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Malicious Call Identification

Introducing Malicious Call Identification

Using the Malicious Call ID Feature with Cisco Unified Communications Manager

System Requirements for Malicious Call ID

Interactions and Restrictions

Interactions

Conference Calls

Extension Mobility

Call Detail Records

Alarms

Restrictions

Installing Malicious Call ID

Configuring Malicious Call ID

Malicious Call ID Configuration Checklist

Setting the Service Parameter for Malicious Call ID

Configuring Alarms for Malicious Call ID

Adding a Softkey Template for Malicious Call ID

Giving the Malicious Call Identification Feature to Users

Removing the Malicious Call Identification Feature from a User

Troubleshooting Malicious Call ID

Related Topics

Malicious Call Identification

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The Malicious Call Identification (MCID) supplementary service allows you to report a call of a malicious nature by requesting that Cisco Unified Communications Manager identify and register the source of an incoming call in the network.

This chapter provides the following information about the Malicious Call Identification feature:

•Introducing Malicious Call Identification

•System Requirements for Malicious Call ID

•Interactions and Restrictions

•Installing Malicious Call ID

•Configuring Malicious Call ID

•Troubleshooting Malicious Call ID

•Related Topics

Introducing Malicious Call Identification

Malicious Call Identification (MCID), an internetwork service, allows users to initiate a sequence of events when they receive calls with a malicious intent. The user who receives a disturbing call can invoke the MCID feature by using a softkey or feature code while the user is connected to the call. The MCID service immediately flags the call as a malicious call with an alarm notification to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager administrator. The MCID service flags the call detail record (CDR) with the MCID notice and sends a notification to the off-net PSTN that a malicious call is in progress.

The system supports the MCID service, which is an ISDN PRI service, when it is using PRI connections to the PSTN. The MCID service includes two components:

•MCID-O—An originating component that invokes the feature upon the user request and sends the invocation request to the connected network.

•MCID-T—A terminating component that receives the invocation request from the connected network and responds with a success or failure message that indicates whether the service can be performed.

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Note Cisco Unified Communications Manager supports only the originating component.

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Using the Malicious Call ID Feature with Cisco Unified Communications Manager

The MCID feature provides a useful method for tracking troublesome or threatening calls. When a user receives this type of call, the Cisco Unified Communications Manager system administrator can assign a new softkey template that adds the Malicious Call softkey to the user phone. For POTS phones that are connected to a SCCP gateway, users can use a hookflash and enter a feature code of *39 to invoke the MCID feature.

When the MCID feature is used, the following actions take place:

1. The user receives a threatening call and presses the Malicious Call softkey (or enters the feature code *39).

2. Cisco Unified Communications Manager sends the user a confirmation tone if the device can play a tone—and a text message on a phone that has a display—to acknowledge receiving the MCID notification.

3. Cisco Unified Communications Manager updates the CDR for the call with an indication that the call is registered as a malicious call.

4. Cisco Unified Communications Manager generates the alarm and local syslogs entry that has the event information.

5. Cisco Unified Communications Manager sends an MCID invocation through the facility message to the connected network. The facility information element (IE) encodes the MCID invocation.

6. After receiving this notification, the PSTN or other connected network can take actions, such as providing legal authorities with the call information.

System Requirements for Malicious Call ID

Malicious Call ID service requires Cisco Unified Communications Manager 5.0 or later to operate.

The following gateways and connections support MCID service:

•PRI gateways that use the MGCP PRI backhaul interface for T1 (NI2) and E1 (ETSI) connections

•H.323 trunks and gateways

The Cisco Unified IP Phones (SCCP) support MCID by using the Malicious Call Trace softkey in the Standard User softkey template.

The Cisco ATA 186 analog phone ports support MCID by using the feature code (*39).

Interactions and Restrictions

The following sections describe the interactions and restrictions for Malicious Call Identification.

•Interactions

•Restrictions

Interactions

The following sections describe how Malicious Call Identification interacts with Cisco Unified Communications Manager applications and call processing:

•Conference Calls

•Extension Mobility

•Call Detail Records

•Alarms

Conference Calls

When a user is connected to a conference, the user can use the MCID feature to flag the call as a malicious call. Cisco Unified Communications Manager sends the MCID indication to the user, generates the alarm, and updates the CDR. However, Cisco Unified Communications Manager does not send an MCID invoke message to the connected network that might be involved in the conference.

