February 15, 2016 at 13:48Course for beginners. IP Telephony Basics on Cisco Packet Tracer
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Greetings friends. Not so long ago I wrote an article about combining all the devices in the Cisco Packet Tracer simulator. This article was accepted quite warmly, which greatly pleased.
In this regard, this fact motivated the continuation of articles on IP telephony. Yes, at the moment on the Internet a huge amount of materials on this topic, whether it be sites, blogs, books and much more. However, it is difficult for a beginner to understand all the terms and it is even harder to understand where to start.
Thinking about this topic, the idea was born to create a course for beginners who want to understand the basics of IP telephony.
Against the background of long-heated debates about which platform for prototyping is better, you can argue forever. And probably many will ask why the Cisco Packet Tracer? Therefore, I will immediately answer this question. As I said in a previous article, the functionality of this simulator is cut down and it is not possible to prototype more complex circuits in it. For these purposes, there are more powerful platforms and emulators, but this in turn requires some qualifications from a specialist. This same course, initially, was positioned for beginners and beginners. Therefore, I set a goal for several lessons to show how you can deploy IP telephony and immediately make calls. CPT is doing just fine with these goals. It already has all the necessary devices, is easy to learn and is not demanding in resources.
As a result, 5 main topics were considered:
1) IP-telephony using two IP phones as an example.
2) Interaction of IP phones and analog phones.
3) Using a separate server as a DHCP and a router as a telephone service.
4) IP-telephony using all Cisco Packet Tracer simulator devices (computers, smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc.) + Wi-Fi access point settings.
5) Combining 2 networks and setting up Dial plan.
For this project, it was decided to create a YouTube channel and post lessons there. This format is very convenient, since you can watch the whole setup in real time and leave questions, comments and suggestions in the comments.
It was planned to record the entire mini-course for the week, but, unfortunately, was delayed for a month due to lack of time. I also wanted to write this article after the first video tutorial, but then I realized that it would be pointless. The reason that the lessons came out at intervals. And this usually means that while you wait for the next lesson, you forget the previous one. Therefore, the article was waiting for its release after the completion of all the video tutorials.
The lessons begin with an explanation of the brief theory (for those who want to learn more, links are given) and end with a detailed prototyping of the network, and the files for the finished laboratory work are given in the description of the video tutorial.
Below is the course playlist itself and one of the video tutorials.
Thank you for your attention and enjoy your viewing. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
In this regard, this fact motivated the continuation of articles on IP telephony. Yes, at the moment on the Internet a huge amount of materials on this topic, whether it be sites, blogs, books and much more. However, it is difficult for a beginner to understand all the terms and it is even harder to understand where to start.
Thinking about this topic, the idea was born to create a course for beginners who want to understand the basics of IP telephony.
IP Telephony Basics on Cisco Packet Tracer.
Against the background of long-heated debates about which platform for prototyping is better, you can argue forever. And probably many will ask why the Cisco Packet Tracer? Therefore, I will immediately answer this question. As I said in a previous article, the functionality of this simulator is cut down and it is not possible to prototype more complex circuits in it. For these purposes, there are more powerful platforms and emulators, but this in turn requires some qualifications from a specialist. This same course, initially, was positioned for beginners and beginners. Therefore, I set a goal for several lessons to show how you can deploy IP telephony and immediately make calls. CPT is doing just fine with these goals. It already has all the necessary devices, is easy to learn and is not demanding in resources.
As a result, 5 main topics were considered:
1) IP-telephony using two IP phones as an example.
2) Interaction of IP phones and analog phones.
3) Using a separate server as a DHCP and a router as a telephone service.
4) IP-telephony using all Cisco Packet Tracer simulator devices (computers, smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc.) + Wi-Fi access point settings.
5) Combining 2 networks and setting up Dial plan.
For this project, it was decided to create a YouTube channel and post lessons there. This format is very convenient, since you can watch the whole setup in real time and leave questions, comments and suggestions in the comments.
It was planned to record the entire mini-course for the week, but, unfortunately, was delayed for a month due to lack of time. I also wanted to write this article after the first video tutorial, but then I realized that it would be pointless. The reason that the lessons came out at intervals. And this usually means that while you wait for the next lesson, you forget the previous one. Therefore, the article was waiting for its release after the completion of all the video tutorials.
The lessons begin with an explanation of the brief theory (for those who want to learn more, links are given) and end with a detailed prototyping of the network, and the files for the finished laboratory work are given in the description of the video tutorial.
Below is the course playlist itself and one of the video tutorials.
Thank you for your attention and enjoy your viewing. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.