CVOICE 8.0, with CD Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Voice over IP and QoS v8.0 (Exam 642-437)

by Froehlich, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780470916230
• ISBN10: 0470916230
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-11-08
• Publisher: Sybex

Summary

A complete study guide to the new, must-have certification for VoIP professionals VoIP and convergence are hot topics, and the CVOICE exam targets candidates looking to take the CCNA Voice Enterprise option in their pursuit of advanced certification. Companies continue to add VoIP service at a record pace, and network administrators are ramping up their skills. This new member of the Sybex Study Guide series covers everything you'll need to know to pass the certification exam for the newest component of the CCNA group, CVOICE. VoIP (Voice over IP) is rapidly becoming a preferred solution for companies, and Cisco has responded to the need with a new certification to assure proficiency in VoIP technology Prepares IT professionals for the CVOICE exam and includes a CD with the Sybex Test Engine, flashcards, the entire book in PDF format, and sample video walkthroughs from the author Covers gateway components, dial plans, basic operation and components of VoIP, how to implement a gateway, the function and interoperation of gatekeepers, how to implement an IP-to-IP gateway, and more Administrators of Cisco VoIP networks will find all the essential tools for CVOICE exam success in CVOICE: Cisco Voice Over IP Study Guide.

Author Biography

Andrew Froehlich, CCNA, CCNP, CCSP, CCDP, F5 Systems Engineer, is President of West Gate Networks, a network and IT consulting firm based in Chicago. He has over 14 years of technology experience in network design, security, and IP voice solutions in such technologies as LAN/WAN architecture, remote access, VPNs, wireless technologies, and IP telephony. He has developed training material for the Cisco CCNA, CCNP, CCVP, CCNA Voice, and CCNA Wireless certifications. He is also the author of CCNA Voice Study Guide, from Sybex.

Table of Contents

Introduction xxi

Assessment Test xxx

Chapter 1 An Introduction to Traditional Telephony and Cisco Unified Communications 1

Chapter 2 Understanding Analog and Digital Voice 33

Chapter 3 VoIP Operation and Protocols 77

Chapter 4 The VoIP Path-Selection Process 103

Chapter 5 VoIP Design Options 145

Chapter 6 Configuring Voice Gateway Ports and DSPs 179

Chapter 7 Configuring Voice Gateway Signaling Protocols 223

Chapter 8 Configuring and Managing CUCM Express 281

Chapter 9 Advanced Voice Gateway Features 353

Chapter 10 Configuring and Managing CUBE and H.323 Gateways 395

Chapter 11 Introduction to Quality of Service 439

Chapter 12 Configuring Quality of Service 473

Appendix About the Companion CD 529

Index 533