MCU--Multiple control unit--An MCU provides real-time connectivity for participa

nts in multiple locations to attend the same videoconference or meeting.

H323 capable devices-->Cisco VG224, Cisco 2800, Cisco 3800, 3700 series routers.
The necessary gateway configuration is relatively complex, because you need to d
efine the dial plan and route patterns directly on the gateway.
MGCP-capable devices are the Cisco VG224 Analog Phone Gateway and the Cisco 2600
XM Series, 2800 Series, 3700 Series, and 3800 Series
routers. Non-IOS MGCP gateways include the Cisco Catalyst 6608-E1 and Catalyst 6
608-T1 module.
Examples of SIP-capable devices are the Cisco 2800 Series and 3800 Series router
s.
Cisco environment RTP is generally configured to use UDP ports in the range 16,3
84 32,767.
RTP--->RFC3550-->Those functions include payload-type identification, sequence n
umbering, time stamping, and delivery monitoring.
RTP typically runs on top of UDP to use the multiplexing and checksum services o
f that
protocol
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There are definite advantages to using an integrated service router. The biggest
advantage is that you don't need to buy any extra hardware to handle different
functions. This gives you better control on the network, plus better security. F
or example, setting up a firewall on an integrated service router eliminates set
ting up of a separate firewall server, or enabling the DHCP services eliminates
the usage of a computer as a DHCP server. In addition, you can manage a wired an
d wireless network with an integrated service router.
Ideally, an integrated service will also do encryption and decryption, which add
s an additional level of security to your network. Another advantage of an integ
rated service router is that you can have a cable modem and a DSL input or you c
an have multiple input channels. A DSL channel can be dedicated to incoming traf
fic and another for streaming outgoing traffic.
While most switches operate at the Data layer (Layer 2) of the OSI Reference Mod
el, some incorporate features of a router and operate at the Network layer (Laye
r 3) as well. In fact, a Layer 3 switch is incredibly similar to a router.
When a router receives a packet, it looks at the Layer 3 source and destination
addresses to determine the path the packet should take. A standard switch relies
on the MAC addresses to determine the source and destination of a packet, which
is Layer 2 (Data) networking.
The fundamental difference between a router and a Layer 3 switch is that Layer 3
switches have optimized hardware to pass data as fast as Layer 2 switches, yet
they make decisions on how to transmit traffic at Layer 3, just like a router. W
ithin the LAN environment, a Layer 3 switch is usually faster than a router beca
use it is built on switching hardware. In fact, many of Cisco's Layer 3 switches
are actually routers that operate faster because they are built on "switching"
hardware with customized chips inside the box.

The pattern matching and caching on Layer 3

atching and caching on a router. Both use a
o determine the best path. However, a Layer
m the hardware dynamically with the current
what allows for faster packet processing.

switches is similar to the pattern m

routing protocol and routing table t
3 switch has the ability to reprogra
Layer 3 routing information. This is

On current Layer 3 switches, the information received from the routing protocols
is used to update the hardware caching tables.