Table Of Contents
System Release Notes for Contact Center:
Cisco Unified Communications System, Release 5.0Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise and Cisco Unified Intelligent Contact Management Software
Cisco Customer Response Solutions
Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal
Cisco Computer Telephony Integration Object Server
Cisco Unified Operations Manager
CiscoWorks Management Center for Cisco Security Agents
Windows Operating System Support
Latest Software Upgrades and Licenses
Cisco Product Security Overview
Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products
Obtaining Technical Assistance
Cisco Technical Support & Documentation Website
Definitions of Service Request Severity
Obtaining Additional Publications and Information
System Release Notes for Contact Center:
Cisco Unified Communications System, Release 5.0
Contents
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Latest Software Upgrades and Licenses
Overview
It is standard methodology for Cisco Systems to perform system-wide testing of Cisco Unified Communications components, supplementing the product-level testing performed on each Cisco Unified Communications product.
A major deliverable of the System Release and Cisco Unified Communications System testing is a recommendation of compatible software releases that have been verified by the test for customers. The recommendations are not exclusive and are in addition to interoperability recommendations for each of the individual voice application or voice infrastructure products. See System Requirements for more information.
The focus of this document is the contact center family of products of Cisco Unified Communications System testing.
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Many Cisco components have been renamed as part of the introduction of Cisco Unified Communications System (for example, Cisco CallManager is now Cisco Unified CallManager or simply Unified CallManager). The new names are used throughout this document when describing the versions of the product tested as part of Cisco Unified Communications System Release 5.0. The old names may appear in sections that describe upgrading from previous versions.
IP telephony (IPT) components have also been tested. Additional information is available in the System Architecture Reference Manual for IP Telephony at: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/systems/unified/unified1/starmipt/index.htm
This document is the Cisco Unified Communications System release notes on the testing conducted on voice systems composed of Cisco voice gateways, routers, Catalyst switches and the following components:
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Cisco Unified CallManager (Unified CallManager)
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Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise (Unified CCE) / Cisco Unified Intelligent Contact Management (Unified ICM) software
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Cisco Customer Response Solutions (CRS / Cisco Unified IP IVR)
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Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal (Unified CVP) (formerly ISN)
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Computer Telephony Integration Object Server (CTI OS)
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Cisco Agent Desktop (CAD)
Tested Functionality
The system-wide testing of contact center functionality for Cisco Unified Communications System Release 5.0 includes the following:
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Upgrade of the following main components from IP Communications Systems Test Release 4.1 versions:
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Cisco CallManager to Release 5.0(2)
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Cisco IPCC Enterprise / Cisco ICM to Release 7.0(0)SR3
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CRS (IP IVR) to Release 4.5(2)
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CVP to Release 3.1(0)ES2
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CAD to Release 7.0.1.17
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CTI OS to Release 7.1(0)SR1
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Deployment models such as:
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Single-site, Multisite Centralized, and Multisite Distributed deployment models
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Unified CCE deployment with CRS for testing Unified CallManager Post-Routed and Cisco Unified Outbound Dialer (Unified OUTD) call flows and Cisco Unified Mobile Agent (Unified MA)
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Unified CCE deployment with Unified CVP comprehensive mode for testing Unified CVP Post-Routed and Unified OUTD call flows in a branch office model
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Outsourcing model with Unified CVP and CRS for testing Parent/Child call flow, where a single parent Cisco Unified Intelligent Contact Management Enterprise (Unified ICME) system post-routes calls to multiple (two) child Unified CCE systems
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Cisco Unified System Contact Center (Unified SCC) deployment (with streamlined installation and web-based administration) at the Single-site
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Clustering-over-WAN (CoW) deployment models for Unified CallManager
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Unified CCE/Unified ICM duplexed for redundancy and fault tolerance
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Unified CallManager Appliance model
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Hybrid SCCP (Skinny Call Control Protocol) and SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) agents/phones deployment
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Unified CallManager Releases 5.0(2) (SIP/SCCP) and Cisco CallManager 4.1(x) (SCCP) interoperability
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SIP and H.323 Intercluster Trunks (ICT)
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Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal Studio (Unified CVPS) with Self-Service Application
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Unified ICM Dialed Number plans for agent-initiated Blind and Consultative transfers and Ad hoc conferencing
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Unified OUTD features including:
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Transfers to Unified CVP and Unified IP IVR
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Progressive/Predictive/Preview/Direct Preview Dialing Modes
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Personal/System Callback
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Call Progress Analysis
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CTI OS and CAD desktop features including:
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BargeIn/Intercept
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Silent desktop monitoring by supervisors
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Silent monitoring by supervisors using VoIP monitors (CAD only)
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Network management using Cisco Unified Operations Manager (Unified Operations Manager)
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IOS software release 12.4(6)T interoperability
New and Changed Features
Cisco Unified Communications System Release 5.0 integrates telephony, conferencing (voice and web), messaging, and contact center products for enterprise IP customers in a variety of deployment models using SIP and SCCP endpoints over IP networks. The contact center system is a portion of the end-to-end system release for enterprise Cisco Unified Communications, which is centered on the latest Unified CallManager release.
