Cisco Voice over IP (CVOICE) (Authorized Self-Study Guide) (3rd...

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 600 pages
• Published by: Cisco Press
• Edition: 3rd Edition July 26, 2008
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1587055546
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1587055546
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1.4 inches
• Weighs: 2.5 pounds

Authorized Self-Study Guide

Cisco Voice over IP (CVOICE)

Third Edition

Foundation learning for CVOICE exam 642-436

Kevin Wallace, CCIE No. 7945

Cisco Voice over IP (CVOICE), Third Edition, is a Cisco-authorized, self-paced learning tool for CCVP foundation learning. This book provides you with the knowledge and skills required to plan, design, and deploy a Cisco voice-over-IP (VoIP) network and to integrate gateways and gatekeepers into an enterprise VoIP network. By reading this book, you will gain a thorough understanding of converged voice and data networks and also the challenges you will face implementing various network technologies.

Cisco Voice over IP (CVOICE) presents you with information on the foundational elements of VoIP calls, the description of dial plans, and the implementation of gateways, gatekeepers, and Cisco Unified Border Elements (Cisco UBEs). The book gives you the information needed to implement and support data and voice integration solutions at the network-access level.

Whether you are preparing for CCVP certification or simply want to gain a better understanding of VoIP fundamentals, you will benefit from the foundation information presented in this book.

Cisco Voice over IP (CVOICE), Third Edition, is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco 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 http://www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.

Kevin Wallace, CCIE No. 7945, is a certified Cisco instructor, and he teaches courses in the Cisco CCSP, CCVP, and CCNP® tracks. With 19 years of Cisco networking experience, Kevin has been a network design specialist for the Walt Disney World Resort and a network manager for Eastern Kentucky University.

• Integrate VoIP into an existing data network
• Design a VoIP network for optimal voice quality
• Examine the various call types in a VoIP network
• Configure analog voice interfaces and dial peers
• Perform call signaling over digital voice ports
• Implement H.323, MGCP, and SIP protocols on Cisco IOS® gateways
• Identify dial plan characteristics
• Configure advanced dial plans
• Deploy H.323 gatekeepers
• Implement a Cisco UBE router to provide protocol interworking

Companion CD-ROM

The CD-ROM contains a bonus ninety minutes of video demonstrations. Watch the author perform fundamental CVoice configuration tasks in a series of six video-on-demand labs.

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: Voice over IP

Covers: CVoice exam 642-436

About The Author

Kevin Wallace, CCIE No. 7945, is a certified Cisco instructor, and he teaches courses in the Cisco CCSP, CCVP, and CCNP tracks. With 19 years of Cisco networking experience, Kevin has been a network design specialist for the Walt Disney World Resort and a network manager for Eastern Kentucky University. Kevin holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky. Kevin also is a CCVP, CCSP, CCNP, and CCDP with multiple Cisco security and IP communications specializations.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Cisco Voice over IP (CVoice) (Authorized Self-Study Guide) (2nd Edition) (Self-Study Guide) (Hardcover) I recently read Cisco Press's Cisco Voice over IP (CVoice) Self Study guide as I was studying for CVoice exam (core exam required for CCVP certification). Usually I don't like to read certification guides as 9 out of ten times they lack technical details and real world examples. The focus of certification guides is to help you pass the exam and nothing else. But I was pleasantly surprised as CVoice guide provides ample real world scenarios and lab exercises. The book is divided into seven chapters and also contains a well written chapter on Cisco Voice Applications in appendix. For folks like me who are new to voice arena, the chapter in appendix is a must read as it is an excellent starting point to learn about Cisco's current Voice portfolio. The book starts with a chapter on traditional telephony networks and an introduction to IP telephony networks; it then moves to analog and digital voice connections and covers topics like voice encoding, Nyquist theorem and different Signaling Systems. Chapter 3 and 4 cover information about voice interface configuration and dial peer configuration details. Chapter 5 is my favorite chapter as it discusses Voip fundamentals in a clear and concise manner. This chapter is almost ninety pages long and alone worth the price of this book. It goes over different Voip Network Architectures and also discusses different call processing components like Gatekeeper, Gateways etc. The chapter also discusses dial plans and different codecs bandwidth requirements. It also goes over traffic theory and voip security. Chapter 6 and 7 go over Voip Signaling and QoS topics and are very well written. Each chapter contains lab exercises and end chapter review questions with suggested solutions. My only suggestion to Cisco Press is to include companion CDs with Self Study guides that contains flash cards and additional practice tests with detailed answers and explanations. White papers and URLs from Cisco site will be icing on the cake. Overall I really liked this book and will recommend to anyone who wants to learn about Voice over IP in general. Don't forget that book title reads "Foundation Learning for CCVP Voice over IP" and you may/will have to refer Cisco Connection Online or other Cisco Press titles for more in depth details on different topics. I personally think it is one of those few certification guides that I will use even after passing my test. Five stars from my side for Kevin Wallace and Cisco Press!