstrates their proficiency in building SIP deployments