Preface

Preface

Revised: February 7, 2017

This document provides design considerations and guidelines for deploying Cisco Collaboration solutions, including Cisco Unified Communications Manager 11. x, Cisco TelePresence System, and other components of Cisco Collaboration System Release 11. x.

This document has evolved from a long line of Solution Reference Network Design (SRND) guides produced by Cisco over the past decade. As Cisco’s voice, video, and data communications technologies have developed and grown over time, the SRND has been revised and updated to document those technology advancements. This latest version of the SRND includes Cisco’s full spectrum of collaboration technologies such as TelePresence, WebEx, and support for a wide range of end-user devices. As Cisco continues to develop and enhance collaboration technologies, this SRND will continue to evolve and be updated to provide the latest guidelines, recommendations, and best practices for designing collaboration solutions.

This document should be used in conjunction with other documentation available at the following locations:

  • For other Solution Reference Network Design (SRND) guides:

http://www.cisco.com/go/ucsrnd

  • For information about Cisco Collaboration Preferred Architectures (PAs):

http://www.cisco.com/go/cvd/collaboration

  • For information about Cisco Collaboration Solutions:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collaboration/index.html

  • For information about Cisco Collaboration System Releases (CSRs):

http://www.cisco.com/go/unified-techinfo

  • For information about Cisco Unified Communications:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/index.html

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/products.html

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

  • For information about Cisco Video Collaboration Solutions

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collaboration/video-collaboration/index.html

  • For other Cisco design guides:

http://www.cisco.com/go/designzone

  • For all Cisco products and documentation:

http://www.cisco.com

New or Changed Information for This Release

Note Unless stated otherwise, the information in this document applies to all Cisco Collaboration System 11.x releases.

Within each chapter of this guide, new and revised information is listed in a section titled What’s New in This Chapter.

Although much of the content in this document is similar to previous releases of the Cisco Collaboration SRND, it has been reorganized and updated extensively to reflect more accurately the architecture of the current Cisco Collaboration System Release. Cisco recommends that you review this entire document, starting with the Introduction, page 1-1 , to become familiar with the technology and the system architecture.

Revision History

This document may be updated at any time without notice. You can obtain the latest version of this document online at:

http://www.cisco.com/go/ucsrnd

Visit the above website periodically and check for documentation updates by comparing the revision date of your copy with the revision date of the online document.

The following table lists the revision history for this document.

Revision Date
Comments

February 7, 2017

Updates and changes for Cisco Collaboration System Release (CSR) 11.6. For details, in each chapter see What’s New in This Chapter.

June 14, 2016

Updates and changes for Cisco Collaboration System Release (CSR) 11.5. For details, in each chapter see What’s New in This Chapter.

January 19, 2016

Updates and changes to various chapters. For details, in each chapter see What’s New in This Chapter.

July 30, 2015

Minor corrections and changes to various chapters. For details, in each chapter see What’s New in This Chapter.

June 15, 2015

Initial version of this document for Cisco Collaboration System Release (CSR) 11.0.

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