Chapter 1. Cisco CallManager Architecture

A Cisco IP Communications network is a suite of components that includes Internet Protocol (IP) telephony communications. Cisco CallManager is a core component of a Cisco IP Communications network, the primary function of which is to serve as the call routing and signaling component for IP telephony.

The term IP telephony describes telephone systems that place calls over the same type of data network that makes up the Internet. Although strictly speaking, IP telephony primarily enables users to have voice conversations, CallManager also has the capability to enable users with PCs associated with their phones, users with video-only endpoints, and users with H.323-based video systems to have end-to-end video ...

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