Welcome to the Medianet Knowledge Base portal! This is your portal into technical information about the elements of a medianet architecture from Cisco.

Medianet Overview

• Medianet Datasheet
• Medianet 2.2 Solution Overview
• Medianet 2.1 Solution Overview

Medianet Release Notes

• Cisco Release Notes for Medianet 2.2 and Medianet 2.3 New!

Medianet Demos and Tutorials

• Auto Configuration Demo and Tutorial
• Media Monitoring Demo and Tutorial

Medianet Architecture and Technology Q&As

• Medianet Q&A
• Media Monitoring Q&A

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Find information about medianet network design.

Design Guides

• Medianet 2.3 Deployment Guide New!
• Medianet 2.2 Deployment Guide
• Medianet Quality of Service Design

Borderless Networks Smart Business Architecture (SBA) Guides

• Video Conference Quality Monitoring Using Medianet Deployment Guide

White papers

• Application Performance Assurance Using Cisco Performance Monitor
• Network and Application Management Made Simpler
• IP SLA Video Operation Across Platforms New!

Services

• Medianet Readiness Assessment Service

Blogs

• Cisco Medianet Blog

Tools

Cisco IP SLA Video Operations Profile Generator Tool: The Cisco IP SLA Video Operations Profile Generator Tool, a custom profile generator tool for use with the IP SLA VO capabilities, is now available. The custom profile generated with this tool can be used with Catalyst 3k switches. This tool is supported on Windows XP/Vista/7 (32/64 bit) operating systems.

• Cisco IP SLA Video Operations Profile Generator Tool (ZIP file) New!
• User Guide for Installing & Using Cisco IP SLA Video Operations Profile Generator Tool New!

Mediascope (open source tool): Mediascope provides an easily accessible platform which can be used to represent a visual, customizable view of mediatrace network traffic via a user-friendly interface and a colorful, interactive set of graphs. Mediascope is a web-based application that communicates with the initiating Mediatrace node via Web Services Management Application (WSMA).

• Go here for more information about Mediascope.
• Mediascope Demo

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Configure your network optimized for medianet.

Configuration Guides

The Cisco IOS software documentation provides concepts, configuration tasks, and examples for the specific technologies that make up a medianet architecture.

Media Monitoring 

• Cisco IOS Performance Monitor and Mediatrace QuickStart Guide
• Configuring Cisco Performance Monitor (Cisco IOS Release 15.1M&T)
• Configuring Cisco Performance Monitor (Cisco IOS Release 12.2SE)
• Configuring Cisco Performance Monitor (Cisco IOS Release 15.0SY)
• Configuring Cisco Performance Monitor (Cisco IOS XE Release 3S)
• Configuring Cisco Performance Monitor (Cisco IOS Release 15.2M&T)
• Configuring Cisco Mediatrace (Cisco IOS Release 15.1M&T)
• Configuring Cisco Mediatrace (Cisco IOS Release 12.2SE)
• Configuring Cisco Mediatrace (Cisco IOS Release 15.0SY)
• Configuring Cisco Mediatrace (Cisco IOS XE Release 3S)
• Configuring Cisco Mediatrace (Cisco IOS Release 15.2M&T)
  
• Configuring Cisco IOS IP SLA Video Operations (Cisco IOS Release 12.2SE)
• Configuring Cisco IOS IP SLA Video Operations (Cisco IOS Release 15.2M&T)

Auto Smartports

• Auto Smartports Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 12.2(55)SE

Auto QoS Enhancements for Video Endpoints 

• Configuring QoS, Cisco IOS Release 12.2(55)SE

CDP Location and Location Enhancements 

• Configuring CDP, Cisco IOS Release 12.2(55)SE
• Configuring LLDP, LLDP-MED, and Wired Location Service, Cisco IOS Release 12.2(55)SE

For configuration guides and software releases not listed here, see the Product Selector.

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Find troubleshooting tips for your medianet architecture.

Troubleshooting Guides

• Medianet 2.3 Media Monitoring Troubleshooting Guide New!
• Medianet 2.2 Media Monitoring Troubleshooting Guide
  

Cisco Support Community

• See the Cisco Support Community to view or add troubleshooting tips.

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Use the following reference information to configure, operate, or maintain your medianet architecture:

• Cisco IOS Media Monitoring Command Reference
• Cisco IP SLAs Command Reference
• Catalyst 3750 Command Reference, Release 12.2(55)SE
• For additional reference information, see the Product Selector.

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Use the following help links for further assistance:

• Use the Support Forums to get help from the community on technologies associated with your medianet architecture.
• Work with Advanced Services to obtain a Medianet Readiness Assessment (MRA).
• Go to the Technical Assistance Center for more help.
  

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• Raise a defect on the content that is listed on the portal
• Send in a request for more information in a specific area
• Be part of a forum discussing future content/documentation requirements