Cisco Voice over IP (CVoice) v.3 (642-436)

Exam Topics.
The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. In order to better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes, the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.
Describe the components of a gateway.
Describe the function of gateways.
Describe DSP functionality.
Describe the different types of voice ports and their usage.
Describe dial peer types.
Describe codecs and codec complexity.
Describe a dial plan.
Describe a numbering plan.
Describe digit manipulation.
Describe path selection.
Describe calling privileges.
Describe call coverage.
Describe the basic operation and components involved in a VoIP call.
Describe VoIP call flow.
Describe RTP, RTCP, cRTP, and sRTP.
Describe H.323.
Describe MGCP.
Describe SCCP.
Describe SIP.
Identify the appropriate gateway signaling protocol for a given situation.
Describe voice quality considerations.
Choose the appropriate codec for a given situation.
Implement a gateway.
Describe the gateway call routing process.
Configure analog voice ports.
Configure digital voice ports.
Describe considerations for PBX integration.
Configure dial-peers.
Configure hunt groups and trunk groups.
Configure digit manipulation.
Configure calling privileges.
Verify dial-plan implementation.
Implement fax and modem support on a gateway.
Configure a gateway to provide DTMF support.
Describe the function and interoperation of gatekeepers within an IP Communications network.
Describe the function and types of gatekeepers.
Describe the interoperation of devices with a gatekeeper.
Describe gatekeeper signaling.
Describe Dynamic Zone Prefix Registration with a gatekeeper.
Describe gatekeeper redundancy.
Implement a gatekeeper.
Configure devices to register with a gatekeeper.
Configure gatekeeper to provide dial-plan resolution.
Configure gatekeeper to provide call admission control.
Verify gatekeeper operation.
Implement an IP-to-IP gateway.
Describe the IP-to-IP gateway features and functionality.
Configure gatekeeper to support an IP-to-IP gateway.
Configure IP-to-IP gateway to provide address hiding.
Configure IP-to-IP gateway to provide protocol and media interworking.
Configure IP-to-IP gateway to provide call admission control.
Verify IP-to-IP gateway implementations.