Extension Mobility

Extension mobility users can have the MCID softkey as part of their user device profile and can use this feature when they are logged on to a phone.

Call Detail Records

To track malicious calls by using CDR, you must set the CDR Enabled Flag to True in the Cisco CallManager service parameter. When the MCID feature is used during a call, the CDR for the call contains "CallFlag=MALICIOUS" in the Comment field.

Alarms

To record alarms for the MCID feature in the Local Syslogs, you must configure alarms in Cisco Unified Serviceability. Under Local Syslogs, enable alarms for the "Informational" alarm event level.

When the MCID featured is used during a call, the system logs an SDL trace and a Cisco Unified Communications Manager trace in alarms. You can view the Alarm Event Log by using Cisco Unified Serviceability. The traces provide the following information:

•Date and time

•Type of event: Information

•Information: Malicious Call Identification feature gets invoked in Cisco Unified Communications Manager

•Called Party Number

•Called Device Name

•Called Display Name

•Calling Party Number

•Calling Device Name

•Calling Display Name

•Application ID

•Cluster ID

•Node ID

Refer to the Cisco Unified Serviceability Administration Guide for more information about alarms and traces.

Restrictions

The following restrictions apply to Malicious Call Identification:

•Cisco Unified Communications Manager supports only the malicious call identification originating function (MCID-O). Cisco Unified Communications Manager does not support the malicious call identification terminating function (MCID-T). If Cisco Unified Communications Manager receives a notification from the network of a malicious call identification, Cisco Unified Communications Manager ignores the notification.

•MCID does not work across intercluster trunks because Cisco Unified Communications Manager does not support the MCID-T function.

•Cisco MGCP FXS gateways do not support MCID. No mechanism exists for accepting the hookflash and collecting the feature code in MGCP.

•MCID does not work over QSIG trunks because MCID is not a QSIG standard.

•The Cisco VG248 Analog Phone Gateway does not support MCID.

•Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP) IP phones use a softkey to invoke the MCID feature.

•MCID does not work on SIP phones.

•MCID does not support SIP trunks.

See the "Configuring Malicious Call ID" section for configuration details.

Installing Malicious Call ID

Malicious Call Identification, which is a system feature, comes standard with Cisco Unified Communications Manager software. MCID does not require special installation or activation.

Configuring Malicious Call ID

This section contains the following information:

•Malicious Call ID Configuration Checklist

•Setting the Service Parameter for Malicious Call ID

•Configuring Alarms for Malicious Call ID

•Adding a Softkey Template for Malicious Call ID

•Giving the Malicious Call Identification Feature to Users

•Removing the Malicious Call Identification Feature from a User

Malicious Call ID Configuration Checklist

Table 21-1 provides a checklist for configuring Malicious Call Identification. You must configure the softkey template and assign the template to an IP phone to make the feature available to IP phones.

Table 21-1 MCID Configuration Checklist

Configuration Steps		Related procedures and topics
Step 1	Configure the CDR service parameter.	Setting the Service Parameter for Malicious Call ID Service Parameters Configuration, Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide
Step 2	Configure the alarm.	Configuring Alarms for Malicious Call ID Cisco Unified Serviceability Administration Guide
Step 3	Configure a softkey template with the Malicious Call Trace softkey.	Adding a Softkey Template for Malicious Call ID Softkey Template Configuration, Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide
Step 4	Assign the MCID softkey template to an IP phone.	Giving the Malicious Call Identification Feature to Users Cisco Unified IP Phone Configuration, Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide
Step 5	Notify users that the Malicious Call Identification feature is available.	Refer to the phone documentation for instructions on how users access the Malicious Call Identification feature on their Cisco Unified IP Phone.

Setting the Service Parameter for Malicious Call ID

To enable Cisco Unified Communications Manager to flag a CDR with the MCID indicator, you must enable the CDR flag. Use the following procedure in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration to enable CDR.

Procedure

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Step 1 From Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, choose System > Service Parameters.

Step 2 Choose the Cisco Unified Communications Manager server name.

Step 3 In the Service field, choose Cisco CallManager. The Service Parameters Configuration window displays.

Step 4 In the System area, set the CDR Enabled Flag field to True if it is not already enabled.

Step 5 If you need to make the change, click Save.

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Configuring Alarms for Malicious Call ID

To ensure that the MCID alarm information appears in the Local Syslogs, you need to enable the alarm event level. Use Cisco Unified Serviceability and the following procedure to activate alarms for MCID.

