Preface

The Cisco ASAP (Any Service, Any Port) Solution is a unified network architecture that delivers integrated data, voice, fax, and wireless data (V.110) services on a single platform, serving both end users and application developers. Cisco AS5000 series universal gateways are the foundation of the network infrastructure. These platforms handle dial, VoIP, fax, and TDM switching services on a call-by-call basis. In addition, the Cisco ASAP Solution is compatible with the Cisco AS5300 and Cisco AS5800 where these are required to provide dial-only service.

Document Version and Solution Release

This is the first version of this document, which covers Release 1.0(0) of the Cisco ASAP Solution. Software upgrades or bug fixes to Release 1.0 will be indicated by 1.0(1), 1.0(2), and so on. As significant new features are added, the subsequent major releases would be indicated by 2.0(0), 3.0(0), and so on. Document version history is detailed below.

Audience

Document Version Number	Date	Notes
1	12/12/01	This document was first released.

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Candidate customers—who are able to take advantage of this solution and want to understand it

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Network operators/administrators—who have experience in telecommunications networks, protocols, and equipment, and a familiarity with data communications networks, protocols, and equipment

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Network designers—who have experience with telecommunications networks, protocols, and equipment, and experience with data communications networks, protocols, and equipment

For the other documents related to the Cisco ASAP Solution, see Related Documents.

Contents Overview

The Cisco ASAP Solution Overview and Planning Guide provides the following information:

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An introduction to the Cisco ASAP Solution, including the services it supports

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Deployment considerations, covering a variety of possible scenarios and issues that must be considered

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 ASAP Solution Implementation Guide.

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Figures and tables are listed in the Index, under "figures" and "tables," respectively.

Document Organization


Section	Title	Description
Preface	Preface	Provides an overview of this document and lists related resources.
Chapter 1	Introduction	Introduces the Cisco ASAP Solution, listing candidate customers, benefits and features, and services.
Chapter 2	Solution Architecture and Services	Discusses basic wholesale voice and wholesale dial network architectures, and presents a variety of service scenarios for converged services.
Chapter 3	Solution Components	Lists components needed to implement Cisco ASAP Solutions, including resource and element management applications.
Chapter 4	Designing a Solution	Discusses a variety of design issues and choices, including how to ensure quality of service (QoS) in a converged network.
Chapter 5	Solution Management	Discusses resource management features available in the Cisco IOS, as well as other network and element management systems.
Glossary	Glossary	Acronyms and terms used in this document.
Index	Index	Index

Related Documents

Refer to the following documents for detailed hardware and software installation and configuration information about the Cisco ASAP Solution:

The above provides links to online references for the many components of the solution.

In addition, much related information is provided in the documents supporting the Cisco Wholesale Voice Solution, available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/sc/rel7/soln/wv_rel1/index.htm

The Cisco Wholesale Voice Solution Overview provides background and design issues related to wholesale voice networks, and the Cisco Wholesale Voice Solution Design and Implementation Guide provides background and implementation scenarios related to provisioning, as well as links to additional useful documents. The above documents will be referred to later in this document with respect to issues that are common to the Cisco ASAP provisioning environment.

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