Now fully updated for Cisco’s new CIPTV2 300-075 exam, Implementing Cisco IP Telephony and Video, Part 2 (CIPTV2) Foundation Learning Guide is your Cisco® authorized learning tool for CCNP® Collaboration preparation. Part of the Cisco Press Foundation Learning Series, it teaches advanced skills for implementing a Cisco Unified Collaboration solution in a multisite environment.
The authors show how to implement Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) dialing, globalized call routing, Intercluster Lookup Service and Global Dial Plan Replication, Cisco Service Advertisement Framework and Call Control Discovery, tail-end hop-off, Cisco Unified Survivable Remote Site Telephony, Enhanced Location Call Admission Control (CAC) and Automated Alternate Routing (AAR), and important mobility features.
They introduce each key challenge associated with Cisco Unified Communications (UC) multisite deployments, and present solutions-focused coverage of Cisco Video Communication Server (VCS) Control, the Cisco Expressway Series, and their interactions with Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
Each chapter opens with a topic list that clearly identifies its focus, ends with a quick-study summary of key concepts, and presents review questions to assess and reinforce your understanding. The authors present best practices based on Cisco Solutions Reference Network Designs and Cisco Validated Designs, and illustrate operation and troubleshooting via configuration examples and sample verification outputs.
This guide is ideal for all certification candidates who want to master all the topics covered on the CIPTV2 300-075 exam.
- Shows how to craft a multisite dial plan that scales, allocates bandwidth appropriately, and supports QoS
- Identifies common problems and proven solutions in multisite UC deployments
- Introduces best practice media architectures, including remote conferencing and centralized transcoding
- Thoroughly reviews PSTN and intersite connectivity options
- Shows how to provide remote site telephony and branch redundancy
- Covers bandwidth reservation at UC application level with CAC
- Explains how to plan and deploy Cisco Device Mobility, Extension Mobility, and Unified Mobility
- Walks through deployment of Cisco Video Communication Server and Expressway series, including user and endpoint provisioning
- Covers Cisco UCM and Cisco VCS interconnections
- Shows how to use Cisco UC Mobile and Remote Access
- Covers fallback methods for overcoming IP WAN failure
- Demonstrates NAT traversal for video and IM devices via VCS Expressway
- Introduces dynamic dial plan learning via GDPR, SAD, or CCD
William Alexander Hannah , CCIE Collaboration #25853, CCSI #32072, along with numerous other Cisco Unified Communications and data center specializations, and VMware certifications, has been an independent IT and telephony consultant, author, and tchnical editor for more than 12 years. He has been a technical trainer for more than 8 years and has taught more than 20 different courses for Cisco. Alex is a Senior Courseware Developer and Subject Matter Expert for Global Knowledge, designing all CCNP Collaboration courseware, labs, and infrastructure. He has done a wide array of IT and telephony consulting for many different companies along the eastern portion of the United States. A former Senior Architect and Senior Presales Engineer for two Cisco Gold Partners in the Southern Virginia area, Alex is now the principal owner of Hannah Technologies LLC, an IT consulting and training firm based in Midlothian, Virginia. Alex has implemented advanced IP telephony and video installations in his area for more than 12 years. When he is not working, he can be found on a boat, wakeboarding with friends and family. He can be reached at alex@hannahtechnologies.com .
Akhil Behl, CCIE Emeritus No. 19564, is a passionate IT executive with a key focus on the cloud and security. He has 18+ years of experience in the IT industry working across several leadership, advisory, consultancy, and business development profiles with various organizations. His technology and business specializations include cloud, security, infrastructure, data center, and business communication technologies. Currently, he leads business development for the cloud for a global systems integrator.
Akhil has written multiple titles on security and business communication technologies. In addition, he has contributed as technical editor for more than a dozen books on security, networking, and information technology. He also has published four books with Pearson Education/Cisco Press.
He has published several research papers in national and international journals, including IEEE Xplore, and presented at various IEEE conferences, as well as other prominent ICT, security, and telecom events. Writing and mentoring are his passion and a part of his life.
He holds CCIE Emeritus (Collaboration and Security), Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect, Azure AI Certified Associate, Azure Data Fundamentals, CCSK, CHFI, PMP, ITIL, VCP, TOGAF, CEH, ISM, CCDP, and many other industry certifications. He has a bachelor’s degree in technology and a master’s of business administration degree.
