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The Cisco Wholesale Voice Solution is a service that provides trunk-level transport of global switched telephone traffic distributed by means of VoIP (voice over IP). The objective of this solution, or set of solutions, is to give service providers essential information about the required architecture design, network components, software features, functional areas, and provisioning methodologies needed to run a VoIP wholesale service.
This preface presents the following major topics:
This is the first release of this document, which covers Release 2.0(0) of the Cisco Wholesale Voice Solution. Release 1.0 contained a subset of the current features. Software upgrades or bug fixes to Release 2.0 will be indicated by 2.0(1), 2.0(2), and so on. As significant new features are added, the subsequent major releases will be indicated by 3.0(0), 4.0(0), and so on.
This document is part of a suite of documents for the following users:
For the other documents related to the Cisco Wholesale Voice Solution, see Related Documents.
The Cisco Wholesale Voice Solution Overview provides the following information:
This document does not provide detailed information on how to install and provision a given solution. Rather, it provides the background needed to understand the components, their interconnections, and key issues related to that solution. For the details of provisioning, refer to the Cisco Wholesale Voice Solution Design and Implementation Guide.
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Note Figures and tables are listed in the Index, under "figures" and "tables," respectively. |
The major sections of this document are as follows:
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Provides an overview of this document and lists related resources. |
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Introduces the Cisco Wholesale Voice Solution, listing candidate customers, benefits and features, and services. |
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Lists components, both Cisco's and those of third parties, needed to implement Cisco Wholesale Voice Solutions. Lists both required and optional components. Includes hardware, IOS software, and third-party applications. |
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Presents an approach to designing a solution for a given service. |
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Service A: Minutes Aggregation and Resale (Including ASP Termination) |
Presents key issues (dial plan, billing/settlement, security, prompting) as they relate to five basic templates for Service A. |
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Presents key issues (dial plan, billing/settlement, security, prompting) as they relate to five basic templates for Service B. |
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Presents key issues (dial plan, billing/settlement, security, prompting) as they relate to several basic templates for Services A and B. |
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Provides a brief overview of OSP as it relates to clearinghouse applications. |
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Refer to the following documents for detailed hardware and software installation and configuration information about the Cisco Wholesale Voice Solution:
The above provides links to online references for the many components of the solution.
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