Cisco Systems 5.x manual Delivery Receipt/Read Receipt

Chapter 1 Networking in Cisco Unity

Comparison of AMIS, Bridge, and VPIM Networking

Table 1-10	Delivery Receipt/Read Receipt
AMIS		Bridge	VPIM
The AMIS protocol does not support		Requests for a delivery or read receipt	Requests for a delivery or read receipt
this functionality. A request for a		generated by Cisco Unity are returned	generated by either Cisco Unity or the
delivery or read receipt may be		from the Octel system as delivery	remote VPIM system are honored,
allowed on either Cisco Unity or the		receipts. The receipt is sent to the sender	although both are treated as requests for
remote AMIS voice mail system		after the message is delivered to the Octel	delivery receipts.
when addressing, but the request will		node, regardless of when the Octel system
not result in a receipt.		places the message in the subscriber
		mailbox or when the message is actually
		read.
Table 1-11	Directory Information Sharing
AMIS		Bridge	VPIM
The AMIS protocol does not provide		Avaya Octel analog networking includes	Although the VPIM specification does
any mechanism for sharing or		the NameNet feature, which provides a	not define a mechanism for directory
synchronizing directory information.		mechanism to propagate text and voice	information sharing or synchronization,
If the remote AMIS system is		names among nodes on the Octel analog	some VPIM-compliant voice mail
		network, based on message activity or by	systems may process vCards or header
configured to send the recorded voice
name in messages, Cisco Unity will		administrator request.	information in VPIM messages and
			update their directories based on message
play it as part of the message.		The Cisco Unity Bridge participates in
			activity.
		NameNet. The Bridge retrieves Octel
		subscriber names and voice names from	Cisco Unity can be configured to include
		other Octel nodes, and stores the data in a	the recorded voice name and/or vCard of
		directory on the Bridge server. The	the sender in messages to the remote
		Bridge also maintains a directory of	VPIM systems.
		Cisco Unity subscribers, and sends	The delivery location settings for a
		Cisco Unity names and voice names to
			remote voice messaging system can be
		the Octel nodes upon request.
			configured to allow automatic creation,
		The Bridge synchronizes Octel subscriber	modification, and deletion of VPIM
		information with Cisco Unity. By default,	subscribers for that location, based on
		Cisco Unity allows the automatic	vCard or header information received in
		creation, modification, and deletion of	incoming voice messages from that
		Bridge subscribers based on the	location.
		information sent by the Bridge.	If the remote VPIM system is configured
		Cisco Unity synchronizes Cisco Unity	to send the recorded voice name and/or
		subscriber information with the Bridge.	vCard in messages, Cisco Unity will
		If the remote Octel system is configured	make them available as part of the
			message.
		to send the recorded voice name in
		messages, Cisco Unity will play it as part
		of the message.

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

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