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Chapter 44 Configuring a VoIP Network
Understanding How a VoIP Network Works
Understanding How a VoIP Network Works
A telephony system built on an IP network instead of the traditional circuit-switched private branch
exchange (PBX) network is called an IP PBX system. See
Figure 44-1
; the individual components of this
system are described in these sections:
•
Cisco IP Phone 7960, page 44-2
•
Cisco CallManager, page 44-4
•
Access Gateways, page 44-4
•
How a Call Is Made, page 44-7
Figure 44-1 IP PBX System
Cisco IP Phone 7960
The Cisco IP Phone 7960 provides connectivity to the IP PBX system. The IP phone has two RJ-45 jacks
for connecting to external devices, a LAN-to-phone jack and a PC-to-phone jack. The jacks use either
Category 3 or Category 5 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable. The LAN-to-phone jack is used to
connect the phone to the LAN using a crossover cable; a workstation or a PC can be connected to the
PC-to-phone jack using a straight-through cable.
The IP phone is Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) capable. Optionally, the IP phone can
be programmed with a static IP address.
Analog Station Gateway
10/100BASE-TX Module *
(WS-X6348-RJ45V)
Analog stations
(phone, fax, modem)
WS-PWR-PNL
IP cloud
(WS-X6624-FXS)
10/100BASE-TX Module
* Catalyst 4000, 5000, and 6000 10/100 modules
Analog Trunk Gateway
Voice Gateway 200
Analog stations
(phone, fax, modem)
Cisco CallManager
Catalyst 6500 series switches
IP phone
PC
IP phone
PC
PSTN or PBX
PSTN or PBX
Digital Trunk Gateway
(WS-X6608-T1/E1)
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