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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I comes down to what kinds of things you
want and don’t want to do. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>MGCP is easy to manage and use.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>H323 has more configuration and
management, but since it’s older, supports more options.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Both can get you redundancy that your
looking for. both through RL and RG’s <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>As far as the Nortel, I have not used it
so you might get a more definitive answer that way. Most PBX integrations are Qsig
PRI that I’ve seen.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Neil Barnett<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, February 02, 2006
9:17 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> cisco-voip@puck.nether.net<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [cisco-voip] H.323 vs.
MGCP Gateway Protocol Selection</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Helvetica-Light><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica-Light'>Just curious, would like to determine from
the Group which Protocol (H.323 vs. MGCP) represents <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Helvetica-Light><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica-Light'>An optimal gateway protocol selection in a
basic centralized CallManager Setup (1 Small Cluster) with 4 2801’s (1
PRI, Per 2801) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Helvetica-Light><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica-Light'>Communicating to the PSTN. No IP WAN Voice
Connectivity will exist within this network in the near future, However there <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Helvetica-Light><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica-Light'>Will be an IPCC Express Deployment soon. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Helvetica-Light><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica-Light'>It seems to be better documentation
concerning utilization of MGCP as a primary gateway protocol and H.323 as a
backup, existing <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Helvetica-Light><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica-Light'>PBX is a Nortel. Also what are the options
available, on a telephony signaling level to achieve redundancy across multiple
PRI’s. (Other than HSRP) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Helvetica-Light><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><b><font size=3 face=Atlanta><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
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