Cisco Voice Over IP Fundamentals

5 Day Instructor-Led Course

Course Overview

This 5-day fundamental VoIP course is for students who have experience in configuring Cisco Routers or have completed the CCNA program.  The fundamental aspects of the analog signaling and the Voice over IP theory and implementation are discussed.  For students needing a more advanced class see, Cisco Voice over IP, CCNA-Voice, mapping to Exam 640-461.

Objectives

After completing this course you will be able to:

  • describe VoIP equipment and be comfortable with telephony terms.
  • discuss the fundamentals between analog and digital telephony and how VoIP affects the line between telecommunications companies and other businesses.
  • use the OSI and TCP/IP layered models to simplify the implementation of VoIP networks.
  • discuss telecommunications in terms of the voice and data communications.
  • discuss voice and data communications, describe voice network applications and data network applications.
  • configure Cisco 2600 and 3600 series routers for VoIP and implement basic VoIP features in a Cisco network.
  • design and implement hands on simple Voice over IP (VoIP) in a structured network, using FSX and FSO WICs.

Introduction to voice over IP

  • Cisco Voice Hardware
  • Design

Introduction to Analog Telephony

  • Telephone Components
  • Signaling, Local Loops, Voice Switches, Trunks

Digital Voice Technology

  • Digitizing Analog Voice, sampling, coding, compression,
  • Voice Quality, Signaling types

OSI and TCP/IP

  • OSI model overview, TCP, IP, Addressing, Subnetting,
  • Application and internet layer protocols

Real Time Transport Protocol

  • RTP, RTCP

VoIP Network Architecture

  • H.323, SIP, Gateway control Protocols

Quality of Service

  • QoS Issues/ Solutions

Configuring the Cisco 2600/3600 Series Routers for VoIP

  • Setting up 2600 series routers for Voice over IP
  • Voice port configuration, FXO, FXS, E&M

Network Design and Architecture

  • Six-Step Design Process,
  • Auditing, Objectives, Reviews, Guidelines, Planning, Analysis