In the following sections, there are brief overviews of new and enhanced features for Cisco Unified Communications System and links to the detailed documentation:
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Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise and Cisco Unified Intelligent Contact Management Software
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Cisco Customer Response Solutions
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Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal
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Cisco Unified Outbound Dialer
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Cisco Computer Telephony Integration Object Server
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Cisco Unified Operations Manager
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CiscoWorks Management Center for Cisco Security Agents
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Windows Operating System Support
Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise and Cisco Unified Intelligent Contact Management Software
Unified CCE and Unified ICM software includes the following new features:
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Parent/Child deployment:
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Cisco Unified Contact Center Gateway Enterprise Feature deployment based on the new Unified ICM Enterprise component, Cisco Unified Contact Center Gateway Enterprise (Unified CCGE), and the new Unified CCE component, Cisco Unified System Contact Center Gateway (Unified SCCG)
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Unified SCC deployment with streamlined installation and web-based administration
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There is no upgrade path for Unified CCGE and Unified SCCG; you can only fresh install these components.
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Windows Server 2003 including Active Directory (AD) and Domain Security Support
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Security enhancements such as automated Windows hardening, more secure SQL server, Windows firewall support, and deployment of IPSec (IP Security)
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Dynamic routing client
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CTI OS support of 1000 agents per PG pair
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Dynamic re-skilling of agents
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Increased agent extensions to 15 digits allowing international dialing
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Cisco Unified IP Phone Agent to enable agents to log on and work from a Cisco Unified IP Phone
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Webview reporting with default templates
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Unified OUTD dialing enhancements
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Cisco Unified Mobile Agent (Unified MA) support for remote, telecommuter agents, either via broadband or POTS (Plain Old Telephone System) phones
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SNMP-based application health monitoring and extended functionality for Unified CCE/Unified ICM Support Tool
Cisco Unified Contact Center Gateway Enterprise
The Cisco Unified Contact Center Gateway Enterprise feature extends Unified ICM capabilities to "child" Unified CCE installations via the Unified CCGE. This new feature allows Unified ICM to connect to multiple Unified CCE systems in a child mode, enabling the "parent" Unified ICM to provide enterprise-wide routing and reporting—while still controlling its other Unified ICM Peripherals, such as TDM ACDs. The child Unified CCE system automatically configures its agents, skills groups, and services on to the parent Unified ICM.
Cisco Unified System Contact Center
In the test environment, Unified SCC is implemented as a two-server configuration. The Central Controller and Agent/IVR Controller server combines the Unified SCCG with the CallRouter, Logger, and CRS, CTI, CTI OS and CAD servers. The Administration and Reporting server combines the AW/HDS/Web Administration functionality. This deployment has a streamlined installation and a browser-based interface associated with it.
Domain Security/Active Directory Support
Unified CCE/Unified ICM Release 7.0(0)SR3 can now operate in a shared corporate domain. Prior to this release, Unified ICM and Unified CCE were required to be in their own Active Directory domain or forest.
There is no support for Windows NT Domain Controllers. Unified CCE/Unified ICM Release 7.0(0)SR3 requires the domain to be (at least) at Windows 2000 native mode—mixed mode is not supported.
Dynamic Routing Client
When Unified ICM uses the Translation Route To VRU method to route a call to a Type2 VRU, the VRU becomes the new routing client for the call. For Unified CCE/Unified ICM Release 7.0(0)SR3, a new mechanism has been added in Unified ICM to support a subsequent network transfer using this new VRU routing client.
In an environment in which the original routing client is not capable of network transfer, all the pre-routed calls can be transferred to Unified CVP via "Translation Route To VRU" to take advantage of the network transfer feature.
