From: Joel Amao (femmy79@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Sep 17 2007 - 10:33:58 ART
This is a good link to start with ...
http://corner-il.blogspot.com/2007/05/ccie-voice-home-lab-with-dynamipsvmware
.html
Joel Amao
CCIE#18128 > Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:28:47 +0400> From:
petr@internetworkexpert.com> To: ciscobee@gmail.com> Subject: Re: IE Voice
Workbook Hardware> CC: ccielab@groupstudy.com> > Hi there,> > While I may
sound a bit insane, i would recommend you to start your learning> with a
purely virtual voice lab :) You can easily simulate a *lot* of tasks> (maybe>
even 70% of voice lab content) just by using Vmware and Dynamips, along with>
VTGO softphones. You know: CCM, Unity, IPCC, SRST, CME, H.323 Gatekeeprs,> SIP
GW, WAN QoS - you can practice all those with just a couple of (powerful>
enough) PCs...> > Actually, all this "junk ;)" (6503, 6608, VG248, ATA186,
3550/3560, PVDMs)> lie on> the very border of voice lab: that is, you use them
as supplementary> resources> to connect the endpoints and enable some
additional services... PSTN> signaling> and PSTN gateways are not that hard as
they may seem to look..> > The biggest challenge of the voice lab is the part
where you set up call> routing,> applications and various crazy services :)> >
So I would personally recommend you to start learning all those applications>
and> services stuff, which are pretty "agnostic" with respect to "border>
signaling and peripherals"...> > Then again, it's just my way get the things
done with voice.. ;) We'll see> how it works :)> > PS> Oh yeah, I think you
may bet, that our forthcoming workbook would be pretty> easy to adapt to the
virtual topology.. Just strip out all the tasks> pertaining to "border things"
and there you are..;)> > -- > Petr Lapukhov, CCIE #16379 (R&S/Security/SP)>
petr@internetworkexpert.com> > Internetwork Expert, Inc.>
http://www.InternetworkExpert.com> > 2007/9/17, WorkerBee
<ciscobee@gmail.com>:> >> > I will go ahead with PVDM2-16 for each branch
router instead.> >> > For 6608/VG248, I will use online IE voice rack when is
available.> > Hopefully the Voice tasks are not tightly integrated and not so
dependency> > on previous tasks like R&S or the earlier version of Security
exams.> > It is easier to pass an exam and less stressful which has less> >
integration between tasks. ;p> >> > In the meantime, I am using Ciscopress lab
book, IP Telephony Using> > CallManager Express Lab Portfolio (very good lab
book for newbie like> > myself), while waiting for IE Voice labs and
Video-on-Demand to> > accelerate my understanding.> >> > Go Brians Go~> >> >>
>> > On 9/17/07, Brian Dennis <bdennis@internetworkexpert.com> wrote:> > > You
should be ok with the PVDM2-8 or PVDM2-16 but try to go with the 16> > if> > >
you can at least for BR2 (CME/CUE router).> > >> > > There isn't anything
really special with the 2811 that couldn't be done> > > with other router
platforms. We just went with it to standardize our> > > voice racks so that
the same router hardware was used for all devices.> > >> > > As far as the
6503 and VG248 go I'm writing the labs so you do not need> > to> > > have them
in your lab. The labs have alternate tasks if they aren't> > used.> > > The HQ
router has its own connection to the PSTN (VWIC-2MFT-T1) and a> > > HWIC-4ESW
for LAN connectivity for when the 6503 isn't used. Personally> > I> > > would
leave the 6503 and VG248 out of your home lab as you could learn> > >
everything needed for them in just a few rental rack sessions.> > >> > > Also
for the FR cloud I used the second port on the VWIC-2MTFs for the> > > serial
connection but you can use standard serial interface cards if you> > > like.>
> >> > > HTH,> > >> > > Brian Dennis, CCIE4 #2210 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/SP)>
> > bdennis@internetworkexpert.com> > >> > > Internetwork Expert, Inc.> > >
http://www.InternetworkExpert.com> > > Toll Free: 877-224-8987> > > Direct:
775-745-6404 (Outside the US and Canada)> > >> > >> > > >----- Original
Message -----> > > Subject: IE Voice Workbook Hardware> > > Date: Sun,
September 16, 2007 16:25> > > From: "WorkerBee" <ciscobee@gmail.com>> > >> > >
> I have some questions pertaining to setting up Voice lab.> > > >> > > > #
DSP #> > > >> > > > Anyone can comment if I can use PVDM2-8/PVDM2-16 instead
of the> > > > more expensive PVDM2-32 each each branch router?> > > >> > > >
http://www.internetworkexpert.com/iewb-vo.htm> > > >> > > > # PSTN Simulator
#> > > >> > > > If Cisco 1760-V can do the job, why are most vendor suggest
Cisco 2811> > > > instead? Any potential issue with 1760V?> > > >> > > > #
Cat6k WS-X6608-E1#> > > >> > > > It seems to me, Catalyst 6608 has already
EOS. The suggested> > replacement> > > > is WS-SVC-CMM-6E1 or 2800/3800. My
bet is by next year, that's> > CATOSish> > > > 6608 will be replaced by
something else? If 2800 can do the job, I'm> > > wondering> > > > why Cisco
will want to put a Cat6k and the more weirdo VG248 inside.> > :(> > > >> > >
>> >
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps2706/prod_eol_notice0900aecd
805d310b.html> > > >> > > >> >
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