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Installation and Upgrade Guide for CiscoUnified Videoconferencing 3545 PRI Gateway and 3545 Serial Gateway Release 5.5
OL-14912-01
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
1Functionality 1-1
About Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 Gateway Products 1-1
About the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 PRI Gateway 1-1
About the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 Serial Gateway 1-1
About Gateway Features 1-2
About Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 Gateway Applications and Topologies 1-6
About Multimedia Conferencing 1-7
About Point-to-Point Conferencing 1-8
About Multipoint Conferencing 1-8
About Gateway IP Network Connections 1-9
About Gateway ISDN Network Connections 1-9
About Gateway Encryption 1-11
About Conferencing via Leased Lines 1-12
About IP-to-Legacy MCU Conferencing 1-12
About Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 Gateway Functionality 1-13
About PRI Gateway Call Handling Capacity 1-13
About Gateway Call Bandwidth Overhead 1-13
Resource Allocation across E1/T1 Lines 1-14
About Peer-to-Peer Connectivity 1-14
CHAPTER
2Installing the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 Gateway 2-1
Physical Description 2-1
Gateway Module 2-1
Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 PRI Gateway RTM 2-2
Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 Serial Gateway RTM 2-3
Preparing for Installation 2-3
Verifying the Package Contents 2-4
Mounting the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 Chassis in a 19-inch Rack 2-5
Installing the Gateway 2-6
Installing the RTM Module 2-7
Installing the Gateway Module 2-8
Removing a Module 2-9
Initial Gateway Configuration 2-10
Connecting to a PC 2-10