Region Attributes

You can view the general attributes of a selected region in the Design View or the Baseline View:

  1. Expand the dial plan tree to view all components.

  2. Select a region. The Attributes tab is displayed.

The attributes for a managed region are described in the following table:

Entry field

Description

Name

The name of the region. Maximum value is 64 characters.

Domain

The domain name. Maximum value is 255 characters.

Class

The class of the region. The default is meshed.

  • Meshed - In meshed regions, every gatekeeper is an address resolution authority (ARA).

  • Hierarchical - In hierarchial regions, a DGK is the only address resolution authority (ARA).

If the region role is regular, the class can be either meshed or hierarchical.  If the region role is LRQ transit, the class must be hierarchical.

Role

The role for this region in the dial plan.

  • Regular - A managed region is a subset of the VoIP network which is configured by VRC and is defined as a collection of zones, gatekeepers groups, and zero or one associated directory gatekeeper group.

  • LRQ transit - A special type of managed region which contains only one directory gatekeeper group. This type of region is used for networks with hierarchical DGKs.

An LRQ transit region cannot contain any managed zones or gatekeeper groups.

Default LRQ Password

The LRQ  password used by all elements in this region to trap LRQs from unknown remote zones. Choose from a previously defined list of LRQ passwords. Maximum value is 1023 characters.

Note: A default regional LRQ password is required before any other security feature can be used in this region. The default LRQ password creates a "catch all" clause for all regional gatekeepers and directory gatekeepers.

Note: If you set this parameter, you must have an incoming connection for every region that has an outgoing connection pointing to it and you want this security feature applied..

You can only set this parameter if the VRC feature set for any GK or DGK in this region is dp1.1 or later and running Cisco IOS Version 12.2(11)T2 or later.

Discovery Status

Determines whether a synchronization is required for this region based on VRC-generated LRQ passwords.

Discovery Details

Additional information regarding the Discovery status.

Validation State

Indicates whether the Cisco VRC server can contact the element during the Validation process.

Details

An optional text string that provides more details about the validation status of the region. Maximum value is 255 characters.

The attributes for a foreign region are described in Foreign Regions.