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Q & A
Cisco Internet OSS for Voice over IP:
Infrastructure Manager Release 1.0
Q. What is Cisco Internet OSS for Voice
over IP?
A. Cisco Internet OSS for Voice over IP is a
collection of network management systems
to manage voice networks powered by
Cisco equipment. These systems are
architected according to a proprietary
architecture that builds on a programmable
network layer and element management
functions to provide comprehensive and
consistent network management to the
telecommunications service provider
market.
Q. What is the Cisco Internet OSS for Voice
over IP: Infrastructure Manager?
A. The Infrastructure Manager is an
integrated set of network management
applications with an Internet OSS
architecture that provides service
fulfillment, service assurance, and usage
reporting data for Cisco voice
infrastructure service offerings.
Infrastructure service offerings cover the
interconnection of a Public Switched
Telephone Network (PSTN) and
voice-over-IP (VoIP) networks. The VoIP
interconnection includes integration with
Signaling System 7 (SS7) control protocols
and provides long distance, prepaid, and
other long-haul telephony and
telecommunications services.
Q. Are multiple VoIP control protocols
supported?
A. Release 1.0 supports networks based on
the H.323 family of protocols. Future
releases will extend the functionality to
cover networks based on Media Gateway
Control Protocol (MGCP) and Session
Initiation Protocol (SIP) as well as
multiprotocol networks.
Q. What kinds of networks are managed?
A. Currently the network management
system (NMS) manages an H.323 network
built from service provider-selected
combinations of the following gateways,
gatekeepers, and signaling controller
platforms:
• Gateway platforms—Cisco 2600 and
3600 routers, Cisco AS5300, AS5400,
AS5800, and AS5850 access servers,
and Cisco 7200 routers
• Gatekeeper platforms—Cisco 3600 an