CCVP Lab Equipment Recommendation

by Kevin Wallace If you wish to build a home lab to practice CCVP concepts (in addition to Voice CCNA concepts), the following equipment list is a minimum configuration that I recommend. I say minimum, because you could optionally add on an additional branch office that connects into the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) via an E1 circuit.

Hardware Part Number Cisco WS-C3750-24TS PVDM2-8 PVDM2-16 VWIC-1MFT-T1 C2811 512/256 HWIC-4ESW WIC-1T AIM2-CUE VWIC-2MFT-T1 Serial 2T CP-7941G CP-7960G

Description 24-Port Cisco Catalyst 3750 Switch Packet Voice DSP Module version 2 - 8 Packet Voice DSP Module version 2 - 16 1-Port T1 Voice WAN Interface Card Cisco 2811 ISR Router with 512 MB of DRAM and 256 MB of Flash 4-Port Ethernet Switch Module 2-Port DB-60 Serial Interface Card Cisco Unity Express AIM Module Version 2 2-Port T1 Voice WAN Interface Card 2-Port Smart Serial WAN Interface Card Cisco 7941G IP Phone Cisco 7960G IP Phone Cables 1.5' Smart Serial to DB-60 Serial Cable 3' Crossover Ethernet Cat 5e Cable 3' Ethernet Cat 5e Cable T1 Crossover Cable Software Vmware ESXi (virtual server software to support the Cisco Unified Communications servers) Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco Unity Connection, Unified Contact Center Express, and Unified Presence Server version 6.x, 7.x, or 8.x

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Cisco IOS 12.4(21)T for Cisco 2811 Routers (IP Voice Feature Set) OR Cisco IOS 15.1(1)T1 for Cisco 281 Routers (IP Voice Feature Set) Cisco IOS 12.2(25r)SEC for Cisco 3750 Catalyst Switch Server Specs. 12 GB of RAM 1 TB HD

The recommended topology contains three Cisco 2811 routers: one for the HQ gateway, one for the Branch Office gateway, and one for the PSTN/Frame Relay clouds. The Cisco IOS 12.4(21)T software can be used on the Cisco 2811 routers if you wish to support Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express version 7. The Cisco IOS 15.1(1)T1 software can be used on the Cisco 2811 routers if you wish to support Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express version 8. Each router contains one PVDM2-8 and one PVDM2-16, which are inserted into the router motherboard.