I've done some of the larger designs and installations of AVVID in the world, and especially North America, so let me know exactly what you need. I'm not badmouthing Cisco, but they config a lot of the AVVID stuff wrong, and they invented it! Cisco is good at data implementations, but it's hard to find a good guy in the field who can give good advice on the configs and HW involved.
Basically, the AVVID server components go where any other server goes. VG200's go where ever as well, but keep in mind there are two types, the Vg200 gateway and the Vg200 DSP farm. As for implementing the voice first and video second, keep in mind, once you have a good, solid data infrastructure in place that can handle QoS, the video phase is quite easy. Bandwidth over the WAN may be your biggest issue at that point. ""Tom Scott"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > I'm reading Priscilla's "Top-Down Network Design". I recommend it as a > complement to the Semester 7 BCMSN books. > > Is there a design strategy or methodology that I can use to diagram > application layers into the logical topology? The application I have > in mind is AVVID. Suppose the implementation was to take place in two > phases: integration of data and IP telephony in phase I, adding video > conferencing in phase II. Suppose also that the design included > several VG200's and the MCS 7800 (either 7825-800 or 7835-1000), also > a switching backbone consisting of 6509 switch with supervisor engine > in module 1 and 48-port IP phone blades in modules 2, 3, etc. Phase I > would use external 2600 routers; in phase II routing would be moved to > the 6509, keeping one or more of the 2600's as backup. > > Is there a standard technique for incorporating AVVID applications > such as this in the logical and/or physical network diagram? I'd > especially like to find a template of the logical components and how > they interact with each other. That might help explain how to select > the hardware and software, and where to locate them in the logical and > physical topologies. > > -- TIA, TT Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=42941&t=42933 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