Procedure

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Step 1 From the Navigation drop-down list box, choose Serviceability and click Go. Cisco Unified Serviceability displays.

Step 2 Choose Alarm > Configuration. The Alarm Configuration window displays.

Step 3 From the servers list, choose the Cisco Unified Communications Manager server.

Step 4 In the Configured Services list box, choose Cisco CallManager. The Alarm Configuration window updates with configuration fields.

Step 5 Under Local Syslogs, in the Alarm Event Level drop-down list, choose Informational.

Step 6 Under Local Syslogs, check the Enable Alarm check box.

Step 7 If you want to enable the alarm for all nodes in the cluster, check the Apply to All Nodes check box.

Step 8 To turn on the informational alarm, click Update.

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Additional Information

See the "Related Topics" section.

Adding a Softkey Template for Malicious Call ID

Use this procedure in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration to add the Malicious Call softkey to a template.

Procedure

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Step 1 From Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, choose Device > Device Settings > Softkey Template. The Find and List Softkey Templates window displays.

Step 2 Click the Add New button. The Softkey Template Configuration window displays.

Step 3 In the Create a softkey template based on field, choose Standard User.

Step 4 Click Copy. The Softkey Template Configuration window refreshes with new fields.

Step 5 In the Softkey Template Name field, enter a name that indicates that this is an MCID softkey template.

Step 6 In the Description field, enter a description that indicates that this is an MCID softkey template.

Step 7 Click Save. The Softkey Template Configuration window refreshes with additional configuration fields.

Step 8 Click the Go button that is next to the Configure Softkey Layout related links box. The Softkey Layout Configuration window displays.

Step 9 In the Select a call state to configure field, choose Connected. The list of Unselected Softkeys changes to display the available softkeys for this call state.

Step 10 In the Unselected Softkeys list, choose Toggle Malicious Call Trace.

Step 11 To move the softkey to the Selected keys list, click the right arrow.

Step 12 To ensure that the softkey template is configured, click Save.

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Additional Information

See the "Related Topics" section.

Giving the Malicious Call Identification Feature to Users

To provide the Malicious Call Identification feature for users, you assign the MCID softkey template to their IP phone.

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Note For users who do not have phones that can use a softkey, give them the feature code information and instructions on how to invoke the feature.

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Procedure

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Step 1 Choose Device > Phone. The Find and List Phones window displays.

Step 2 To locate the phone configuration, enter appropriate phone search information; click Find.

Step 3 Choose the phone that you want to update.

Step 4 Locate the Softkey Template field and choose the MCID softkey template that you created from the drop-down list.

Step 5 To save the changes in the database, click Save.

Step 6 To activate the changes on the phone, click Reset.

Step 7 Notify the user that the Malicious Call Identification feature is available.

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Additional Information

See the "Related Topics" section.

Removing the Malicious Call Identification Feature from a User

To remove the Malicious Call Identification feature from users, you assign another softkey template to their IP phone.

Procedure

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Step 1 Choose Device > Phone. The Find and List Phones window displays.

Step 2 To locate the phone configuration, enter appropriate phone search information and click Find.

Step 3 Choose the phone that you want to update.

Step 4 Locate the Softkey Template field and choose a softkey template without MCID from the drop-down list.

Step 5 To save the changes in the database, click Save.

Step 6 To activate the changes on the phone, click Reset.

Step 7 Notify the user that the Malicious Call Identification feature is no longer available.

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Additional Information

See the "Related Topics" section.

Troubleshooting Malicious Call ID

To assist with tracking and troubleshooting the Malicious Call ID feature, the system makes Cisco Unified Communications Manager SDL traces and alarms available.

For information about using these traces and alarms, refer to the Cisco Unified Serviceability Administration Guide.

Additional Information

See the "Related Topics" section.

Related Topics

•Cisco Unified IP Phone Configuration, CiscoCisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide

•Softkey Template Configuration, Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide

•Malicious Call ID Configuration Checklist

•Setting the Service Parameter for Malicious Call ID

•Adding a Softkey Template for Malicious Call ID

•Configuring Alarms for Malicious Call ID

•Giving the Malicious Call Identification Feature to Users

•Removing the Malicious Call Identification Feature from a User

Additional Cisco Documentation

•Cisco Unified Serviceability Administration Guide

•Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager

•Cisco Unified IP Phone user documentation and release notes (all models)