Table Of Contents

Release Notes for the Cisco PSTN Gateway Solution Release 11.1

Contents

Introduction

What's New in This Release

Applications and Features Supported by Previous Releases of Cisco PSTN Gateway Solution

System Requirements

Hardware and Software Components

Determining Software Release Versions

Cisco IOS

Cisco PGW 2200

Limitations and Restrictions

DPNSS Limitations

Caveats

Caveats for Cisco Media Gateway Controller Software Release 9.6(1)

Caveats for Other Software

Related Documentation

Release Notes

Obtaining Documentation

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Product Documentation DVD

Ordering Documentation

Documentation Feedback

Cisco Product Security Overview

Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products

Obtaining Technical Assistance

Cisco Technical Support & Documentation Website

Submitting a Service Request

Definitions of Service Request Severity

Obtaining Additional Publications and Information

Release Notes for the Cisco PSTN Gateway Solution Release 11.1

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1/20/06

Solution Release 11.1: January 20, 2006

Contents

These release notes describe the features and caveats for the Cisco PSTN Gateway Solution Release 11.1:

• Introduction

• System Requirements

• Determining Software Release Versions

• Limitations and Restrictions

• Caveats

• Related Documentation

• Obtaining Documentation

• Documentation Feedback

• Cisco Product Security Overview

• Obtaining Technical Assistance

• Obtaining Additional Publications and Information

Introduction

The Cisco PSTN Gateway Solution provides a carrier-class infrastructure to support multiple IP-based services, including dial access, voice transit, business voice services (voice virtual private networks, PBX tandem, and service-provider hosted Cisco CallManager and IP Call Center), and H.323/SIP PSTN Gateway for residential voice services. Based on the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch, the solution provides a bridge between legacy PSTN and next-generation packet networks.

These notes cover the Cisco PSTN Gateway Solution Release 11.1. This release includes enhancements and adds support for the features, applications, and element management updates described in the next section.

What's New in This Release

Support for new features supported by the Cisco PGW 2200 9.6 software:

•Call Limiting, providing the ability to specify a call limit (maximum number of calls) on any interface, including PGW nodes, media gateways, and H.323 or SIP endpoints

•DPNSS calling features (BTNR188 Issue 5) for interworking with Cisco CallManager, including advanced features:

–Basic call

–Add-on Conference

–Call Back When Free

–Call Back When Next Used

–Call Forward (also known as Call Diversion)

–Call Hold

–Call Redirection (also known as Call Transfer)

–Call Waiting

–Calling Name Display

–Centralized Operator

–Extension Status

–Loop Avoidance

–Message Waiting Indicator

–Night Service

–Route optimization

–Three Party Service: Shuttle, Transfer, and Add-on

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Note When DPNSS features are interworked between a legacy DPNSS PBX network and Cisco Call Manager (and vice-versa), the given features mimic the implementation of the features in a DPNSS network. For information on exceptions, refer to "DPNSS Limitations".

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•SIP REFER and unsolicited NOTIFY for Message Waiting Indicator

•Interworking of the Cisco Unity unified messaging server with DPNSS and QSIG PBXs, providing advanced voice messaging features:

–DPNSS feature support: Basic call, Call Hold, Message Waiting Indicator, Calling and Called Number ID, Auto Attendant

–QSIG feature support: Basic call, Call Hold, Message Waiting Indicator, Calling and Called Number ID, Auto Attendant

For more information, refer to the feature module documentation at http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/sc/rel9/mgcfm/96/index.htm.

This release supports all MGCP features added to Cisco IOS gateways in Release 12.3(8)T. Refer to Cisco IOS 12.3T Release Notes at http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios123/123relnt/xprn123t/index.htm.

Applications and Features Supported by Previous Releases of Cisco PSTN Gateway Solution

Previous versions of Cisco PSTN Gateway Solution introduced support for additional applications and features described in the solution release notes:

•Cisco PSTN Gateway Solution Release 10.3:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/solution/dialvoic/pstngw/relnote/pstrn103.htm

•Cisco PSTN Gateway Solution Release 10.2:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/solution/dialvoic/pstngw/relnote/pstrn102.htm

•Cisco PSTN Gateway Solution Release 10.1:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/solution/dialvoic/pstngw/relnote/pstrn101.htm

•Cisco PSTN Gateway Solution Release 10:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/solution/dialvoic/pstngw/relnote/pstrn10.htm

•Cisco PSTN Gateway Solution Release 9:

• http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/solution/dialvoic/pstngw/relnote/pstnrn9.htm

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Note Solution Release 8 was a maintenance release supporting the same applications as Solution Release 7.

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•Cisco PSTN Gateway Solution Release 7:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/solution/dialvoic/pstngw/relnote/pstnrn7.htm#244223

•Cisco PSTN Gateway Solution Release 5:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/solution/dialvoic/pstngw/relnote/pstnrn5.htm#228816

•Cisco PSTN Gateway Solution Release 3:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/solution/dialvoic/pstngw/relnote/pstnrn3.htm#151327

•Cisco PSTN Gateway Solution Release 2:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/solution/dialvoic/pstngw/relnote/pstnrn2.htm#90215

•Cisco PSTN Gateway Solution Release 1:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/solution/dialvoic/pstngw/relnote/pstnrn.htm#88627

System Requirements

Hardware and Software Components

The following table provides a list of hardware, software, and firmware requirements for the Cisco PSTN Gateway Solution.

