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Route Plan

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Route Plan: Objectives

Upon completing this module, you will be able to:

• Describe how to create a basic route plan
• Apply advanced route plan components in order to
customize a basic route plan
• Configure partitions and calling search spaces in a
Cisco IPT solution

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 Route Plan Basics

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Route Plan Basics: Objectives

Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

• Describe the necessary elements for creating external route plans
• Describe the devices used when implementing route plans
• Describe route groups
• Create route lists
• Create route patterns
• Describe the CCM digit analysis process
• Describe a basic route plan

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Dial Plan Visual Objective
Users required to dial
7 digits for intersite calls
Secondary Voice Path “526-1111”
Pre-pend “1408” and send to PSTN
GateKeeper(s)
A
A

PSTN

Philadelphia
San Jose (215) 555-xxxx
5 Digit Internal Dialing
(408) 526-xxxx
5 Digit Internal Dialing IP WAN

Primary Voice Path

Strip “52” and deliver
61111 to remote CCM
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 Route Plan Call Types
Route
Pattern 9.1408xxxxxxx
GateKeeper
CCM Remote
GK
CCM
1000 IP WAN

Router/GW PSTN
1001 914085264000

CCM routes two basic call types:

• Internal (on-cluster) Calls – Destination DN is registered with
CCM.
• External (off-cluster) Calls – External route patterns must be
configured on CCM.
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 External Route Elements in CCM
Route pattern: Route

Configuration Order
• Matches dialed number for external calls Pattern
• Performs digit manipulation (optional)
• Points to a route list for routing

Route
Route list: List
1st 2nd
• Chooses path for call routing Choice Choice
• Points to prioritized route groups
Route Route
Group Group
Route group: 2nd
1st
• Performs digit manipulation Choice
Choic
• Points to the actual devices e
GK
IP WAN PSTN
Devices:
• Gateways (H.323, MGCP)
• GateKeeper
• Inter-Cluster Trunk (remote CCM)
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Route Plan Configuration Process

MGCP Based H.323 Based

1 Add gateway devices VG200 All IOS GWs
Cat 6K GWs Device Protocol
2600 H.225
3600 Remote CCM
Device Protocol
Inter-cluster Trunk
2 Build route groups from
Route Group 1 Route Group 2
available devices Remote CCM Catalyst 6K Digital
2600 (MGCP) 2600 (MGCP) Digital
3640 VG200
Build route lists from
3 available route groups Route List 1 Route List 2
Route Group 1 Route Group 2
Route Group 2 Route Group 3
Route Group 3 Route Group 1
4 Build a route pattern to
available route lists or
gateway devices

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Gateway Communication Overview

• Inter-Cluster Trunk:
– Remote CCM
• Non-IOS MGCP:
– Catalyst 6000, WSX6608-x1
• MGCP:
– VG200, Cisco 2600, Cisco 3600, Cisco 3700
• H.323:
– Cisco 2600, Cisco 3600, Cisco 3700

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 Intercluster Trunk Configuration

Device Name – IP Address

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 H.323 Gateway Configuration

Device Name – IP Address

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MGCP Configuration Information

MGCP Domain Name:

Host name of gateway

Network Module 2 VICS

1/1/1 1/1/0 1/0/1 1/0/0

Endpoint Identifiers

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 Non-IOS MGCP Catalyst 6000,
WS-X6608-x1

MAC Address of Port

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Route Groups Overview

User Dials External Number

723-8912
1st
Route Pattern Choice
Digital GW 1
723-xxxx

Route List Route Group PSTN

Route groups create a

prioritized list of voice 2nd
Digital GW 2
gateways. Choic
e

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Route Group Configuration

Add gateways from Device Name drop-down menu

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Route List Overview

User Dials Number

1st Choice
Ports 1 - 8
Analog GW 1
IXC
1
Route Pattern
Route Group 1
1st
2nd Choice
Choice
Ports 1 - 4
Route List Analog GW 2
IXC
1st Choice 2
2nd Ports 5 - 8
Choic
e Route Group 2

2nd Choice
Ports 1 - 8
Route lists are a prioritized Analog GW 3
IXC
list of route groups. 3

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Route List Configuration

Add and prioritize route groups

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Route Pattern Overview

Route patterns match

E.164 numbers and are
User Dials External Number commonly used for
723-8912 external call routing.

