Implementing Media

Resources

Implementing Media Resources, Features, and

Applications

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Outline

 Media Resources Overview

 Cisco Unified Communications Manager Media Resources

Support

 Conferencing Overview

 Conferencing Media Resource Configuration

 Meet-Me Conference Configuration

 Music on Hold Overview

 Music on Hold Configuration

 Annunciator

 Media Resources Access Control Overview

 Media Resources Access Control Configuration

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Media Resources Overview

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Types of Media Resources

 Voice termination

 Audio conferencing

 Transcoding

 Media Termination Point

 Annunciator

 Music on hold

Cisco

Unified

CM Cluster

Application

Server

PSTN

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Media Resources Functions

Voice termination

Audio Conferencing

Transcoding

Media Termination

Point (MTP)

Annunciator

Music on Hold

Function

TDM legs must be terminated by hardware that performs coding/decoding and packetization of the stream. This is performed DSP resources residing in the hardware module.

A conference bridge joins multiple participants into a single call. It mixes the streams together and creates a unique output stream for each connected party.

A transcoder converts an input stream from one codec into an output stream that uses a different codec.

An MTP bridges the media streams together and allows them to be set up and torn down independently.

An annunciator streams spoken messages and various call progress tones.

MOH provides music to callers when their call is placed on hold, transferred, parked, or added to a conference.

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Cisco Unified Communications Manager

Media Resources Support

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Media Resource Matrix

Voice Termination

Audio Conferencing

Transcoding

Media Termination Point

Annunciator

Music on Hold

*SRST MOH supported

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Software

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hardware

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No*

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Media Resource Signaling and Audio

Streams

 All media resources register with the Cisco Unified

Communications Manager.

 Signaling between hardware media resources and Cisco Unified

Communications Manager uses Cisco Skinny Client Control

Protocol (SCCP).

 Audio streams are always terminated by media resources.

 There are no direct IP phone-to-IP phone audio streams if a media resources are involved.

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Voice Termination Signaling and Audio

Streams

DSPs for Voice

Termination

Audio

Signaling

VoIP

TDM

PSTN

PSTN Call

 Voice termination applies to a call with a TDM and a VoIP call leg.

 TDM leg is terminated by hardware (coding/decoding, packetization).

 Termination is performed by DSPs installed in the gateway.

 Signaling occurs between gateway and Unified CM and between phone and Unified CM.

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Audio Conferencing Signaling and Audio

Streams

Integrated

Conference

Bridge

Audio

Signaling

PSTN

Conference Call

 A conference bridge joins multiple participants into a single call.

 Audio streams exist between IP phones and conference bridge and between gateway and conference bridge.

 Signaling occurs between IP phones and Unified CM, between conference bridge and Unified CM, and between gateway and

Unified CM.

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Transcoding Signaling and Audio

Streams

Application

Server

Hardware

Transcoding

Audio

Signaling

G.711

G.711

PSTN

G.729

Transcoded Call

G.729

 A transcoder converts streams from one codec into another.

 The transcoder in the example above runs in the Cisco IOS router.

 Audio streams exist between IP phones and transcoder and between application server and transcoder.

 Signaling occurs between IP phones and Unified CM, between transcoder and Unified CM, and between application server and

Unified CM.

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Media Termination Point Signaling and

Audio Streams

Hardware MTP

Audio

Signaling

G.711

SIP

G.711

Call using MTP

 The MTP bridges two media streams together and allows them to be set up and torn down independently.

 Audio streams exist between IP phones and MTP.

 Signaling is exchanged between IP phones and Unified CM, and between MTP and Unified CM.

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Annunciator Signaling and Audio

Streams

Integrated

Annunciator

Audio

Signaling

PSTN

 Annunciator streams spoken messages and various call progress tones.

 Audio streams exist between IP phones and annunciator and between gateway and annunciator.

 Signaling is exchanged between IP phones and Unified CM, between the annunciator and Unified CM, and between the gateway and Unified CM.

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Music on Hold Signaling and Audio

Streams

Integrated

MOH Server

Audio

Signaling

PSTN

MOH Stream

 The MOH feature provides music to callers when their call is placed on hold, transferred, parked, or added to a conference.

 Audio streams exist between IP phones and MOH server and between gateway and MOH server.

