[cisco-voip] Call Manager and Gatekeeper

[Voll, Scott]

Question 1 -- you are correct.  Gatekeeper functionality is for
distributed Call processing.  Not needed in a centralized CM model.

Question 2 -- The gatekeeper is essential in distributed call
processing.  I don't believe that a gatekeeper can replace a CM.  There
is CM Express
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/customer/products/sw/voicesw/ps4625/index.htm
l
Which does replace CM to a point.  Its kind of a stripped down CM
running on IOS.

Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: Guru Chakravarthy [mailto:guruchakravarthy at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 8:59 PM
To: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
Subject: [cisco-voip] Call Manager and Gatekeeper 

hi all, 
I am a new to VoIP and have few questions on
functionalities of Gatekeeper and call manager

1. Is gatekeeper required only in a multi site
environment with distributed call processing 
and 
Not Required in single site or a  multi site
environment with centralized call processing ? (is it
because all the call handling is done by call manager
it self ? ) 

2. Can a call manager replace the gatekeeper or vice
versa ? i.e in what deployment is gatekeeper essential
? 

3. in a pratical deployment scenarios(large/ small)
does any one make use of the H323 Annnex G border
element congigurations available in Cisco IOS 

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios123/123cgcr/
vvfax_c/callc_c/h323_c/323confg/3gwconf.htm#wp1039767

Thanks in advance.
Guru

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