Other Enhancements
In the Unified CCE/Unified ICM Release 7.0(0)SR3 environment, there are new web-based administration tools that provide streamlined installations with improvements to the Customer Interaction Network reporting.
The productivity of agents, supervisors, and contact center managers has been improved by dynamic agent re-skilling, new reporting templates that include graphic displays for trend analysis, increased number of agent extensions, and graphical real-time views of agent activity for supervisors.
For a detailed description of new and enhanced features and functionality, see the Release Notes for Cisco IPCC/ICM Enterprise & Hosted Editions Release 7.0(0) at:
Cisco Unified CallManager
Unified CallManager 5.0(2) (comprised of Cisco Unified CallManager Release 4.0 and 4.1(3) features) includes the following changes and updates to functionality:
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Appliance model implementation
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New security, administration platform, RSVP, and user license functionality and requirements
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Line-side (endpoint) SIP support for SIP devices and applications
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SIP trunk-side enhancements
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Unified CallManager SIP integration to Cisco Unity where a SIP trunk is required for the SIP voice mail Message Waiting Indicator (MWI) to operate
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Support of next generation SIP phones as agent phones
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Different installation framework including Basic Install, Upgrade during Install, and Operating System Upgrade
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Different storage architecture and access for Call Detail Records (CDR)
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Networking enhancements including Cisco RSVP Agent support
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The names of the publisher and subscribers have been changed:
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Publisher is called first node
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Subscriber is called subsequent node
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Cisco Unified CallManager Bulk Administration Tool is a new Unified CallManager Administration menu item (only on the publisher or first node). Previously, Bulk Administration Tool (BAT) was installed as a plugin and then run as a separate application within Unified CallManager.
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The new name for the backup and recovery mechanism is the Cisco Disaster Recovery System (DRS), which performs a cluster-level backup, and restore. If the system crashes for any reason it can be restored back using DRS using backed up files.
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The following enhancements or changes have been made to server configurations:
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TFTP server—Support the ability to define a single TFTP server for all phones in multiple Unified CallManager clusters to retrieve their configuration files.
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DHCP server—The DHCP server provides addresses only for phones, not for all devices in the network.
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DNS server—Unified CallManager must be configured at the initial install for either DNS services or static IP Addressing only.
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Unified CallManager, Music on Hold (MOH), and Annunciator servers—Because of security requirements, you cannot add, copy, or delete these server configurations, which get automatically created at Unified CallManager installation.
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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory server—The optional embedded LDAP server with DC Directory is no longer supported.
For a detailed description of these features and functionality, see the Release Notes for Cisco Unified CallManager Release 5.0(2) at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/prod_release_note09186a008062bd3b.html
Cisco Customer Response Solutions
CRS 4.5(2) includes the following changes and updates to functionality:
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Standalone server configuration with no support for high availability
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Cannot be co-resident with Unified CallManager on the same server, since CRS runs only on the Windows platform, whereas Unified CallManager runs as an Appliance model
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CRS 4.5(2) in the Cisco Unified Communications System contact center environment can only be handled as a fresh installation; upgrading from the previous CRS system is not supported
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However, you can upgrade from CRS 4.5(1)SR1 to CRS4.5(2).
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Support for a maximum of 300 agents, 300 Unified IP IVR (Interactive Voice Response) ports, and 32 supervisors
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CRS only supports Unified CallManager Release 5.0(2) or later
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CRS requires a special version of the Cisco Unified Backup and Restore System (BAR 4.0.900) utility called BARS for CRS 4.5(2). BARS for CRS 4.5(2) is bundled as part of the CRS 4.5(2) DVD.
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Enhancements to agent and supervisor GUIs, recording and monitoring capabilities, CRS Script Editor, and Cisco Unified IP Phone Agent
For a detailed description of Cisco CRS 4.5(2), see the Release Notes for Customer Response Solutions 4.5(2) at:
http://www.cisco.com/application/pdf/en/us/guest/products/ps6879/c1178/ccmigration_09186a008063b195.pdf
Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal
The following enhancements have been made to Unified CVP Release 3.1(0)ES2:
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Unified CVP Self-Service Application using Unified CVPS (an offline tool that is part of the Unified CVP product line)
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Support for SIP agents/phones, additional gateways, and standalone configuration
For a detailed description of new and enhanced features and functionality, see Release Notes for Cisco Customer Voice Portal (CVP) Release 3.1(0) at:
Cisco Unified Outbound Dialer
Cisco Unified Outbound Dialer (OUTD) has been enhanced to support the following:
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Dynamic re-skilling of agents is supported in outbound mode. Blended contact centers can use this to move agents between campaigns.
