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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.
The target audience for this document is assumed to have basic knowledge in the following areas:
This document presents the fundamental design and configuration information that is required to establish the various services provided by the Cisco Wholesale Voice Solution. Service provider networks may have additional requirements that are beyond the scope of this document.
In addition, this document is primarily for Cisco products. To establish and maintain third-party products and applications that may be a part of the Cisco Wholesale Voice Solution, refer to the documentation provided by the vendors of those products.
The major sections of this document are as follows:
| Section | Title | Major Topics |
Provides basic network diagrams of services provided. | ||
Discusses H.323 network and components, dial plans, configuration basics, fault tolerance, security, timing, interconnecting to other service providers, configuring back-to-back gateways, establishing core components. | ||
Discusses AAA billing, using NTP, enabling SNMP, using a RADIUS MIB, provisioning OSP servers to the gateway, provisioning services to support audio prompts. | ||
Discusses provisioning issues related to applications that do not require SS7 signaling. | ||
Discusses provisioning issues related to the Cisco SC2200 and the Cisco Signaling Link Terminal | ||
Glossary | Glossary | Defines terms used in this document |
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