Installing and Configuring Cisco Cube/Gateways (ICCC)

Upon completing this course, the student will be able to meet these objectives:

• Configuring Gateway Voice Ports
• SIP Protocols
• Configuring VoIP Call Legs
• Implementing a Dial Plan
• Configuring Cisco Unified Communication Manager 11.x
• Deploying Cisco VCUBE
• Implementing Cisco Unified Border Element
• High Availability on ISR G2, ISR 4k, and ASR
• Security on Cisco Unified Border Element
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting on Cisco Unified Border Element

Who Should Attend

Outline

Module 0: Introduction

• Lesson 1: Introductions
• Lesson 2: SIP Trunking

Module 1: Introduction to Voice Gateways

• Lesson 1: Gateways
• Lesson 2: Gateway Call Routing Components
• Lesson 3: Dial Peer Matching
• Lesson 4: Introduction to Voice Gateways
• Lesson 5: Digital Signal Processors
• Lesson 6: Codec Complexity
• Lesson 7: Configuring DSPs

Module 2: Gateway Dial Plans

• Lesson 1: VoIP Overview
• Lesson 2: SIP Signaling Protocol
• Lesson 3: SIP Addressing
• Lesson 4: Codecs in SIP
• Lesson 5: Configuring Basic SIP
• Lesson 6: Configuring SIP ISDN Support
• Lesson 7: Customizing SIP Gateways
• Lesson 8: Verifying SIP Gateways
• Lesson 9: Audio Clarity Requirements

Module 3: Cisco Unified Communication Manager (CUCM)

• Lesson 1: Configuring CUCM for Gateways and Trunks
• Lesson 2: SIP Trunk Configuration

Module 4: Configuring Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE)

• Lesson 1: What Does a Session Border Controller (SBC) Do?
• Lesson 2: CUBE Call Flow
• Lesson 3: CUBE Dial-Peers Call Routing
• Lesson 4: CUBE Advanced Call Routing
• Lesson 5: Media Manipulation
• Lesson 6: External/PSTN Call Recording
• Lesson 7: Call Admission Control
• Lesson 8: Multiple Non-Authenticated SIP Trunks on a CUBE
• Lesson 9: Multiple Authenticated/Registered SIP Trunks on a CUBE

Module 5: Configuring High Availability

• Lesson 1: High Availability
• Lesson 2: MMoH

Module 6: Security

• Lesson 1: CUBE Security
• Lesson 2: SIP TLS Support with SRTP

Module 7: Monitoring and Troubleshooting 

• Lesson 1: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Cisco Cube
• Lesson 2: SIP Profile Test Tool
• Lesson 3: Troubleshooting
• Lesson 4: Serviceability

LAB OUTLINE

Lab 0: Connect to Lab
Lab 1: Verify Cisco Unified Communications Manager Initial Settings

• Explore the Lab Environment
• Initial Default Configuration and Perform Initial Configuration

Lab 2: Deploying Endpoints and Users

Pod Mac Addresses for HQ Phone 1

• Configure CUCM
• Configure IP Phones

Lab 3: Connecting Enterprise Network to SIP Trunk Provider

• Configure SIP Trunk Security Profile
• Configure SIP Profile
• Configure SIP Trunk CUBE1
• Configure SIP Trunk CUBE2
• Configure Route Groups for Outbound Calling
• Configure a Route list for Outbound Calling
• Set up Long Distance Route Pattern
• Set up Local Route Pattern

Lab 4: Configure SIP Gateway for CUBE1

• Global CUBE Configuration
• Translation Rules and Profiles for CUBE
• CUBE Firewall Configuration
• CUBE Inbound LAN Dial-peer Configuration
• CUBE Outbound LAN Dial-peer Configuration for Publisher
• CUBE Outbound LAN Dial-peer Configuration for Subscriber
• CUBE Inbound WAN Dial-peer Configuration
• Configure SIP User Agent
• CUBE Outbound WAN Dial-peer for Long Distance Calls
• CUBE Outbound WAN Dial-peer for Local Calls
• CUBE Outbound WAN Dial-peer for International Calls

Lab 5: Configure SIP Gateway for CUBE2

• Global CUBE Configuration
• Translation Rules and Profiles for CUBE
• CUBE Firewall Configuration
• CUBE Inbound LAN Dial-peer Configuration
• CUBE Outbound LAN Dial-peer Configuration for Publisher
• CUBE Outbound LAN Dial-peer Configuration for Subscriber
• CUBE Inbound WAN Dial-peer Configuration
• Configure SIP User Agent
• CUBE Outbound WAN Dial-peer for Long Distance Calls
• CUBE Outbound WAN Dial-peer for Local Calls
• CUBE Outbound WAN Dial-peer for International Calls
• Verify and Test Cube Status

Lab 6: Configure SIP Normalization on both CUBE1 and CUBE 2

• SIP Normalization
• SIP Custom Non-Standard Header
• Troubleshooting SIP Profiles
• Remove SIP Profile

Lab 7: Configure Call Admission Control

• Configure CAC based on call spike to manage call arrival rate
• Configure CAC based on Max Connections
• Configure CAC based on different thresholds

Lab 8: Configurable SIP Error codes

• Configure Error code at the dial-peer level when total-calls are exceeded

Lab 9: Destination Dial-peer Group and Inbound SIP Profiles

• Create a new Route Pattern within your CUCM for the TAC Toll Free number

Lab 10: Multiple E164 Pattern matching under the same dial-peer

Lab 11: Destination Server Group

• Configure Destination Server Groups to deliver call legs to your respective CUCM

Lab 12: CUBE Redundancy

• Perform the Steps on Both Routers
• Configure interface tracking
• Configure Redundancy Group (RG)
• Configure the interfaces
• Challenge (optional)