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The Find Me feature for Unified OUTD allows the Predictive Dialer to find a customer by sequentially dialing up to 10 numbers for a single customer.
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Cisco Agent Desktop provides Outbound Specific buttons: Accept, Skip, Reject, Skip-Close, Reject-Close, and Callback.
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Direct Preview Dialing mode allows agents to initiate customer calls from their phones directly instead of having the Unified OUTD place the call.
For a detailed description of new and enhanced features and functionality, see the Release Notes for Cisco IPCC/ICM Enterprise & Hosted Editions Release 7.0(0) at:
Cisco Computer Telephony Integration Object Server
Cisco CTI OS has been enhanced to support the following:
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Transport Layer Security (TLS) for traffic between the CTI OS server and CTI OS clients (COM/C++ CILs only) and between peer CTI OS servers
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QoS support applicable to COM/C++ CILs only.
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Support for application development targeting Microsoft .NET framework
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Login by login name, skill group name, or agent name
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Dynamic re-skilling of agents
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Supervisors can silently monitor agents using the CTI OS Desktop
Performance improvements have also been made; for example, the maximum number of agent connections is increased to 1000 per PG pair and statistics distribution is smoother to accommodate network traffic bursts due to the collection of statistics.
For a detailed description of these and other new and enhanced features, see the Release Notes for Cisco CTI OS Release 7.1(0) at:
Cisco Agent Desktop
CAD 7.0(1) includes the following new features and functionality:
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Localization—CAD has been localized in several languages and the localized applications and online help are available for Cisco Agent Desktop, Cisco Supervisor Desktop, and the Cisco IP Phone Agent service.
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Citrix/Terminal Services—CAD is now supported in a Citrix/Microsoft Terminal Services environment.
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Accessibility—The CAD application GUIs have been improved to increase accessibility.
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Automated Distribution—Cisco Agent Desktop and Cisco Supervisor Desktop can now be installed or upgraded on multiple desktops through the use of an automated package distribution tool.
For a detailed description of new and enhanced features and functionality, see the Release Notes for Cisco Agent Desktop Release 7.0(1) at:
Cisco Unity Connection
Cisco Unity Connection is a new component of the Cisco Unified Communications messaging portfolio along with Cisco Unity and Cisco Unity Express. Cisco Unity Connection combines integrated messaging, voice recognition, and call transfer rules into an easy-to-manage system for mid-market customers with up to 1500 users. Cisco Unity Connection transparently integrates messaging and voice recognition components with your data network to provide continuous global access to calls and messages.
The following is a list of features and functionality:
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Simplified installation (less than 2 hours) compared to Cisco Unity
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Supports Unified CallManager SIP integration to Cisco Unity
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Provides subscriber-to-subscriber name dialing by simply speaking the destination name
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Ability to create individual Cisco Unity user mailboxes from the Unified CallManager Administration End User and Directory Number configuration pages
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Voice recognition allows the use of voice commands such as play messages, send message, reply, forward, and others, for managing voice mail
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Provides advanced personalized productivity via call transfer rules such as transfer calls based on time of day, transfer calls based on calendar information, transfer calls based on who the caller is, and so on.
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Supports IMAP client access with Cisco Unity Connection IMAP client access options, allowing users to retrieve voice mail messages through email clients
For more information, see the Release Notes for Cisco Unity Connection Release 1.1(1) at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6509/prod_release_note09186a008058bbd1.html
Cisco Unified IP Phones
Both SCCP and SIP agents/phones have been deployed in the Cisco Unified Communications System contact center test environment and are listed in Table 2.
