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Cisco Webex Calling v3

March 2021

Overview

Cisco Webex

Cisco® Webex is an app-centric cloud-based service that provides a complete collaboration suite for teams to create, meet, message, call, whiteboard, and share, regardless of whether they’re together or apart; in one continuous workstream before, during, and after meetings. It’s built to make teams work seamlessly. It is a simple, secure, complete, and open service that enables people to work better.

Cisco Webex Calling

Cisco Webex® Calling is a collaboration offering that provides multi-tenant cloud-based alternative to on-premise PBX phone service. It is branded by Cisco and provisioned by partner value-added resellers (VARs). VARs are not regulated service providers and cannot provide PSTN service. PSTN service must be leveraged through an enterprise local gateway deployment or a Cloud Connected PSTN provider. Webex® Calling also provides service assurance through media quality metrics.

Layer 2 Box-to-Box Redundancy

Layer 2 Box-to-box redundancy uses the Redundancy Group (RG) Infrastructure protocol to form an Active/Standby pair of routers. The Active/Standby pair share the same virtual IP address (VIP) across interfaces and continually exchange status messages. CUBE session information is check-pointed across the Active/Standby pair of routers enabling the Standby router to take over immediately all CUBE call processing responsibilities if the Active router should go out of service for planned or unplanned reasons, preserving both SIP signaling and media. RG Infrastructure protocol monitors both the inside and outside interfaces — if any interface goes down, the whole device is considered down, the Standby device becomes active and takes over the responsibilities of the Active router.

Starting with IOS-XE 16.12.2, the Local Gateway for Cisco Webex Calling will be able to utilize CUBE HA for call preservation in an all IP deployment. This redundancy option for call preservation in Cisco Webex Calling is supported on ISR 4K and vCUBE (CUBE on CSR1000v) only.

 

Call Recording

The Call Recording feature provides a hosted mechanism for Webex Calling customers to record the calls placed and received on the Webex Calling platform for replay and archival. This feature is helpful for quality assurance, security, training, and more.

The Call Recording service is a hybrid feature, where the Webex Calling platform enables the Call Recording user feature settings, while storage and management of recorded calls are delivered via a portal of the third-party partner, Dubber. Recordings of calls are securely sent to the Dubber platform for playback and general management.

 

What’s New in v3.0

  • Trunks and Route Groups
  • Different PSTN connection options to choose from ( Cisco PSTN , Cloud Connected PSTN and Premises-based PSTN)
  • Consolidation of Webex Calling facing dial-peer to implement LGW’s concurrent call limits.
  • Device Overrides – Device Configurations from Control Hub
  • and much more…

 

Scenarios

Cisco Webex Control Hub Organization Verification

Webex Calling – Initial Setup

Enabling Users for Webex Calling and License Assignment

Device Overrides – Device Configuration from Control Hub

Configuring a Multiplatform Phone Using Global Discovery Service

Configuring a Multiplatform Phone Using Bulk Activation Code

Configure Webex Calling for Room Devices

Call Recording Using Dubber

Using Webex App for Calling

Configuring CUBE High Availability (HA)

Deploying Local Gateway for PSTN Calling

Appendix A – Cisco Webex Password Reset Procedures

Appendix B – Full Local Gateway Configuration

Features

Cisco Webex Calling
  • Enterprise-grade cloud calling, mobility, and PBX features, along with Cisco Webex for messaging, Webex Meetings for meetings, and calling from a soft client or Cisco phone
  • Offers a smooth transition to the cloud for customers with 100 or more users and existing on-premises PBX infrastructures
Cisco Webex
  • Persistent chat for project-based and one to one communications
  • Point-to-Point Video Calling directly from the application
  • Webex Video Conferencing integration and instant meetings
  • Hybrid services integration for Call, Calendar, Message Configuration, and Directory functions
  • Cisco Webex Boards transform meetings into fully collaborative experiences with remote employees
Webex Control Hub
  • Web-based, intuitive, single-pane-of-glass management portal
  • Enables you to provision, administer, and manage Cisco Webex services and Webex Hybrid Services, such as Hybrid Call Service, Hybrid Calendar Service, Hybrid Directory Service, and Video Mesh

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