Description

DMPS is a three-day instructor-led technical course that reviews and enforces the system architecture of MeetingPlace v7.0 and how those components integrate into an enterprise network. Use of the MeetingPlace Configuration Tool and other tools in case studies and design scenarios will be emphasized to create solutions that meet common customer MeetingPlace deployment requirements.

Objectives

To provide learners with skills to successfully design Cisco's rich-media conferencing solution appropriate for integration into a customer enterprise network.

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

• Assess Cisco Unified MeetingPlace features, capacities, and requirements as they relate to planning a comprehensive customer Cisco Unified MeetingPlace deployment
• Identify and evaluate customer application, IP telephony infrastructure, and user and conferencing requirements that need to be considered when planning a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace deployment
• Design a highly available, comprehensive Cisco Unified MeetingPlace deployment plan, given specific customer environments and requirements

Prerequisites

• Working knowledge of designing converged voice and data networks
• Working knowledge of designing SIP, Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP), and H.323 protocols and their implementation on Cisco IOS gateways
• Working knowledge of designing video basics (suggested training Implementing Cisco Rich Media Communication (ICRMC)
• Ability to include call control systems in network design (suggested training Cisco IP Telephony 1 or Cisco UCAD)

Who Should Attend

The primary audience for this course is as follows:
• An individual who is a Cisco network consulting engineer, new unified communications partner, or customer network designer
The secondary audience for this course is as follows:
• An individual who is a channel field engineer or a customer network engineer

Module 1: Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Architecture and Design
Lesson 1: Introducing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Product Features

• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Conferencing Solution
• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Functional Components
• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Architecture
• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Core Components
• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Groupware Integrations
• Meeting Attendance Options and Interfaces
• Implementing a Highly Available Network
• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Redundancy Options
Lesson 2: Planning Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Media Server Deployment

• Media Server Hardware and Functionality
• Media Server TCP/IP Communication
• Planning Video Delivery
• Planning Media Server Failover
Lesson 3: Planning MCS Deployment

• Cisco MCS Requirements
• Cisco MCS Network Requirements
Lesson 4: Planning Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Deployment

• Application Server Components
• Application Server Network Communication
• Planning SIP Integration
• Profile Management and LDAP Synchronization
• Planning SMTP Integration
• Planning Voice, Video, and Web Recording
• Planning Language Support Configuration
• MeetingPlace Management Interfaces
• Planning for Application Server Failover
Lesson 5: Planning Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web and Integration Servers

• Web Conferencing Options
• Web Conferencing Features, Option 1
• Planning Web Conferencing
• Deployments for External Meetings
• Planning a Web Cluster Deployment
• WebConnect for Multi-System Deployments
• Web Server Components
• Web Server Network Communication
• User Interface and Browser Requirements
• Voice and Web Recording Requirements
• Planning WebEx Hosted Integration
• Using WebEx MeetingRoom
Lesson 6: Planning Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Optional Integrations
• Planning Microsoft Outlook Integration
• Planning an IBM Lotus Notes Integration
• Planning a Sametime Connect Integration
• Planning a Jabber Integration
• Planning a MOC Integration
Module 2: Customer-Specific Evaluations
Lesson 1: Evaluating the Customer Network Environment

• Customer Conferencing Requirements
• Current E-Mail and Calendaring Systems
• Customer Backup and Disaster Recovery Plan
Lesson 2: Evaluating End-User Requirements

• Evaluating Conferencing Requirements and Expectations
• Evaluating User Security Requirements
• Evaluating Desktop Configurations
• Communicating Rollout Information to Users
Lesson 3: Evaluating Customer Infrastructure and Telephony Environment

• Documenting Current Infrastructure for Voice, Video, and Web
• Evaluating Current QoS Configuration
• Evaluating Current Conferencing Components
• Documenting Customer TCP/IP Requirements
• Evaluating Customer Security Requirements
• Evaluating Customer IP Telephony Environment
• Evaluating Network-Wide SNMP Requirements
Lesson 4: Evaluating Customer Database Requirements
• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Database Information Types
• Planning Database Fields and Values
• Directory Service LDAP Integration
• Web Conferencing Database Planning
Module 3: Customer-Specific Solutions
Lesson 1: Determining Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System Requirements

• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Capacity Requirements
• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Integration Requirements
• General Customer Capacity Requirements
Lesson 2: Evaluating the Customer Impact of a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Deployment

• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Impact on Customer Infrastructure
• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Impact on Cisco Unified Communications Manager
• IP Telephony Infrastructure Upgrade Requirements
• Itemizing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Components
Lesson 3: Selecting Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Products

• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Bill of Materials
• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Software Bundles
• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Integration Packages
• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Hardware Capacities
• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace High Availability Requirements
• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace BOM Example Scenario
Lesson 4: Customer Design Scenarios and Project Handoff
• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Design Scenario 1 - Microsoft Outlook Integration
• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Design Scenario 2 - IBM Lotus Notes Integration
• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Example Scenario 3 - External ISDN Video
• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Design Scenario 4 - WebEx Integration
• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Design Scenario 5 - WebEx Web Conferencing
• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Design Documentation and Handoff

Lab Outline

Lab 1-1: Identifying Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Architectural Components
In this activity, the learner will learn how to identify Cisco Unified MeetingPlace architectural components and list appropriate software, hardware, and sizes for each. After completing this activity, the learner will be able to meet these objectives:
• Describe the functions and features of a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace solution
• Explain the purpose of each of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace components
• List each component and the associated sizing requirements
Lab 2-1: Gathering Customer Information
In this activity, the learner will learn how to identify key customer information that needs to be documented in order to plan a successful Cisco Unified MeetingPlace deployment, given specific customer conferencing requirements and an IP telephony infrastructure scenario. After completing this activity, the learner will be able to meet these objectives:
• Describe the information that must be obtained to complete a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace design
• Know how to categorize this information
Lab 3-1: Sizing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Solutions
In this activity, the learner will learn how to gather customer information used to determine the requirements for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace deployment. After completing this activity, the learner will be able to meet these objectives:
• Calculate the number of voice, video, and web licenses required
• Determine which Cisco Unified MeetingPlace components are required
• Size required equipment
• Describe the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace components that operate on each piece of equipment
Lab 3-2: Designing Comprehensive Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Solutions
In this activity, the learner will learn how to design a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace solution to meet the customer’s needs. After completing this activity, the learner will be able to meet these objectives:
• Size a solution to meet the customer’s requirements
• Determine which Cisco Unified MeetingPlace components are required and their locations
• Size the required equipment
• Describe the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace components that operate on each piece of equipment
Lab 3-3: Identify and Plan to Turn over Your Design to the Implementation Team
In this activity, the learner will learn to list important information that will be provided to the implementation team.
Lab 3-4: Identify Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Design Documentation Components
In this activity, the learner will learn how to find all the required documentation resources. After completing this activity, the learner will be able to meet this objective:
• Determine where the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 7.0 design documentation is located