Cisco Unified Communications Architecture and Design (UCAD)

• Network architects who design converged networks
• System 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)
• Cisco IP Telephony Design Specialist

The delegate should have a working knowledge equivalent of the following Cisco courses:

• Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices Part 1 (ICND1)
• Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices Part 2 (ICND2)
• Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN)
• Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Voice over IP and QoS (CVOICE 8)
• Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Part 1 (CIPT1 8)
• Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Part 2 (CIPT2 8)

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.

Upon completing this course, the delegate will be able to meet these overall objectives:

• 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