 Signaling is exchanged between IP phones and Unified CM, between the MOH server and Unified CM, and between the gateway and Unified CM.

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Conferencing Overview

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Audio Conferencing Media Resources

Software

Conference

Bridge in Unified

CM Server

Hardware

Conference Bridge in Cisco IOS

Router

PSTN

Hardware Conference

Bridge in Switch Chassis

(CMM-Module)

 Unified CM supports hardware and software conference bridges.

 The software-based conference bridge only supports single-mode conferences, using the G.711 codec.

 Some hardware-based conference bridges support mixed-mode conferences with participants using different codecs.

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Software Audio Conferencing Bridge

 Part of Cisco IP Voice Media Streaming Application service.

 Software audio conference limitations.

– Unicast audio streams only.

– Any combination of G.711 a-law, G.711 mu-law, or wideband audio streams may be connected.

 The maximum number of audio streams is 128* per server.

Ad Hoc

Meet-Me

Minimum

Participants

3

1

Maximum

Participants

64

128

Default

Participants

4

4

*Maximum 48 participants when Cisco Unified Communications Manager service is activated.

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Hardware Audio Conferencing

Cisco Unified Communications Manager

Resource Type

Cisco Conference Bridge Hardware

Conferences Resource

WS-X6608-T1, WS-X6608-E1

Cisco IOS Conference Bridge

Cisco Conference Bridge (WS-SVC-CMM)

Cisco IOS Enhanced Conference Bridge

Cisco Video Conference Bridge (IPVC-35xx)

NM-HDV

WS-SVC-CMM

PVDM2, NM-HD, NM-HDV2

IP/VC-35xx

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Conferences per Resource

Conferences Resource

WS-X6608-T1, WS-X6608-E1

Participants per

Resource (G.711/G.729)

32 per port

256 per module

Participants per

Conference

6

NM-HDV

(max. 5 PVDM-12, each 3 TI549 DSPs)

60 per NM 6

64 per port adapter

WS-SVC-CMM 8

256 per module

64 per DSP

PVDM2, NM-HD, NM-HDV2

NM-HDV2 is limited to 400

 Impact secure conferencing:

8

Sessions capacity is reduced by half from that of nonsecure conference with G.711.

Number of conferees per session is the same as it was in nonsecure conference.

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Built-in Conference Resource

Characteristics

 IP phones with built-in conference resources allow three-way conferences.

 Only invoked by Barge feature.

 G.711 support only.

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Meet-Me and Ad Hoc Conferencing

Characteristics

 Meet-Me

– Allocate directory numbers

– Manual distribution of Meet-Me number

– No password-like access security to enter the conference

 Basic Ad Hoc

– Conference originator controls the conference

– Originator can add and remove participants

 Advanced Ad Hoc

– Any participant can add and remove other participants

– Link multiple ad hoc conferences together

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Conferencing Media Resource Configuration

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Conferencing Media Resource

Configuration Steps

1.

Configure software conference media resources (if desired) a.

Check if IP Voice Media Streaming Application service is running b.

Configure IP Voice Media Streaming Application service parameters c.

Check if software conferencing media resource exists

2.

Implement hardware conference media resources (if desired) a.

Configure hardware media resource in Unified CM b.

Configure hardware media resource in Cisco IOS gateway c.

Check if the hardware media resource registered with Unified

CM

3.

Configure CallManager service parameters concerning conferencing

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Step 1a: Activate IP Voice Media

Streaming Application Service

Activate the IP Voice Media Streaming App service in Cisco Unified

Serviceability under Service Activation to enable software media resources on Cisco Unified Communications Manager servers.

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Step 1b: IP Voice Media Streaming

Application Service Parameters

Set the maximum number of participants that the conference bridge should support

Enable or disable the software conference bridge

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Step 1c: Software Conferencing Media

Resource

Conference bridge is automatically added with default configuration parameters when the IP Voice

Media Streaming App service is activated.

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Step 2a: Configuration of a Cisco IOS

Enhanced Conference Bridge in Unified CM

Add a new conference resource:

 Add the Conference Bridge Name CFB<MAC>

 Specify the Device Pool (Region and Location)

 Set the Device Security Mode

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Step 2b and 2c: Configuration and Verification of Cisco IOS Enhanced Conference Bridge voice-card 0 dspfarm dsp services dspfarm

Source interface for registration

Unified CM to register with sccp local FastEthernet0/0.72

sccp ccm 10.1.1.1 identifier 1 version 6.0

sccp

CCM ID has to match sccp ccm group 1 associate ccm 1 priority 1

Name to register with at Unified CM associate profile 1 register CFB001B0CC250F8

Profile ID has to match dspfarm profile 1 conference codec g711ulaw codec g711alaw codec g729ar8 codec g729abr8 maximum sessions 2 associate application SCCP no shutdown

For verification use: show sccp show sccp ccm group 1 show dspfarm profile 1

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Step 3: Cisco CallManager Service

Parameters Concerning Conferencing

 Suppress MOH to Conference Bridge (True)

 Drop Ad Hoc Conference

– Never (default)

– When conference controller leaves

– When no On-Net parties remain in the conference

 Advanced Ad Hoc Conference Enabled (False)

 Non-linear Ad Hoc Conference Linking Enabled (False)

 Maximum Ad Hoc Conference (4)

 Maximum Meet Me Conference (4)

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Meet-Me Conference Configuration

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Meet-Me Conference Configuration

1.

All needed hardware and software conference resources have to be configured.

2.

Meet-Me number or pattern has to be configured.

– Meet-Me number range is part of the dial plan and must not overlap with other numbers.

– To restrict access to specific Meet-Me numbers, use partitions and calling search spaces.

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Step 2: Configure a Meet-Me

Number/Pattern

Add Meet-Me numbers or patterns.

In this case, 100 Meet-Me conference numbers are created.

Cisco Unified CM Administration: Call Routing > Meet-Me Number/Pattern

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Music on Hold Overview

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Music on Hold Media Resources

Integrated Software MOH Server in Unified CM Server

MOH as Multicast Stream from

External Media Streaming Server

PSTN

 Unified CM uses an integrated software Music on Hold server.

 For special cases, external media streaming servers can be used.

 The Unified CM integrated Music on Hold server supports multicast and unicast for MOH streaming.

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Music on Hold Sources

 MOH sources

– One fixed source using a Cisco MOH USB audio sound card

– 50 audio file sources

– MOH Audio File Management converts the audio file

 Codecs used for MOH are G.711, G.729, and wideband

– G.729 is developed and optimized for speech compression and reduces the music quality

 Consider the legalities and the ramifications of rebroadcasting copyrighted audio materials

Audio 1 (G.711a-law)

Audio 1 (G.711mu-law)

Audio 1 (G.729)

Audio 1 (Wideband)

MOH server

Audio 2 (G.711a-law)

Audio 2 (G.711mu-law)

Audio 2 (G.729)

Audio 2 (Wideband)

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Unicast Music on Hold

Music on Hold unicast characteristics:

 Stream sent directly from MOH server to requesting endpoint

 Point-to-point, one-way audio stream

 Separate audio stream for each connection

 Negative effect on network throughput and bandwidth

 Unicast is useful in networks where multicast is not enabled and devices are not capable of multicast

CM service

IP Address

MOH server

Unicast MOH

Unicast MOH

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Multicast Music on Hold

Music on Hold multicast characteristics:

 Streams sent from MOH server to a multicast group IP address

 Endpoints request an MOH audio stream and join as needed

 Point-to-multipoint, one-way audio stream

 Conserves system resources and bandwidth

 Multiple users share the same audio stream

 Networks and devices have to support multicast

 Use the multicast group IP address 239.1.1.1 to 239.255.255.255

 Increment multicast on IP address for different audio sources

CM service

Join Multicast Group

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MOH server

Multicast

MOH

Multicast Group

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MOH Audio Source Selection

Server

MOH B

Audio 1

Audio 2

Audio 3

Audio 4

Phone B puts

Phone A on hold

Phone B

User Hold Audio 2

1. Priority MOH Server B

Server

MOH A

Audio 1

Audio 2

Audio 3

Audio 4

Listen to Audio 2

Phone A

User Hold Audio 4

1. Priority MOH Server A

Use MRGL A

The MOH stream that an endpoint receives is determined by:

 User Hold Audio Source of the device placing the endpoint on hold.

 The prioritized list of MOH resources of endpoint (holdee) placed on hold.

