Chapter 1 Functionality

About Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 Gateway Applications and Topologies

PRI Gateways

You can connect the PRI gateway directly to a PRI line provided by your local ISDN provider (as shown in Figure 1-4), or to a local private branch exchange (PBX) that provides the PRI connection (as shown in Figure 1-5).

Figure 1-4 Connecting the PRI Gateway Directly to a Central Office Switch

 

Private

Public

IP

 

 

network

Cisco IPVC

 

 

 

 

chassis/unit

 

H.323

 

PRI T1/E1

 

 

Terminal

 

Central office

 

Cisco IPVC

 

switch

 

Gateway

 

IP

 

92873

IP phone

 

 

 

Figure 1-5 Connecting the PRI Gateway to a PBX that Provides a PRI Line

Private Public

H.323 terminal

IP phone

IP

IP network

Cisco chassis/unit

PRI T1/E1

 

Cisco Gateway

PBX

 

Central Office

switch

157167

Private Public

H.323 terminal

IP phone

IP

IP network

Cisco chassis/unit

Central Office

 

switch

 

BRI

Cisco Gateway

PBX

157166

 

 

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