Route Pattern
Digital GW 1
723-xxxx 1st
Choice

Route List Route Group PSTN

2nd
Choic
e Digital GW 2

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Route Pattern:
Commonly Used Wildcards

Wildcard Description

x Single digit (0-9, *, #)

@ North American numbering plan

! One or more digits (0-9)

[x-y] Generic range notation

[^x-y] Exclusion range notation

. Terminates access code

# Terminates inter-digit timeout

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Route Pattern Examples

Pattern Result

1234 Matches 1234

1*1x Matches numbers between 1*10 and 1*19

12xx Matches numbers between 1200 and 1299

13[25-8]6 Matches 1326, 1356, 1366, 1376, 1386

13[^3-9]6 Matches 1306, 1316, 1326, 13*6, 13#6

13!# Matches any number that begins with 13, is

followed by one or more digits, and ends with #;
135# and 13579# are example matches

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Route Pattern Configuration

Configure a Route Pattern and point it to a Gateway or Route List.

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Dialing Behavior

1000 CCM

Dialed Digits

<none> List Potential Matches

1 List Potential Matches

0 List Potential Matches
0 List Potential Matches
1 List Current Match

Call Setup 1001

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Digit Collection

User dial string: 1111 Match!

1111 1211 Does not match

1[23]xx Does not match

131 Does not match

CCM actions:
No other patterns could 13[0-4]x Does not match
match; extend call
13! Does not match

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Closest Match Routing

User dial string: 1111 Does not match

1211 1211 Match!

1[23]xx Match!
Matches 1 digit string
131 Does not match

Select as closest match Does not match

13[0-4]x

Matches 200 digit strings 13! Does not match

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Interdigit Timeout

User dial string: 1111 Does not match

1311<timeout> 1211 Does not match

1[23]xx Match!
Matches 200 digit strings
131 Does not match

13[0-4]x Match!
Matches 50 digit strings
Select as closest match
13! Match!
Matches digit strings
8

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Simple Route Plan Example

Route Pattern can match

User Dials Number route list or gateway.

Route Pattern Cisco Access

Digital GW 1

OR
1st
Choice

Route List Route Group PSTN

2nd
Choic
e Cisco Access
Digital GW 2

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Route Plan Example 2
Users required to dial
7 digits for intersite calls
Secondary Voice Path “526-1111”
Pre-pend “1408” and send to PSTN
GateKeeper(s)
A
A

PSTN

Philadelphia
San Jose (215) 555-xxxx
5 Digit Internal Dialing
(408) 526-xxxx
5 Digit Internal Dialing IP WAN

Primary Voice Path

Strip “52” and deliver
61111 to remote CCM
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Basic Route Plan Summary

Cisco Gateways

Route 1st choice Digital Gateway

1st choice Group A .08 per minute
2n Global switch
dc
ho e or PBX
iic
c ho e
1s t

Route Pattern 9.@

Route 2nd choice Route WS-X6608-T1
List Group B 2nd choice .12 per minute
3 rd Global switch
ch or PBX
oic
e

Route 1st choice WS-X6624-FXS

3rd choice
Group C .15 per minute
2nd choice Global switch
or PBX

Route Pattern 8.@

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Summary

• CCM routes internal calls by matching the registered DN to a

destination. External calls do not have a registered DN, and
CCM will search for a destination.
• CCM uses gateway devices. Gateway devices allow CCM to
communicate with nonIP networks, such as the PSTN. Cisco
created two main categories of gateway devices: analog
gateways and digital gateways.
• Route groups and route lists work together to control and
enhance external call routing.
• Route lists consist of an ordered list of route groups. Route lists
expand on the route group concept and allow you to order and
prioritize your route groups.

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Summary (Cont.)

• You use external route patterns for routing off-cluster calls.

External route patterns can point to either an individual
gateway or a route list.
• Whenever a user places a call from a device registered with
CCM, CCM must analyze each dialed digit to determine where
to route the call.
• A basic route plan consists of the following items: voice
gateways, route groups, route lists, and route patterns.

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Lesson Review

1. Which of the following work together to control and

enhance external call routing?
2. What is the key to making toll bypass and PSTN
Fallback features transparent to your users?
3. Which of the following are valid wildcards? (Choose
three.)
4. Which of the following sets the interdigit timeout to
15 seconds?
5. Which of the following constitutes a basic route
plan? (Choose four.)

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Lesson Review (Cont.)

6. Which type of ports can be configured for an analog

gateway? (Choose two.)
7. What can be placed into a route list?

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