Cisco Unified Communications Architecture and Design (UCAD) v8.0 (UCAD)

This course is intended for:

• Network architects who design converged networks
• Systems engineers who design customer and organization solutions
• Network engineers who wish to understand the high-level design process

This course is part of the following Certifications:

• CCIE Voice (CCIEV Voice)

You should have a working knowledge equivalent to the following Cisco courses:

• Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices Part 1, Version 1.1 (ICND1)
• Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices Part 2, Version 1.1 (ICND2)
• Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions, Version 2.1 (DESGN)
• Implementing Cisco Voice Communications and QoS (CVOICE) v8.0
• Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Part 1 (CIPT1) v8.0
• Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Part 2 (CIPT2) v8.0

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

• Identify the components that comprise a complete Cisco Unified Communications solution and size and position products within the solution
• Identify the products and features required in the LAN environment to support Cisco Unified Communications call control
• Based on existing telephony and data statistics, perform these tasks:
  • Calculate the WAN bandwidth requirements to support VoIP calls
  • Size the voice gateway
  • Size and locate the media resources
  • Identify the issues and components that make up a Cisco Unified Communications call control solution
  • Size and locate Cisco Unified Communications call agents and Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.x
  • Design a correct dial plan
  • Explain issues that impact E911 requirements
  • Secure the voice network components

Unified Communications Architecture and Design (UCAD) v8.0 provides an overview of all the components of a Cisco Unified Communications solution and demonstrates how to effectively engineer and design a Cisco Unified Communications call control solution.