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Networking Guide for Cisco Unity Release 5.x (With Microsoft Exchange)
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Chapter 1 Networking in Cisco Unity
Comparison of AMIS, Bridge, and VPIM Networking
Tab l e 1-10 Delivery Receipt/Read Receipt
AMIS Bridge VPIM
The AMIS protocol does not support
this functionality. A request for a
delivery or read receipt may be
allowed on either Cisco Unity or the
remote AMIS voice mail system
when addressing, but the request will
not result in a receipt.
Requests for a delivery or read receipt
generated by Cisco Unity are returned
from the Octel system as delivery
receipts. The receipt is sent to the sender
after the message is delivered to the Octel
node, regardless of when the Octel system
places the message in the subscriber
mailbox or when the message is actually
read.
Requests for a delivery or read receipt
generated by either Cisco Unity or the
remote VPIM system are honored,
although both are treated as requests for
delivery receipts.
Tab l e 1-11 Directory Information Sharing
AMIS Bridge VPIM
The AMIS protocol does not provide
any mechanism for sharing or
synchronizing directory information.
If the remote AMIS system is
configured to send the recorded voice
name in messages, Cisco Unity will
play it as part of the message.
Avaya Octel analog networking includes
the NameNet feature, which provides a
mechanism to propagate text and voice
names among nodes on the Octel analog
network, based on message activity or by
administrator request.
The Cisco Unity Bridge participates in
NameNet. The Bridge retrieves Octel
subscriber names and voice names from
other Octel nodes, and stores the data in a
directory on the Bridge server. The
Bridge also maintains a directory of
Cisco Unity subscribers, and sends
Cisco Unity names and voice names to
the Octel nodes upon request.
The Bridge synchronizes Octel subscriber
information with Cisco Unity. By default,
Cisco Unity allows the automatic
creation, modification, and deletion of
Bridge subscribers based on the
information sent by the Bridge.
Cisco Unity synchronizes Cisco Unity
subscriber information with the Bridge.
If the remote Octel system is configured
to send the recorded voice name in
messages, Cisco Unity will play it as part
of the message.
Although the VPIM specification does
not define a mechanism for directory
information sharing or synchronization,
some VPIM-compliant voice mail
systems may process vCards or header
information in VPIM messages and
update their directories based on message
activity.
Cisco Unity can be configured to include
the recorded voice name and/or vCard of
the sender in messages to the remote
VPIM systems.
The delivery location settings for a
remote voice messaging system can be
configured to allow automatic creation,
modification, and deletion of VPIM
subscribers for that location, based on
vCard or header information received in
incoming voice messages from that
location.
If the remote VPIM system is configured
to send the recorded voice name and/or
vCard in messages, Cisco Unity will
make them available as part of the
message.