In addition to SCCP phones, only enhanced SIP phones can be used as agent phones. For more information, see the following Release Notes for SCCP and SIP Phones for Unified CallManager 5.0(2):
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Cisco IP Phone 7970G/7971G-GE Release Notes for Firmware Release 8.0(1) for Cisco CallManager 5.0, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0, 3.3 (SIP) at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/phones/ps379/prod_release_note09186a00805fe55e.html
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Cisco Unified IP Phone 7961G/7961G-GE and 7941G/7941G-GE Release Notes for Firmware Release 8.0(1) for Cisco CallManager 5.0 (SIP) at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/phones/ps379/prod_release_note09186a00805fe57f.html
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Cisco IP Phone 7970G and 7971G-GE Release Notes for Firmware Release 8.0(1) for Cisco CallManager 5.0, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0, 3.3 (SCCP) at:
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Cisco Unified IP Phone 7960G and 7940G Release Notes for Firmware Release 8.0(1) for Cisco Unified CallManager (SCCP) at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/phones/ps379/prod_release_note09186a00805ed09c.html
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Cisco IP Phone 7961G, 7961G-GE, 7941G, and 7941G-GE Release Notes for Firmware Release 8.0(1) for Cisco CallManager 5.0, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0, and 3.3 (SCCP) at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/phones/ps379/prod_release_note09186a00805f2972.html
Cisco Unified Operations Manager
CiscoWorks IP Telephony Environment Monitor (ITEM) is replaced by Cisco Unified Operations Manager. For a detailed description of new and enhanced features and functionality, see the Release Notes for Cisco Unified Operations Manager 1.1 at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6535/prod_release_note09186a0080627fa0.html
CiscoWorks Management Center for Cisco Security Agents
For a detailed description of new and enhanced features and functionality, see the Release Notes for CiscoWorks Management Center for Cisco Security Agents 4.0 at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps5212/prod_release_note09186a00801e54be.html
Windows Operating System Support
For new installations, Unified CCE/Unified ICM Release 7.0(0)SR3 Setup requires the installation of Windows Server 2003 SP1 (or later).
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Windows 2000 Server is subject to end-of-life/end-of-support considerations as enforced by Microsoft.
The following changes are implemented for Unified ICM and the Windows 2003 operating system:
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Separation of domain controllers from Unified ICM components
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Transition and migration to Windows 2003 Active Directory (AD)
For more information, see the Staging Guide for Cisco Unified ICM/Unified CCE & Hosted Editions at:
System Requirements
This section provides the following information about the software versions of Cisco components and firmware versions of Cisco Unified IP phones used in system-wide testing of Cisco Unified Communications System Release 5.0 for Contact Center.
Deployment Considerations
Tables in this section list the recommended software and firmware releases based on Cisco Unified Communications System Release 5.0 for Contact Center. Note that not every rebuild is tested as part of the Cisco Unified Communications System testing. Therefore, additional regression testing in a customer or Cisco-specific certification lab is recommended before deployment.
When deploying the Cisco Unified Communications System in a customer environment, remember the following:
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At the minimum, customers should deploy the software release recommended in these tables.
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For CSA, customers should use the latest engine and policy release. CSA software is available at:
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/csa
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For other software components, customers should use the most current rebuild of a maintenance release. For IOS, information about the latest releases, including deferral advisories, is available at:
http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/sw-ios.shtml
At this URL, you can also access Feature Navigator and read about the Cisco IOS Roadmap.
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If the recommended release has been deferred to a subsequent release, customers should use the subsequent release.
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Before deploying a release, examine the open caveats in the chosen release to determine if any will impact your implementation. Open caveats can be viewed through the Bug Toolkit, located at:
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/launch_bugtool.pl
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Deploy the chosen release in a lab environment that uses the same product components as the customer's product components before moving it to a production environment.
Software Version Matrix
Table 1 lists the software release versions of the system components in the contact center test environment.
