Installing and Configuring Cisco Cube/Gateways (ICCC-CT)

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

• Network Video Engineer
• Voice/UC/Collaboration/Communications Engineer
• Collaboration Tools Engineer
• Collaboration Sales/Systems Engineer

Module 1: Introduction to Voice Gateways

• Cisco UC Networks and the Role of Gateways
• Gateway Call Routing and Call Legs
• Configuring Gateway Voice Ports
• DSP Functionality, Codecs, and Codec Complexity
• Router Requirements for CUBE
• SIP Protocol Overview

Module 2: Gateway Dial Plans

• VoIP Call Legs

• VoIP Call Legs and VoIP Media Transmission
• SIP Signaling Protocol
• Requirements for VoIP Call Legs
• Configuring VoIP Call Legs

• Dial Plan Implementation

• Call Routing
• Dial Plan Basics
• Digit Manipulation
• Configuring Path Selection

Module 3: Configuring (CUCM) Cisco Unified Communication Manager 12.5

• Cisco UCM Audio Codec Preference  List
• Cisco UCM Region Configuration
• Device Pool Configuration
• Annunciator Configuration
• Conference Bridge Configuration
• Media Termination Point Configuration
• Music on Hold Server Configuration
• Music on Hold Service (IP Voice Media Streaming App) Parameter Settings
• Music on Hold Service (Duplex Streaming) Parameter Settings
• Media Resource Group Configuration
• Media Resource Group List Configuration
• UC Service Configuration
• Service Profile Configuration
• End User Configuration
• SIP Trunk Security Profile Configuration used by SIP trunk to Cisco UBE
• SIP Profile Configuration used by SIP trunk to Cisco UBE
• SIP Trunk to Cisco UBE Configuration
• Route Pattern Configuration

Module 4: Configuring Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE)

• Deploying Cisco VCUBE

• Overview CSR1000v
• CSR1000v Requirements
• Deploying a CSR1000v as a CUBE

• CUCM to CUBE Integration Configuration
• Steps to connecting to a SIP Trunk Provider
• Interworking
• Security and Call Admission Control
• Media Manipulation, Enhancement & Optimization
• SIP UA
• Translation Rules
• VoIP Dial Peer
• SIP Registration
• SIP attributes of CUBE
• Transcoding services
• Creating and configuring Sip Trunks
• CUBE Configuration
• CUBE Call Flow
• CUBE Dial-Peers Call Routing
• CUBE Advanced Call Routing
• Media Manipulation
• External/PSTN Call Recording
• Call Admission Control
• Multiple Non-Authenticated SIP Trunks on a CUBE
• Multiple Authenticated/Registered SIP Trunks on a CUBE

Module 5: Configuring High Availability

• High availability on ISR G2
• High availability on ISR 4k
• High availability on ASR

Module 6: Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE) Security

• Five Layers of Security in CUBE

• IP Trust Lists
• CALL Threshold
• CALL SPIKE PROTECTION
• BANDWIDTH BASED CAC
• MEDIA POLICING
• USE NBAR POLICIES
• DEFINE VOICE POLICIES

• SIP TLS Support with SRTP

Module 7: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Cisco CUBE

• Dialed Number Analyzer (DNA) for CUBE
• SIP Profile Test Tool
• Troubleshooting
• Serviceability

Labs

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