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Required Lab

Cisco requires the purchase of an Express Unified Communications lab configuration for the purposes of customer fault replication, internal training, and proof-of-concept demonstrations. In order to provide flexible options in fulfilling the Express Unified Communications lab requirement, various product choices are accessible through the product category links below. You must have one product from each of the following product categories in your Express Unified Communications lab environment:


Product Description
Cisco Unified CallManager Express Entry-level IP telephony solution integrated directly into Cisco IOS Software.
Cisco Unified IP Phones A minimum of two Cisco Unified IP Phone 7940 or 7960 models are required. These phones enable you to view the full display, the flexibility to manage multiple lines, and the ability to write custom Extensible Markup Language (XML) applications for the phone.
Cisco Voice Gateway You may already have a voice gateway that fulfills this requirement (see list of accepted gateways and additional components under the product category link).
Cisco Switch You may already have a switch that fulfills this requirement (see product options). Experience with Cisco Discovery Protocol and proper installation of inline power is recommended.

Verification of Lab Equipment
Cisco will verify all partner labs. Cisco reserves the right to request a demonstration of the lab upon approval into the specialization program. The required lab list must be verified by one of the following three methods:

  1. Validation by onsite Cisco systems engineer (Cisco SE Verification Form), OR;
  2. Upload an itemized lab list showing corresponding invoices or invoice numbers for all lab equipment into the specializations application, OR;
  3. Upload an itemized lab list showing corresponding product serial numbers for all lab equipment into the specializations application.

Instructions for uploading verification of labs using invoices or serial numbers can be found at: