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Cisco Catalyst 4000 Access Gateway Module Installation and Configuration Note
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Chapter 1 Overview
Software Features
Software Features
This section describes the AGM software features.
Telephony Call Control
The AGM supports several options for telephony call control:
• Cisco Call Manager (CCM) can be used for centralized call control for numerous VoIP gateways,
including the AGM, at campus and branch sites. The AGM supports both MGCP and H.323v2
interfaces to the CCM.
• SRST is an IOS-based backup for the CCM that resides on the AGM itself. SRST automatically
takes over call control if connectivity to the CCM is lost.
• ITS software can be used for distributed call control.
Voice Gateway Features
The AGM can provide voice gateway support for up to 96 voice channels, or up to 48 channels if
conferencing or transcoding are enabled. The AGM supports the following voice gateway services:
• VoIP encapsulation—10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60 msec packet sizes
• Voice Compression—G.711 and G.729a encoding
• Fax Support—Cisco Fax Relay and G.711 Fax Passthrough support
• Modem Support—G.711 Modem Passthrough support
• IP Header Compression—CRTP
• Echo Cancellation—8 to 64 msec echo cancellation support, depending on interface type
• Signaling Types—T1 channel-associated signaling (CAS), ISDN Primary Rate Interface (PRI),
Basic Rate Interface (BRI)
Advanced Voice Services
The AGM supports advanced voice services such as conferencing and transcoding:
• Conferencing—when conferencing is enabled, 4 DSPs are allocated to conferencing. Each DSP
supports 1 conference x 6 parties or 2 conferences x 3 parties. The AGM supports both meet-me and
ad-hoc conference modes.
• Transcoding—when transcoding is enabled, 8 DSPs are allocated to conferencing. Each DSP
transcodes 2 full duplex voice channels between G.711 and G.729a.
Routing Services
The AGM supports the following Cisco IOS routing services:
• Routing Protocols—IP (v4), IPv6, IPX, SNA
• Routing algorithms—OSPF, BGP, and more
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