Contact Cisco Systems Technical Assistance Center (TAC) for additional information.

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Note If you are using platform versions that are later than the ones listed in the following table, contact Cisco's Technical Assistance Center (TAC) to verify which versions are supported.

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Table 1 Cisco PSTN Gateway Solution Release 11 Components 

Component Type	Role	Hardware	Software Required
Cisco PGW Node	Call control	Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch	Media Gateway Control (MGC) software Version 9.6(1), S9/P9 or later
		HSI (H.323)	Release 4.2 patch 1 or later
		Signaling Link Terminal:
		Cisco 2611 SLT	Cisco IOS Version 12.3(8)T4
		Cisco 2651 SLT	Cisco IOS Version 12.3(8)T4
		Ethernet Switch/Router:
		Cisco Catalyst 2900XL	Current FCS Release
		Cisco Catalyst 5500	Current FCS Release
		Cisco Catalyst 6500	Current FCS Release
Call Manager	IP PBX and Key Switch	Cisco CallManager	Version 4.1(2)
		Cisco CallManager Express	Version 3.2
Unified Messaging Server		Cisco Unity	Version 4.0(4) SR1
IP transfer point		Cisco ITP 2651, Cisco ITP 72xx, Cisco ITP 75xx	Cisco IOS Version 12.2(25)
Media Gateways (MGCP-controlled for PSTN trunking)		Cisco AS5300	Cisco IOS Version 12.3 mainline
		Cisco AS5350	Cisco IOS Version 12.3(8)T4
		Cisco AS5350XM	Cisco IOS Version 12.4(1)
		Cisco AS5400hpx	Cisco IOS Version 12.3(8)T4
		Cisco AS5400XM	Cisco IOS Version 12.3(8)T4
		Cisco AS5400XM	Cisco IOS Version 12.4(1)
		Cisco AS5850	Cisco IOS Version 12.3 mainline
		Cisco AS5850 with STM1 module	Cisco IOS Version 12.3(x)T
		Cisco MGX 8000 Voice Gateway (VISM-PR)	Release 3.3.0
		Cisco MGX 8880 Voice Gateway (Cisco VXSM)	Release 5.2.0.200 (VXSM 2.0)
Media Gateways (MGCP-controlled for PBX access)		Cisco 2651XM, 2691XM, 36xx, 37xx	Cisco IOS Version 12.3(8)T
		BRI backhaul: Cisco 1721 1751, 1751v, 1761, 1761v 2612	Cisco IOS Version 12.3(X)xc
		PRI/Q.931 backhaul for call agents: Cisco 2691	Cisco IOS Version 12.3(7)T1
Firewall		Cisco PIX 515, 525, or 535 Security Appliance	7.0
Network Management		Cisco Billing and Measurement Server (BAMS)	Version 3.20
		Cisco MGW Node Manager (MNM)	Version 2.6(1)
		Cisco VSPT	Version 2.6(1)
		Cisco Media Gateway Manager for Cisco VXSM/VISM	Version 5.0
		Network management for AS5xx0: CiscoWorks LMS	Version 2.2
		Cisco Signaling Gateway Manager (SGM) for ITP	Version 3.2
		CiscoView	Version 5.4
Optional Software		Cisco Internetwork Performance Monitor (IPM)	Version 2.3
		Cisco Info Center (CIC)	Version 3.5

Determining Software Release Versions

Cisco IOS

To determine the release version of Cisco IOS software currently running, log in to the router and enter the show version EXEC command. The following sample output from the show version command indicates the version number on the second output line:

Router> show version

Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software

IOS (tm) 12.2 Software c5300-i-mz, Version 12.2(1)T3, RELEASE SOFTWARE

Cisco PGW 2200

To determine the release version of the Cisco MGC software currently running, enter the following MML command on the Cisco Media Gateway Controller (MGC):

mml> rtrv-ne

Media Gateway Controller 2004-03-29 14:15:22

M RTRV

"Type:"MGC""

"Hardware platform:sun4u sparc SUNW,Netra-440"

"Vendor:"Cisco Systems, Inc.""

"Location:Media Gateway Controller"

"Version:"9.6(1)""

"Platform State:ACTIVE"

Limitations and Restrictions

DPNSS Limitations

The following supplementary service features have limitations.

