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Cisco VISM Installation and Configuration Guide
Release 3.0, Part Number OL-2521-01 Rev. D0, June 2004
Preface
This preface describes the objectives, audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco VISM
Installation and Configuration Guide.

Objectives

This document describes the features, functions, installation, operation, and command line interface of
Cisco Voice Interworking Service Module (VISM) Release 3.0.

Audience

This document is intended for the following personnel:
•Technicians responsible for installing VISM cards on the Cisco MGX 8230, MGX 8250, and
MGX 8850 shelf.
•Network administrators responsible for configuring the Cisco MGX 8850 shelf.
Cisco recommends that installers be familiar with electronic circuitry and wiring practices and have
experience as an electronic or electromechanical technician. Installers and network administrators
should also be familiar with Cisco switches and routers, T1 and E1 voice lines, and Cisco wide area
networks. Cisco also recommends that you have a system administrator pres ent who is familiar with your
network and UNIX servers during the initial installation of a Cisco MGX8000 Series platform.

Document Organization

This document contains the following chapters:
•Chapter 1, “Overview of the VISM and VISM-PR Cards,” provides a general introduction to VISM
and describes the hardware and software modules, and installation procedures.
•Chapter2, “Telephony Applications Using VISM,” describes VISM applications for a variety of
voice networking situations.
•Chapter 3, “VISM Functional Description,” describes VISM’s functional operation.
•Chapter 4, “Configuring VISM Features,” describes the initial mandatory configuration procedures
for using VISM cards in each of the operating modes.