Table 1 Cisco IOS Fax Services over IP Features by Cisco IOS Release
Release
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Features Introduced
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Feature Description
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Where Feature is Documented
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12.4(4)T
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Fax Relay Support for SG3 Fax Machines at G3 Speeds
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A fax machine spoofing mechanism on select gateways to force Super Group 3 (SG3) fax machines to automatically fall back to Group 3 (G3) speeds.
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• "Configuring Cisco Fax Relay"
• "Configuring T.38 Fax Relay"
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12.3(14)T
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Configuring Fax Detection for VoiceXML
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A new command-line interface structure for configuring Tcl and IVR applications was introduced and affected the commands for configuring this feature.
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"Configuring Fax Detection"
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12.3(8)T
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MGCP Fax Rate Control
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MGCP configuration control for setting fax rate.
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"Configuring T.38 Fax Relay"
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12.3(1)
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T.38 Call Agent Driven Fax for Cisco IOS Gateways
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Gateway support of MGCP fax package in Call Agent controlled T.38 fax mode. MGCP T.38 Cisco IOS implementation enhanced to receive on a different UDP port than the original voice call to allow interoperability with H.323 networks.
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"Configuring T.38 Fax Relay"
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12.2(13)T
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SIP and H.323 Fax Enhancements
Includes the following:
• SIP and H.323 Fax Pass-Through
• SIP and H.323 T.38 Fax Relay Fallback Protocols
• SIP and H.323 Support of Resource Reservation Protocol
• H.323 Support of Call Admission Control
• H.323 and SIP NSE Support for T.38 Fax Relay
• H.323 and SIP T.38 Fax Relay with Cisco MGCP Gateways
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Adds an assortment of fax-transfer enhancements to the Cisco IOS gateway implementations of H.323 and SIP call-control protocols.
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• "Configuring Fax Pass-Through"
• "Configuring Cisco Fax Relay"
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SIP T.38 Fax Relay
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Standardizes the implementation of T.38 over SIP IP networks. T.38 supports the transmission of faxes, in real time, between two standard Group 3 fax terminals communicating over H.323 IP networks.
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"Configuring T.38 Fax Relay"
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T.38 Fax Relay for VoIP H.323
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Provides standards-based fax-relay protocol support that enables Cisco gateways and gatekeepers to interoperate with third-party T.38-enabled gateways and gatekeepers in a mixed-vendor network where real-time Fax Relay capabilities are required.
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"Configuring T.38 Fax Relay".
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12.2(11)T
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G.Clear, GSMFR, and G.726 Codecs and Fax and Modem Passthrough
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Adds support for G.726 (32, 24, 16 kbit/s) and GSM-FR (13 kbit/s) voice compression technologies in addition to G.711, G.723.1 and G.729a/b.
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• "Configuring Modem Passthrough"
• "Configuring Fax Pass-Through"
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12.2(8)T
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Fax Detection (Single-Number Voice and Fax)
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Provides a single-number voice/fax capability by detecting CNG tone.
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"Configuring Fax Detection".
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MGCP Based Fax (T.38) and DTMF Relay
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Provides a standardized method of supporting reliable fax transmission in an MGCP network.
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"Configuring T.38 Fax Relay".
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12.2(2)XB
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Fax Detection for VoiceXML
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Provides single number voice and fax services on VoiceXML-enabled platforms.
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"Configuring Fax Detection"
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12.1(5)T
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SIP T.37 and Cisco Fax
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Adds support for T.37 and Cisco fax with SIP.
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"Configuring T.37 Store-and-Forward Fax"
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T.37 Store and Forward Fax
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Supports provision of a single number for subscriber voice-mail and fax access; also supports real-time fax fallback to store-and-forward fax.
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"Configuring T.37 Store-and-Forward Fax"
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12.1(3)T
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Fax Relay Packet Loss Concealment
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Enhances fax relay robustness over a VoIP network.
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"Configuring T.38 Fax Relay"
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T.38 Fax Statistics
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Provides more detailed statistics and a fax success indicator for T.38 (fax relay) calls for access servers
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"Configuring T.38 Fax Relay"
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12.1(3)X1
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T.37/T.38 Fax Gateway
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Supports T.38 fax relay and T.37 fax store-and-forward using a voice-feature card.
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"Configuring T.38 Fax Relay"
"Configuring T.37 Store-and-Forward Fax"
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12.0(7)T
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Extended Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (ESMTP) Accounting in Store and Forward Fax
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Enables collection of accounting information about fax services as part of an SMTP session.
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"Configuring T.37 Store-and-Forward Fax"
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