Before taking this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:

• Internet web browser usability knowledge and general computer usage
• Basic understanding of networking technologies
• Basic understanding of voice and video
• Describe the different codecs and how they are used to transform analogue voice into digital streams
• Knowledge of Cisco Internetworking Operation System (Cisco IOS XE) command line
• Describe the Cisco Collaboration solutions architecture
• Define collaboration and describe the main purpose of key devices in a Cisco collaboration on-premises deployment model
• Configure and modify required parameters in Cisco Unified CM including service activation, enterprise parameters, CM groups, time settings, and device pool
• Deploy and troubleshoot IP phones via manual configuration within Cisco Unified CM
• Describe and configure endpoints and commonly required features
• Compare the IP Phone signaling protocols of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), H.323, Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP), and Skinny Call Control Protocol (SCCP)
• Analyze traffic patterns and quality issues in converged IP networks supporting voice, video, and data traffic
• Define Quality of Service (QoS) and its models
• Describe the call setup and teardown process for a SIP device including codec negotiation using Session Description Protocol (SDP) and media channel setup
• Manage Cisco Unified CM user accounts (local and via Lightweight Directory Access Protocol [LDAP])
• Describe a dial plan and explain call routing in Cisco Unified Communications Manager
• Configure dial plan elements within a single site Cisco Unified CM deployment including Route Groups, Local Route Group, Route Lists, Route Patterns,
• Translation Patterns, Transformations, SIP Trunks, and SIP Route Patterns
• Implement basic globalized call routing within a Cisco Unified Communications Manager cluster
• Configure calling privileges in Cisco Unified Communications Manager
• Implement toll fraud prevention
• Implement common endpoint features including call park, softkeys, shared lines, and pickup groups
• Implement Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) access using Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) gateways
• Implement a Cisco gateway for PSTN access
  Deploy a simple SIP dial plan on a Cisco Interrupt Service Routine (ISR) gateway to enable access to the PSTN network
• Implement and troubleshoot media resources in Cisco Unified Communications Manager
• Manage Cisco Unified CM access to media resources available within Cisco
• Unified CM and Cisco ISR gateways
• Describe tools for reporting and maintenance including Unified Reports, Real
• Time Monitoring Tool (RTMT), Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), and Call
• Detail Records (CDRs) within Cisco Unified CM
• The following Cisco courses can help you gain the knowledge you need to prepare for this course:
• Understanding Cisco Collaboration Foundations (CLFNDU)
• Implementing and Operating Cisco Collaboration Core Technologies (CLCOR)