Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Maintenance Manual
Unmanaged Bridges
Cisco TMS gives each unmanaged bridge port a number (starting at 1 for the first port and so on). The first address
configured for the bridge is port number 1, the next, port number 2. For recurrent bookings Cisco TMS uses the same
port number for all occurrences.
configured for the bridge is port number 1, the next, port number 2. For recurrent bookings Cisco TMS uses the same
port number for all occurrences.
Unmanaged bridges are always the least prioritized bridge when selecting the main participant, unless the
conference contains one or more multiscreen participants, in which case any unmanaged bridge configured as
Immersive will be preferred over a non-immersive bridge.
conference contains one or more multiscreen participants, in which case any unmanaged bridge configured as
Immersive will be preferred over a non-immersive bridge.
It is only possible to schedule participants to dial in to an unmanaged bridge.
Gatekeeper
When Cisco TMS wants to create a route between two or more systems, it looks at whether systems are registered to
the same or different gatekeepers.
the same or different gatekeepers.
The Systems are Registered to the Same Gatekeeper
Cisco TMS knows they can dial each other - the gatekeepers do not have to be registered in Cisco TMS and can even
be unsupported third party or legacy systems such as the TANDBERG Gatekeeper. Cisco TMS just checks whether
the gatekeeper IP address value is the same for both systems.
be unsupported third party or legacy systems such as the TANDBERG Gatekeeper. Cisco TMS just checks whether
the gatekeeper IP address value is the same for both systems.
The Systems are Registered to Different Gatekeepers
Cisco TMS must know whether there is a relationship between the gatekeepers to understand whether the two
systems can dial each other.
systems can dial each other.
If the gatekeepers are registered in Cisco TMS, it will look at neighbor zones or cluster relationships on the
gatekeepers to see if they can dial each other.
gatekeepers to see if they can dial each other.
If the gatekeepers are not in Cisco TMS, it assumes there is no relationship between them and will use IP dialing.
If you configure an IP zone with a Domain URL, then Cisco TMS understands this can be used for systems to dial one
another. (See
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.)
ISDN Gateway
An ISDN gateway allows an IP network to call out to ISDN and ISDN to call into an IP network.
Your gateway does not need to be added into Cisco TMS, you simply add gateway information to your IP zone so that
Cisco TMS knows what prefix systems in that zone should dial for ISDN. (See
Cisco TMS knows what prefix systems in that zone should dial for ISDN. (See
).
Extended Settings DID Mapping for Cisco TelePresence MCUs
In the settings for a Cisco TelePresence MCU in Cisco TMS you can implement Direct Inbound Dial (DID) mapping to
create a list of DID numbers that Cisco TMS can use as ISDN dial ins for scheduled conferences. Cisco TMS matches
the numbers up with the E.164 aliases already set up for conferences on this MCU. This means you can produce an
ISDN dial-in number for a booked conference instead of using a TCS4 dial in.
create a list of DID numbers that Cisco TMS can use as ISDN dial ins for scheduled conferences. Cisco TMS matches
the numbers up with the E.164 aliases already set up for conferences on this MCU. This means you can produce an
ISDN dial-in number for a booked conference instead of using a TCS4 dial in.
If you do not set up DID mapping, you can set a dial-in ISDN number for the gateway in the IP zone. Cisco TMS then
creates a dial in using the ISDN number of the gateway plus a * then the alias of the meeting you are going to join.
creates a dial in using the ISDN number of the gateway plus a * then the alias of the meeting you are going to join.
Cisco Unified Communications Manager
If a system is provisioned by Unified CM and there is a trunk to a Cisco VCS, Cisco TMS:
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will never use H.323 for the system even though it might support it.
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will never use IP dialing for the system.
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