Foundation Learning for CCVP IP Telephony

Jeremy Cioara, CCIE® No. 11,727

Cisco IP Telephony (CIPT), Second Edition, is a Cisco®-authorized, self-paced learning tool for CCVP IP telephony foundation learning. This book provides you with the knowledge needed to install, configure, and maintain a Cisco IP telephony solution. By reading this book, you will gain a thorough understanding of Cisco Unified CallManager version 4.1, the call routing and signaling component for the Cisco IP telephony solution.

Cisco IP Telephony (CIPT) expands your knowledge of voice over IP (VoIP) and public switched telephone network (PSTN) components and technologies. This book teaches you how to describe, install, configure, and support Cisco Unified CallManager 4.1 in a Cisco network including such features as security and video; how to configure gateways, gatekeepers, and switches; and how to build route plans to place intra- and intercluster Cisco IP phone calls. Chapter review questions, detailed configuration examples, network diagrams, and thorough explanations help reinforce learning.

Whether you are preparing for CCVP certification or simply want to gain a better understanding of IP telephony and Cisco Unified CallManager, you will benefit from the foundation information presented in this book.

Cisco IP Telephony (CIPT), Second Edition, is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco Systems® that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.

Jeremy D. Cioara, CCIE® No. 11,727, is the owner of AdTEC Networks and works as a network consultant, instructor, and author. He has been working in network technologies for more than a decade and has deployed networks worldwide. His current consulting work focuses on network and VoIP implementations.

• Examine design strategies behind a Cisco Unified CallManager cluster, cluster replication, and Cisco Unified CallManager deployment models

• Perform Cisco Unified CallManager server installations and upgrades

• Learn the features of all Cisco IP Phones, the IP phone startup process, and audio codec communication

• Add IP phone users and apply bulk moves, adds, and changes

• Configure Cisco gateways and trunks

• Design and configure Cisco Unified CallManager route plans

• Implement telephony call restrictions and control

• Effectively coordinate multisite deploymentsConfigure user features, Cisco Unified CallManager Attendant, and Cisco IP Manager Assistant

• Secure the Windows operating system and Cisco Unified CallManager administration

• Prevent toll fraud and harden the IP phone against attack

• Configure Cisco Unified CallManager to support video

• Monitor performance and configure alarms, traces, and CAR

This volume is in the Certification Self-Study Series offered by Cisco Press®. Books in this series provide officially developed self-study solutions to help networking professionals understand technology implementations and prepare for the Cisco Career Certifications examinations.

Category: IP Communications

Covers: Cisco Unified CallManager v4.1

$65.00 USA / $81.00 CAN

Amazon.com® Reader Reviews (Ranked by Helpfulness)

Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 6 Ratings

Gives a solid background as well as examination preparation - 2006-11-27
Reviewer Rating:
This book is first a general introduction to voice over internet protocol (VOIP) and to the specifics of the Cisco approach. The basic concept is simple, send your voice communications over the internet using packet switching is a lot cheaper than the traditional Bell system approach of circuit switching where your circuit is vastly underused.

Cisco has put their products together into a product line around their Cisco Unified CallManager product, a part of the Cisco direction called AVVID: Architecture for Voice, Video, and Integrated Data.

While this book has the obvious goal of getting you to pass the Cisco IP Telephony (CIPT - 642-444) exam, it goes beyond what most 'exam cram' books do and will make you much more knowledgable about actually working with the equipment and software. The book gives you a complete background rather than just a list of questions and canned answers.

Good, but not the latest version! - 2008-07-15
Reviewer Rating:
This book is good for Call Mananger version 4.0+, but the latest IPT guide is probably Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Part 1 from May 2008. It covers Unified Call Manager version 6.0+, so be sure which version you need.

Cisco IP Telephony - 2007-08-14
Reviewer Rating:
This is one of the best books, easy to read and understand. There are questions at the end of each chapter (which are short and to the point) that help you test yourself on what you learned.

Great Book for CIPT - 2007-06-26
Reviewer Rating:
As a technical instructor I have used this book for class lecture. This book has great organization, and coverage of the material. I reccomend this book to anyone looking for study material for CIPT.

Great for implementing VOIP network - 2007-05-31
Reviewer Rating:
This is the best Ciscopress book that I have read, and I have read a few. It explains everything very nicely from designing to implementing VOIP network, Cisco CallManager to handsets. I read this book and was then able to successfully implement VOIP/IPTEL network for the company I worked for. 100% worth the buy.

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