Voice and IP communication: Cisco Unified Communication System-Product Overview (1)

Cisco Unified Communication Components
Cisco®The Unified Communication System has five basic components.

IP phone number

Call Processing Software
Telephone and terminal
Unified Communication Application

Unified Communication Client
Message Processing
Multimedia Conference
Contact Center Application
Communication Infrastructure
Management tools
IP phone number
The IP telephone software enables enterprises to run voice, data, and video communications on a single converged network.

Call Handling
Cisco Systems®It provides Call Processing Software suitable for various enterprise scale and enterprise types, and manages voice and video calls between IP phones, media processing devices, VoIP gateways to PSTN, and multimedia applications.

Product	Number of users per location	Distributed or centralized	Server-based or router-based	Redundancy
Cisco uniied CallManager	A maximum of 30,000 entries per cluster	Centralized-X clusters can be deployed in one system	Server	Supported
Cisco uniied CallManager Express	Up to 240 depends on the selected Cisco Integrated Multi-Service Router	Centralized deployment in small enterprises, or scattered in branches	Vro	Supported
Cisco uniied route vable Remote Site Telephony	Up to 720 depends on the selected Cisco Integrated Multi-Service Router	Distributed in branches	Vro	Supported

Telephone and terminal
Cisco provides one of the largest IP Phone product series in the industry. Cisco uniied IP phones are well known for their ease-of-use, outstanding audio quality, more user-friendly features, user-friendly design, and the ability to add custom applications.

1. Cisco uniied IP address and accessories
IP phone number	Number of lines	Display	Speaker	Protocol Support	Ethernet Switch
Cisco uniied IP Phone 7985G	1	Yes, video	Yes	SCCP	10/100
Cisco uniied IP Address: 7971G-GE	8	Yes, color	Yes	SCCP, SIP	10/100/1000
Cisco uniied IP Phone 7970G	8	Yes, color	Yes	SCCP, SIP	10/100
Cisco uniied IP Phone 7961G-GE	6	Yes	Yes	SCCP, SIP	10/100/1000
Cisco uniied IP Phone 7961G	6	Yes	Yes	SCCP, SIP	10/100
Cisco uniied IP Phone 7960G	6	Yes	Yes	SCCP, SIP, MGCP	10/100
Cisco uniied IP address 7941G-GE	2	Yes	Yes	SCCP, SIP	10/100/1000
Cisco uniied IP Phone 7941G	2	Yes	Yes	SCCP, SIP	10/100
Cisco uniied IP Phone 7940G	2	Yes	Yes	SCCP, SIP	10/100
Cisco uniied IP conferencing workstation 7936	1	Yes	Yes	SCCP	N/
Cisco uniied IP phone extension module 7914	14	Yes	N/	N/	N/
Cisco uniied IP Phone 7912G	1	Yes	Only Monitor	SCCP, SIP	10/100
Cisco uniied IP Phone 7911G	1	Yes	Only Monitor	SCCP, SIP	10/100
Cisco uniied IP Phone 7905G	1	Yes	Only Monitor	SCCP, SIP	No
Cisco uniied IP Phone 7902G	1	None	Only Monitor	SCCP	No

Wireless IP Phone
Cisco uniied Wireless IP Phone 7920

Cisco uniied Wireless IP Phone 7920 is a wireless IP phone that complies with the IEEE 802.11b standard and provides comprehensive voice communication with Cisco uniied CallManager and Cisco uniied CallManager Express.

GSM/802.11 IP Phone
Fixed-mobile converged IP Solution with Nokia dual-mode commercial telephones and Cisco wired and wireless IP infrastructure. Cisco is working with Nokia to develop mobile phones.

Video IP phone number
Cisco uniied IP Phone 7985G is a personal desktop video phone. Cisco uniied IP Phone 7985G uses all the components used to support video calls in a single easy-to-use product-cameras, LCD screens, speakers, keyboards, and tubes.

Analog Device
Cisco analog phone adapter 186 and 188 are standard-based communication devices that support separate phone numbers and provide two separate lines.

Cisco Unified Communication Application
Cisco Unified Communication Client
Cisco provides a wide range of Cisco Unified Communication clients, from the advanced softphone features provided by Cisco IP Communicator to the Cisco uniied Video Advantage that provides multimedia interfaces for videophone communication. In addition to basic softphone and videophone functions, Cisco uniied Personal Communicator provides an integrated communication experience through powerful productivity tools such as networking status, conference, and Web collaboration.

Product	Integrated with Cisco Call Processing	Soft Phone Functions	Videophone	Pc OS support	Components to be deployed
Cisco IP Communicator	Cisco uniied CallManager Express and Cisco uniied CallManager	Yes	Use Cisco uniied Video Advantage	Windows only
Cisco uniied Video Advantage	Cisco uniied CallManager Express and Cisco uniied CallManager	None	Yes	Windows only	Cisco VT Camera, Cisco uniied IP phone number
Cisco uniied Personal Communicator	Cisco uniied CallManager v5.0	Yes	Yes	Windows or Macintosh	Cisco Unified Presence Server