[cisco-voip] Ringtones in CUCM 6.X

[James Buchanan]

Creating Custom Phone Rings 


The Cisco Unified IP Phone ships with two default ring types that are
implemented in hardware: Chirp1 and Chirp2. Cisco Unified Communications
Manager also provides a default set of additional phone ring sounds that
are implemented in software as pulse code modulation (PCM) files. The
PCM files, along with an XML file (named Ringlist.xml) that describes
the ring list options that are available at your site, exist in the TFTP
directory on each Cisco Unified Communications Manager server. 


1.1.1        Ringlist.xml File Format Requirements 


The Ringlist.xml file defines an XML object that contains a list of
phone ring types. This file can include up to 50 ring types. Each ring
type contains a pointer to the PCM file that is used for that ring type
and the text that will appear on the Ring Type menu on a Cisco Unified
IP Phone for that ring. The Cisco TFTP server for each Cisco Unified
Communications Manager contains this file. 

The CiscoIPPhoneRinglist XML object uses the following simple tag set to
describe the information: 

<CiscoIPPhoneRingList>
   <Ring>
      <DisplayName/>
      <FileName/>
   </Ring>
</CiscoIPPhoneRingList>
 

The following characteristics apply to the definition names. You must
include the required DisplayName and FileName for each phone ring type. 

* DisplayName defines the name of the custom ring for the associated PCM
file that will display on the Ring Type menu of the Cisco Unified IP
Phone. 

*FileName specifies the name of the PCM file for the custom ring to
associate with DisplayName. 

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Note  The DisplayName and FileName fields must not exceed 25 characters.


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This example shows a Ringlist.xml file that defines two phone ring
types: 

<CiscoIPPhoneRingList>
   <Ring>
      <DisplayName>Analog Synth 1</DisplayName>
      <FileName>Analog1.raw</FileName>
   </Ring>
   <Ring>
      <DisplayName>Analog Synth 2</DisplayName>
      <FileName>Analog2.raw</FileName>
   </Ring>
</CiscoIPPhoneRingList>

 


1.1.1        PCM File Requirements for Custom Ring Types 


The PCM files for the rings must meet the following requirements for
proper playback on Cisco Unified IP Phones: 

*Raw PCM (no header) 

*8000 samples per second 

*8 bits per sample 

*uLaw compression 

*Maximum ring size-16080 samples 

*Minimum ring size-240 samples 

*Number of samples in the ring is evenly divisible by 240. 

*Ring starts and ends at the zero crossing. 

*To create PCM files for custom phone rings, you can use any standard
audio editing packages that support these file format requirements. 


 


1.1.2        Configuring a Custom Phone Ring 


To create custom phone rings for the Cisco Unified IP Phone, follow
these steps: 

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Step 1  Create a PCM file for each custom ring (one ring per file).
Ensure the PCM files comply with the format guidelines that are listed
in the "PCM File Requirements for Custom Ring Types" section. 

Step 2 Upload the new PCM files that you created to the Cisco TFTP
server for each Cisco Unified Communications Manager in your cluster. To
do this, see section 9.3, "Uploading files via TFTP"

Step 3 Use an text editor to edit the Ringlist.xml file. See the
"Ringlist.xml File Format Requirements" section for information about
how to format this file and for a sample Ringlist.xml file. 

Step 4 Save your modifications and close the Ringlist.xml file. 

Step 5 To cache the new Ringlist.xml file, stop and start the TFTP
service by using Cisco Unified Communications Manager Serviceability or
disable and re-enable the "Enable Caching of Constant and Bin Files at
Startup" TFTP service parameter (located in the Advanced Service
Parameters). 

 

 

From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
[mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Noel Oquendo
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 10:40 AM
To: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
Subject: [cisco-voip] Ringtones in CUCM 6.X

 

How to add custom ringtones in Call Manager 6.X? 

Thanks, 

Noel 

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