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Table 2 DPNSS Limitations

Feature	Limitation
Call Back When Free Call Back When Next Used	These features are not supported on non-XML IP phones. Also not supported: •Directory numbers with multiple or shared lines •Directory numbers with multiple partitions •Call from a DPNSS phone to an IP phone that has been forwarded •Call to a DPNSS phone that has been set for Call Forward-Immediate (also known as Call Diversion-Immediate)
Call Forward No Answer (also known as Call Diversion-No Reply)	Limitation: This feature does not work with a call from an IP Phone user to a DPNSS phone with the default Media Gateway "Trigger for SDP Transmit to H.323" setting of Address Complete. For this feature to work, set the trigger to Answer.
Call Offer	Cisco PGW 2200 maps call offer to call waiting. With call waiting, the Cisco IP phone user receives an audible inband tone and Caller ID information on the phone display. If all the lines on the Cisco IP phone are being used, the Call Offer is rejected with Busy.
Call Redirection	Not supported from Cisco CallManager to DPNSS PBX
Centralized Operator	Supported from DPNSS to Cisco CallManager IP, but not from Cisco CallManager to DPNSS. Not supported: Executive intrusion and Series Call
Extension Status	Not supported from an IP operator in the Cisco CallManager domain to a DPNSS extension.
Loop Avoidance	Loop avoidance counter values cannot be passed to Cisco CallManager. Loop avoidance is not supported for calls that go from or are transferred from a DPNSS PBX to Cisco CallManager and on to another DPNSS PBX (such "hairpinned" calls are not detected). Note Loop avoidance can be enabled or disabled on a per call basis.
Message Waiting Indicator	Only DPNSS TDM-based voicemail is supported.
Night Service	Only a DPNSS extension can serve as the night service target extension.
Route optimization	Route optimization within the DPNSS network is supported: A call from DPNSS PBX A to DPNSS PBX B which is then transferred to Cisco CallManager will be optimized if DPNSS PBX A has a trunk to Cisco CallManager. Route optimization from Cisco CallManager to a PBX to Cisco CallManager and route optimization from PBX to Cisco CallManager to PBX is not supported.

Table 3 Cisco Unity DPNSS or QSIG Limitations

Feature	Limitation
(DPNSS or QSIG) Auto Attendant	Supervised Transfer option is not supported.

Caveats

Caveats for Cisco Media Gateway Controller Software Release 9.6(1)

Known issues and operational recommendations for the Cisco Media Gateway Controller Software Release 9.6(1) are described at
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/sc/rel9/relnote/rn961.htm.

Open and resolved caveats are no longer listed in the release notes. Use the Bug Toolkit to query defects (you must be logged in to Cisco.com). The tool is located at the following url: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/launch_bugtool.pl

Caveats for Other Software

To view caveats for software for other supported platforms, please refer to the relevant Release Notes listed in Release Notes.

Related Documentation

Release Notes

The following component release notes are available for the Cisco PSTN Gateway Solution:

Table 4 Cisco PSTN Gateway Platform Release Notes

Component	Location
Cisco MGC, Release 9.6(1) Release Notes	http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/sc /rel9/relnote/rn961.htm
Catalyst 2900XL Release Notes	http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan /c2900xl/index.htm
Catalyst 6500 Release Notes	http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan /cat6000/relnotes/index.htm
Catalyst 5000 Family Release Notes	http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat5000/ c5krn/index.htm
Cisco CallManager, Version 4.1 Release Notes	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/ prod_release_note09186a00802b434f.html
Cisco H.323 Signaling Interface, Version 4.2 Release Notes	http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/sc/ rel9/hsi_41/hsi41rn.htm
Cisco Internetwork Performance Monitor 2.3	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps1008/ prod_release_note09186a008007fb4d.html
Cisco IOS 12.2(15)ZJ (used with Cisco 3745)	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps5012/ prod_release_note09186a008021e9bb.html
Cisco IOS 12.3 Release Notes	http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ ios123/123relnt/xprn123/index.htm
Cisco IOS 12.3(x)T (used with Cisco AS5850 with STM1 module)	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps5207/ prod_release_notes_list.html
Cisco IOS 12.3T Release Notes	http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ ios123/123relnt/xprn123t/index.htm
Cisco PGW 2200 Billing and Measurement Server (BAMS), Version 3.2 Release Notes	http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/sc/rel9/bams320/320rn
Cisco PIX Firewall Software Release Notes	http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/ciscosecure/pix.shtml
Cisco Signaling Link Terminal Release Notes	http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/sc/slt/ sltrns/index.htm
Cisco Unity 4.0(4)	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps2237/ prod_release_note09186a008022e04d.html
Cisco Voice Interworking Service Module Release 3.3 Release Notes	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps1938/ prod_release_note09186a00802daef1.html
Cisco VXSM 5.2.00 Release Notes	http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/wanbu/mgx8880/relnote/528880.htm
CiscoView, Version 5.4	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps4565/ prod_release_note09186a00800e3f0c.html
CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution 2.2	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps2425/ prod_release_notes_list.html
Cisco Media Gateway Node Manager Release 2.6(1)	http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/ sc/rel9/cmnm261/index.htm
Cisco Voice Services Provisioning Tool Release 2.6(1)	http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/ sc/rel9/vspt261/index.htm
Cisco Media Gateway Manager 5.0	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/ps1920/prod_release_note_chapter09186a00802745b0.html
Cisco Signaling Gateway Manager 3.2	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/wirelssw/ps2153/ prod_release_note09186a0080203b3d.html

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