 Audio sources can be configured in service parameters, device pools, devices and the lines.

 Make sure that configured audio files are available on all TFTP servers.

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Music on Hold Configuration

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Music on Hold Configuration Steps

1.

Plan Music on Hold servers capacity

2.

Configure Music on Hold audio sources

3.

Check Music on Hold server configuration

4.

Check Music on Hold service parameters

5.

Optional: Configure multicast for Music on Hold a) Configure MOH audio sources for multicast MOH b) Configure MOH server for multicast MOH

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Step 1: Capacity Planning

Cisco Platform Codecs MOH Session

MCS 7815

MCS 7825

MCS 7835

MCS 7845

G.711a, G711u

G.729

Wideband

G.711a, G711u

G.729

Wideband

Co-resident or Standalone

250 MOH Streams

Co-resident or Standalone

500 MOH Streams

 The maximum of 51 unique audio sources counts for the cluster.

 250 is the default value for unicast MOH sessions per server.

 Each multicast MOH audio source must be counted as two MOH streams.

 Maximum of 204 multicast streams (51 sources x 4 codec types).

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Step 2a: MOH Audio File Management

Cisco Unified CM Administration: Media Resources > MOH Audio File Management

See list of files. Custom files can be added and deleted.

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Step 2b: MOH Audio Sources

Configuration: MOH Audio Source

Cisco Unified CM Administration: Media Resources > Music On Hold Audio Source

Select audio source number 1-51.

Select audio source file for selected audio source number.

Enter audio source name.

Enable or disable audio file repeat.

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Step 2b: MOH Audio Sources

Configuration: Fixed MOH Audio Source

Cisco Unified CM Administration: Media Resources > Fixed MOH Audio Source

Enter the name of the fixed MOH audio source

Enable the fixed MOH audio source

The fixed audio source gets sourced from a fixed device that uses the local computer audio driver. It requires the Cisco USB MOH sound adaptor, which must be ordered separately.

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Step 3: MOH Server Configuration

Cisco Unified CM Administration: Media Resources > Music On Hold Server

Modify default values, if desired.

Enter name of fixed audio source device (only when using a fixed

MOH audio source)

The MOH server is automatically added with default values when the

IP Voice Media Streaming App services are activated.

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Step 4: MOH Service Parameters

 IP Voice Media Streaming Application service

– Supported MOH codecs (G.711, G729a, wideband)

– QoS for MOH (signaling and audio)

– Packet size for G.711, G.729, and wideband (20 ms)

 CallManager service

– Suppress MOH to Conference Bridge (True)

– Default Network Hold MOH Audio Source ID (1)

– Default User Hold MOH Audio Source ID (1)

– Duplex Streaming Enabled (False)

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Step 5a: Multicast MOH – Audio Sources

Configuration

In order to use multicast MOH, multicast MOH has to be enabled at MOH audio sources.

use by default.

MOH audio sources and fixed MOH audio sources (if used) need to be enabled for multicast MOH.

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Step 5b: Multicast MOH – MOH Server

Configuration

Cisco Unified CM Administration: Media Resources > Music On Hold Server

Enable multicast MOH on the

MOH server

Configure multicast parameters

Set maximum hops (Time To

Live) value per audio source for multicast packets

In order to use multicast MOH, multicast MOH has to be enabled at the Music On Hold Server configuration window.

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Annunciator

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Annunciator Overview

Integrated Annunciator in Unified CM server

PSTN

 The annunciator is part of the Cisco IP Voice Media Streaming

Application service.

 Annunciator streams spoken messages and various call progress tones.

 Receiving devices such as IP phones or gateways must be capable of SCCP to utilize this feature.

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Annunciator Features and Capacities

 Tones and announcements are predefined.

 The announcements support localization and may be customized by replacing the appropriate .wav file.

 The annunciator is capable of supporting G.711, G.729, and wideband codecs without any transcoding resources.

 The following features require an annunciator:

– Cisco Multilevel Precedence Preemption (call failure)

– Integration via SIP trunk (call progress and DTMF tones)

– Cisco IOS gateways and intercluster trunks (ringback)

– System messages (call failure)

– Conferencing (Barge tone)

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Annunciator Performance

 A standalone server without the Cisco CallManager service can support up to 255 simultaneous announcement streams.

