[cisco-voip] [OSL | CCIE_Voice] v3 BluePrint questions...

[Larry Hadrava]

Just because a dial plan is in place does not mean that anything is
connecting utilizing the dial plan. I can see some room for work there.

Larry Hadrava
CCIE #12203 CCNP CCNA
Sr. Support Engineer – IPexpert, Inc.
URL: http://www.IPexpert.com


On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Jonathan Charles <jonvoip at gmail.com>wrote:

> Yes, but there are some conflicting statements...
>
> One of the configuration items on the blueprint is DHCP... If the
> phones are already registered, then DHCP must have been too...
>
> If basic dial plan is constructed, that means the PRIs/CAS lines are
> configured, which means you had to configure the transcoders and conf
> bridges before that (else you would have to tear them back down to
> configure the transcoders...)...
>
> This is weird...
>
>
> Jonathan
>
> On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 5:08 PM, Larry Hadrava <lhadrava at ipexpert.com>
> wrote:
> > I would expect for the key word to be "basic".
> > Phone registration is just that - a phone registered to UCM or UCME. I
> would
> > expect all of the phone configuration to be manipulated according to the
> lab
> > instructions
> >
> > Basic application integration could mean simple integration between UCM
> and
> > UCCX or UCM to Unity connection - again the rest of the actual
> configuration
> > would be done as per the lab
> >
> > Basic dial plan - I would expect that there may be some items configured,
> > but not a great deal. Certainly not to the point of anywhere near a
> complete
> > dial plan.
> >
> > With all of that "basic pre-configuration" comes the troubleshooting.
> Just
> > because something is pre-configured does not mean it is totally correct.
> >
> > All of the above is opinion and not based upon any special knowledge or
> > psychic capability:-)
> >
> > Larry Hadrava
> > CCIE #12203 CCNP CCNA
> > Sr. Support Engineer – IPexpert, Inc.
> > URL: http://www.IPexpert.com <http://www.ipexpert.com/>
> >
> >
> > On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 5:16 PM, Jonathan Charles <jonvoip at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> OK, the V3 Lab Blueprint has this statement:
> >>
> >> The blueprint is a detailed outline of the topics likely to appear on
> >> the lab exam. This blueprint introduces pre-configurations of basic
> >> tasks (such as phone registration, basic application integration,
> >> basic dial plan, etc.), in order to devote additional focus on expert
> >> level skills (advanced configuration and troubleshooting) assessments.
> >> As usual, knowledge of troubleshooting is an important skill and
> >> candidates are expected to diagnose and solve issues as part of the
> >> CCIE lab exam. The topics listed are guidelines and other relevant or
> >> related topics may also appear.
> >>
> >> The statement, " This blueprint introduces pre-configurations of basic
> >> tasks (such as phone registration, basic application integration,
> >> basic dial plan, etc.), in order to devote additional focus on expert
> >> level skills " seems to indicate that the phone will be preconfigured
> >> and registered and the dial plan may already be built...
> >>
> >> Am I understanding this correctly?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Jonathan
> >
> >
>
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