Cisco Unified Communications System for IP Telephony Release 5.1(1)
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Cisco Unified Communications Features and Benefits Overview
IP Telephony Components and Applications
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Understand Your Deployment Options

Review the chapter Deployment Models Opens new window from the System Description. Table 1 provides a guide to the chapter contents. This chapter also provides a diagram of each deployment model.

Table 1 Deployment Models Guide 

Deployment Model
Description

Small Single-Site Centralized Model Opens new window

This model is designed for a small autonomous site with up to 250 users.

Medium Single-Site Centralized Model Opens new window

This model is designed for a mid-size autonomous site with up to 1,000 users.

Large Single-Site Centralized Model Opens new window

This model is designed for a large autonomous site with both on-site and remote users; supports up to 20,000 users.

Headquarters with Branches Model Opens new window

This model is designed for a large central headquarters and multiple remote sites. This model can support up to 20,000 users, depending on number of sites.

Small Multi-site Distributed Model Opens new window

This model is designed for multiple small to mid-sized sites connected to each other through a WAN. This model supports up to 2,500 interconnected sites with up to 250 users at each site.

Large Multi-site Distributed Model Opens new window

This model is designed for multiple large sites connected to each other through a WAN (such as college campuses or factories).

Dedicated Contact Center Model Opens new window

This model is designed for call center operations in which the primary function is the processing of inbound and outbound calls.


See also Deployment Methodology Opens new window in the Cisco Unified Communications System Description.