 High-performance server with dual CPUs can support up to 400 announcement streams.

 Default is 48 announcement streams and recommended when coresident.

 Multiple standalone servers can be integrated to support the required number of announcement streams.

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Annunciator Media Resource

Configuration Steps

Cisco Unified CM Administration: Media Resources > Annunciator

Modify default values if desired.

The annunciator is automatically added with default values when the

IP Voice Media Streaming App services are activated.

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Media Resources Access Control Overview

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The Need for Media Resource Access

Control

Unified CM

Cluster

Software

Conference Bridge

SW_CFB_2

Software

Conference Bridge

SW_CFB_1

Hardware

Conference Bridge

SW_CFB_2

Hardware

Conference Bridge

SW_CFB_1

Which one should be used to establish a conference?

 By default, all existing media resources usage is load-balanced.

 Usage of the hardware conference resources is preferred.

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Media Resources Access Control

 Enables hardware and software devices to coexist within a

Unified CM and to be used with different priorities.

 Shares and accesses the resources that are available in the cluster.

 Performs load distribution within a group of similar media resources.

 Allows media resource access control based on type of resource.

 Media resources are bundled in load-balanced Media Resource

Groups (MRGs).

 Media Resource Groups are listed in prioritized Media Resource

Group Lists (MRGLs).

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Media Resource Design

User Needs Media

Resource

Similar to Route Lists and

Route Groups

Media

Resource

Manager

Assigned to Device or Device Pool first choice

Media

Resource

Group load sharing

Media Resource

1

Media Resource

2

Media

Resource

Group List second choice

Media

Resource

Group load sharing

Media Resource

3

Media Resource

1

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Media Resources Access Control

Example

Conf. 1 Conf. 2 Conf. 3 Conf. 4 Conf. 5 Conf. 6

HW_CFB_1 HW_CFB_2 HW_CFB_1 SW_CFB_1 SW_CFB_2 SW_CFB_3

MRGL CFB

1. MRG HW_CFB

2. MRG SW_CFB

MRG HW-CFB

HW_CFB_1 (2 conf.)

HW_CFB_2 (1 conf.)

MRG SW-CFB

SW_CFB_1 (1 conf.)

SW_CFB_2 (1 conf.)

(Default - no MRG)

SW_CFB_3 (1 conf.)

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Media Resources Access Control Configuration

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Media Resource Group List

Configuration Steps

1.

Configure Media Resource Groups

2.

Configure Media Resource Group Lists

3.

Assign the Media Resource Group Lists to phones

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Step 1: Media Resource Groups

Cisco Unified CM Administration: Media Resources > Media Resource Group

Enter name and description for

MRg

Add or remove selected media resource to or from MRG

Activate check box if multicast

MOH should be allowed and one or more multicast MOH resources are in MRG

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Step 2: Media Resource Group Lists

Cisco Unified CM Administration: Media Resources > Media Resource Group List

Enter name for MRGL

Add or remove selected media resource to or from MRGL

Order media resource groups within MRGLs

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Step 3: Configure Phones with Media

Resource Group Lists

Cisco Unified CM Administration: Device > Phone

Assign MRGL to IP phone

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Summary

 Media Voice Termination required for Voice Termination, audio conferencing, transcoding, Media Termination Point, annunciator,

Music on Hold.

 There are no direct endpoint-to-endpoint audio streams if a media resources is involved.

 Only some hardware-based conference bridges support mixedmode conferences with participants using different codecs.

 It is possible to configure external conference bridges to enhance the conferencing capabilities of the Unified CM.

 If the IP Voice Media Streaming Application service is running, conferencing hardly needs additional configuration steps.

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Summary (Cont.)

 The maximum of 51 unique audio sources counts for the cluster.

For a fixed audio source, a Cisco MOH USB audio sound card is required.

 The MOH stream that an endpoint receives is determined by the

User Hold Audio Source of the device placing the endpoint on hold and the configured MRGL of the endpoint being placed on hold.

 The annunciator streams spoken messages and various call progress tones to devices supporting SCCP.

 The Media Resource Manager controls the media resources within a Cisco Unified Communications Manager cluster. The media resources are shared within a cluster.

 To limit media resources access, Media Resource Groups and

Media Resource Group Lists have to be configured and assigned.

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