Installing and Configuring Cisco Cube/Gateways (ICCC) V1.0

Installing and Configuring Cisco Cube/Gateways (ICCC) is a 3-day course that provides hands-on experience and foundational knowledge needed to deploy and configure Cisco Voice Gateways and Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE) in a Unified Communications environment. Students will learn how to implement SIP Trunking using CUCM, manage MGCP and SIP gateway configurations, and troubleshoot call flows using Cisco IOS tools. Advanced topics such as CUBE security, high availability, and service provider interoperability are covered.

Why Attend with Current Technologies CLC

• Our Instructors are the top 10% rated by Cisco
• Our Lab has a dedicated 1 Gig Fiber Connection for our Labs
• Our Labs run up to Date Code for all our courses

Upon completing this course, the student will be able to meet these objectives:

• Configuring Gateway Voice Ports
• SIP Protocols
• Configuring VoIP Call Legs
• Implementing a Dial Plan
• Configuring Cisco Unified Communication Manager 11.x
• Deploying Cisco VCUBE
• Implementing Cisco Unified Border Element
• High Availability on ISR G2, ISR 4k, and ASR
• Security on Cisco Unified Border Element
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting on Cisco Unified Border Element

The primary audience for this course

• Network Video Engineer
• Voice / UC / Collaboration / Communications Engineer
• Collaboration Tools Engineer
• Collaboration Sales / Systems Engineer

• Understand Network Fundamentals

Module 0: Introduction

• Course Overview & Webex Basics
  Orientation to course structure, virtual platform tools, and learner goals.
• SIP Trunking Overview
  Introduction to SIP trunking benefits and Cisco SBC (CUBE) fundamentals.

Module 1: Introduction to Voice Gateways

• Gateways and Deployment Models
  Explore PSTN access, gateway functions, and deployment types.
• Gateway Call Routing Components
  Overview of dial peers, call legs, and basic routing logic.
• Dial Peer Matching
  Understand how inbound/outbound dial peers are selected.
• Voice Ports and Codecs
  Configuration and verification of voice ports and codec selection.
• Digital Signal Processors (DSPs)
  Functions, configuration, and capacity of DSP modules.
• Codec Complexity
  Impacts of codec processing complexity on performance.
• DSP Configuration
  Set up DSPs for transcoding, conferencing, and termination.

Module 2: Gateway Dial Plans

• VoIP Overview
  Comparison of VoIP and traditional telephony systems.
• SIP Signaling and Architecture
  Core components and flow of SIP-based communication.
• SIP Addressing
  Understanding SIP URI types, registration, and resolution.
• Codecs in SIP / SDP
  How codecs are negotiated and described using SDP.
• Basic SIP Configuration
  Steps to configure a SIP gateway and dial peers.
• SIP ISDN and SRTP Configuration
  Add security and PSTN integration to SIP environments.
• SIP Gateway Customization
  Advanced tuning and transport settings for SIP gateways.
• Verifying SIP Gateways
  Use commands and debug tools to validate SIP functionality.
• Audio Quality & Clarity Factors
  Identify sources of delay, jitter, and packet loss in VoIP.

Module 3: Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)

• Gateway & Media Resource Configuration
  Set up regions, device pools, and media resources in CUCM.
• SIP Trunk Configuration and Routing
  Configure SIP trunks and route patterns to integrate with CUBE.

Module 4: Configuring Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE)

• CUBE Overview & Use Cases
  Understand CUBE’s role, deployment models, and licensing.
• CUBE Call Flow and Deployment
  Step-by-step setup of CUBE call flow from CUCM to PSTN.
• Dial Peer Call Routing
  Configure WAN/LAN dial peers for routing flexibility.
• Advanced Call Routing
  Leverage dial-peer groups, outbound policies, and header manipulation.
• Media Manipulation
  Configure transcoding and media stream adjustments.
• PSTN Call Recording
  Implement recording via media forking or SIPREC.
• Call Admission Control (CAC)
  Limit call volume based on bandwidth and CPU thresholds.
• Multiple SIP Trunks (Non-Auth)
  Configure multiple non-authenticated trunks for redundancy.
• Multiple Authenticated SIP Trunks / Tenants
  Use voice class tenant for multiple registered trunks on one CUBE.

Module 5: High Availability

• CUBE HA Design and Configuration (ISR/ASR/vCUBE)
  Design and implement box-to-box redundancy on supported platforms.
• Multicast MoH (MMoH)
  Convert multicast MoH to unicast for SIP trunks.

Module 6: Security

• CUBE Security Layers & Best Practices
  Hardening strategies, ACLs, toll fraud mitigation, and secure SIP.
• SIP TLS and SRTP Configuration
  Configure secure signaling and media encryption using TLS and SRTP.

Module 7: Monitoring and Troubleshooting

• CUBE Call Monitoring and DNA Tool
  Use Dialed Number Analyzer and call flow tracing tools.
• SIP Profile Test Tool & Prime Collaboration
  Monitor and test SIP profiles using Cisco Prime.
• Debugging and Capture Techniques
  Perform IOS packet capture, debug SIP signaling and routing.
• CUBE Serviceability Enhancements
  Use new visibility features for capacity and call stats.

LAB OUTLINE

• Connect to Lab Environment
• Verify CUCM Initial Settings
• Configure Endpoints & Users
• SIP Trunking to Provider
• Configure SIP Gateway for CUBE1 and CUBE2
• SIP Normalization
• Call Admission Control (CAC)
• SIP Error Code Configuration
• Destination Dial-peer Groups & Inbound SIP Profiles
• E.164 Pattern Matching
• Destination Server Groups
• CUBE Redundancy