Chapter 5 Configuring Features, Templates, Services, and Users

Telephony Features Available for the Phone

Table 5-1

Telephony Features for the Cisco Unified IP Phone (continued)

 

 

 

 

Feature

 

Description

Configuration Reference

 

 

 

Barge (and cBarge)

Allows a user to join a non-private call on a shared

For more information, refer to:

 

 

phone line. Barge features include cBarge and

• Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

Barge.

 

 

Administration Guide, “Cisco Unified IP

 

 

 

 

 

• cBarge adds a user to a call and converts it into

Phone Configuration” chapter.

 

 

a conference, allowing the user and other

• Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

parties to access conference features.

 

 

System Guide, “Cisco Unified IP Phones”

 

 

 

 

 

• Barge adds a user to a call but does not convert

chapter.

 

 

the call into a conference.

• Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

 

 

 

The phones support Barge in two conference

Features and Services Guide, “Barge and

 

 

modes:

Privacy” chapter.

 

 

• Built-in conference bridge at the target device

 

 

 

(the phone that is being barged). This mode

 

 

 

uses the Barge softkey.

 

 

 

• Shared conference bridge. This mode uses the

 

 

 

cBarge softkey.

 

 

 

 

Block external to

Prevents users from transferring an external call to

For more information, refer to Cisco Unified

external transfer

 

another external number.

Communications Manager Features and

 

 

 

Services Guide, “External Call Transfer

 

 

 

Restrictions” chapter.

 

 

 

Busy Lamp Field (BLF)

Allows a user to monitor the call state of a directory

For more information, refer to Cisco Unified

 

 

number associated with a speed-dial button, call

Communications Manager Features and

 

 

log, or directory listing on the phone.

Services Guide, “Presence” chapter.

 

 

 

Busy Lamp Field (BLF)

Provides enhancements to BLF speed dial. Allows

For more information, refer to Cisco Unified

pickup

 

you to configure a directory number (DN) that a

Communications Manager Feature and

 

 

user can monitor for incoming calls. When the DN

Services Guide, “Call Pickup” chapter.

 

 

receives an incoming call, the system alerts the

 

 

 

monitoring user, who can then pick up the call.

 

 

 

 

 

Call Back

 

Provides users with an audio and visual alert on the

For more information, refer to:

 

 

phone when a busy or unavailable party becomes

• Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

available.

 

 

System Guide, “Cisco Unified IP Phones”

 

 

 

 

 

 

chapter.

 

 

 

• Cisco Unified Communications Manager

 

 

 

Features and Services Guide, “Call

 

 

 

Back” chapter.

 

 

 

 

Cisco Unified IP Phone 7970G/7971G-GE Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.0

 

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7970G, 7971G-GE specifications

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