Cisco Systems 5.x manual Bridge, Vpim

Chapter 1 Networking in Cisco Unity

Comparison of AMIS, Bridge, and VPIM Networking

Table 1-2	Interoperability
AMIS		Bridge	VPIM
For the most up-to-date list of		For the most up-to-date list of supported	For the most up-to-date list of supported
supported voice messaging systems,		voice messaging systems, see the	voice messaging systems, see the
see the applicable Supported		applicable System Requirements, and	applicable Supported Hardware and
Hardware and Software, and Support		Supported Hardware and Software for	Software, and Support Policies for
Policies for Cisco Unity, at		Cisco Unity Bridge, at	Cisco Unity, at
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/		http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/
products/sw/voicesw/ps2237/		sw/voicesw/ps2237/prod_installation_	sw/voicesw/ps2237/prod_installation_
prod_installation_guides_list.html.		guides_list.html.	guides_list.html.
Table 1-3	General Connectivity Costs1
AMIS		Bridge	VPIM
License for the Cisco Unity server		License for the Bridge server. (Note that a	License for the Cisco Unity server that
that functions as an AMIS		license is no longer required on the	functions as a VPIM bridgehead.
bridgehead.		Cisco Unity bridgehead server.)	SMTP network bandwidth for message
Analog ports on the Cisco Unity		A separate server for the Bridge software.	delivery.
server. Connectivity can be made in		Each server supports up to 24 ports.
one of two ways: by using voice		Voice cards for the Bridge server.
cards, or through supported voice
		Analog lines for message delivery
gateways. (See Table 1-4.)
Analog lines for message delivery.		between Bridge and Octel nodes.
		Applicable long distance charges if the
Applicable long distance charges if
		Bridge server and the Octel system are
the Cisco Unity bridgehead server
		physically located in different areas.
and the remote voice messaging
		SMTP network bandwidth for message
system are physically located in
different areas.		delivery between the Bridge and
		Cisco Unity.

1.Note that the costs shown in this table are associated with Cisco Unity. There may be additional connectivity costs associated with enabling AMIS, Octel Analog Networking, or VPIM for the voice messaging system with which Cisco Unity exchanges messages.

Table 1-4	Supported Voice Gateways
AMIS		Bridge	VPIM
For the most up-to-date list of		For the most up-to-date list of supported	N/A.
supported voice gateways, see the		voice gateways, see the applicable System
applicable Supported Hardware and		Requirements, and Supported Hardware
Software, and Support Policies for		and Software for Cisco Unity Bridge, at
Cisco Unity, at		http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/		sw/voicesw/ps2237/prod_installation_
products/sw/voicesw/ps2237/prod_		guides_list.html.
installation_guides_list.html.

Networking Guide for Cisco Unity Release 5.x (With Microsoft Exchange)

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