Table 1 Software Versions for Contact Center Components in Cisco Unified Communications Release 5.0
Component Release VersionCisco Unified CallManager
5.0(2)
Cisco Unified CallManager Operating System
Included with Unified CallManager
Cisco Customer Response Solutions (Unified IP IVR)
4.5(2)
Cisco Customer Response Solutions (Unified IP IVR) Operating System
2000.4.2SR3
Cisco Unified Intelligent Contact Management and Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise
7.0(0)SR3 ES1
Cisco Unified Intelligent Contact Management and Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise Operating System
Win2003 SP1
Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal (formerly ISN)
3.1(0)ES2
Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal Operating System
Win2000 SP4
Computer Telephony Integration Object Server (CTI OS)
7.0SR1
Cisco Agent Desktop (CAD)
7.0.1.17
Cisco Agent Desktop (CAD) Operating System
WinXP SP2
Cisco Unified IP Phone Agent
7.0.1.17
ScanSoft Open Speech Recognizer (OSR)
2.0.9
ScanSoft Open Speech Media Server (OSMS)
2.0.4
ScanSoft Speechify
3.0.1
Cisco CSS 11501 Content Services Switch
WebNs 7.40.2.02
Cisco Unity Connection
1.1(1)SR1 ES12
Cisco IP Communicator
2.0(1a)
Cisco 3725, 3745 (Unified CVP VXML voice gateway)
12.4(6)T
Cisco 3825, 3845 (Unified CVP VXML voice gateway)
12.4(6)T
Cisco AS5400HPX (Unified CVP VXML voice and PSTN gateways)
12.4(6)T
Cisco AS5850 (PSTN gateway)
12.4(6)T
Cisco 3660 (gatekeeper cluster)
12.4(6)T
Cisco 3745 (HSRP gatekeeper)
12.4(6)T
Cisco 3725, 3745 (voice/data gateway)
12.4(6)T
Cisco 3825, 3845 (voice/data gateway)
12.4(6)T
RSVP Agent (on 37xx and 38xx platforms)
12.4(6)T
Cisco 7206 (core/WAN router)
12.4(6)T
Cisco 831 router
12.4(5a)
Cisco Catalyst 3550 (access switch)
12.2(25)SEC
Cisco Catalyst 6506, 6509 (core switch, Supervisor 2)
CatOS 8.4(4)
Cisco Catalyst 6506, 6509 (MSFC, Supervisor 2)
12.1(26)E3
Cisco Communication Media Module (CMM)
12.4-4.T1
CiscoWorks Management Center for Cisco Security Agents
4.5.1.639
Cisco Security Agent for Unified CallManager
Bundled with Unified CallManager
Cisco Security Agent for Customer Response Solutions
4.5.1.639 / 2.0.3
Cisco Security Agent for Unified Intelligent Contact Management
4.5.1.639 / 2.0.1
Cisco Security Agent for Unified Customer Voice Portal
4.5.1.639 / 2.0.0
Cisco Unified Operations Manager (formerly CiscoWorks ITEM)
1.1
LAN Management Solution (LMS)
2.5
Resource Management Essentials (RME)
4.0
Cisco Remote Monitoring Suite (RMS)
2.0
Cisco Unified ICM Support Tools (Server and Agent)
2.0
McAfee Antivirus
Enterprise 8.0.0
Cisco Unified IP Phones—See "Firmware Version Matrix" for models
Bundled with Unified CallManager
Firmware Version Matrix
Table 2 lists the recommended firmware versions of the Cisco Unified IP Phones (SCCP and SIP) used in the contact center test environment.
Related Documentation
The following URLs are links to documentation for related products:
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Cisco Unified Communications System:
http://www.cisco.com/go/unified-techinfo•
Voice documentation:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/tsd_products_support_category_home.html•
Cisco Unified CallManager:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
Cisco Unified IP Phones:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/phones/ps379/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
Cisco Unified Intelligent Contact Management/Unified Contact Center Enterprise Edition:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/custcosw/ps1001/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/custcosw/ps1844/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
Customer Response Solutions (Cisco Unified IP IVR):
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/custcosw/ps1846/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/custcosw/ps1006/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
Cisco Telephony Integration Object Server:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/custcosw/ps14/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
Cisco Agent Desktop:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/custcosw/ps427/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
CiscoWorks Management Center for Cisco Security Agents:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps5212/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
Cisco Security Agents:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps5057/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
Cisco Unified Operations Manager:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6535/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
Cisco Unity Connection:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6509/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
CiscoWorks Remote Management Essentials:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps2073/
tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
Cisco 800 Series Routers:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps380/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
Cisco 7200 Series Routers:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps341/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
Cisco Catalyst 3600 Series MultiService Platforms:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps274/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
Cisco AS5400 Series Universal Gateways:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/univgate/ps505/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
Cisco AS5850 Series Universal Gateways:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/univgate/ps509/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
Cisco 3700 Series Voice Gateways/Gatekeepers:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps282/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
Cisco 3800 Series Voice Gateways:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5855/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
Cisco Catalyst 3550 Series Access Switches:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps646/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/
tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
Cisco Unified 7900 Series IP Phones:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/phones/ps379/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
Cisco IP Communicator:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps5475/tsd_products_support_series_home.html•
Cisco IOS Software Release 12.4 T:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6441/tsd_products_support_series_home.htmlInstall and Upgrade Notes
The components in these release notes, including the platforms tested, are discussed in the System Test Architecture Reference Manual for Contact Center at: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/systems/unified/unified1/starmipc/index.htm
See this content for the specific versions of the components tested and links to relevant documentation for installation and configuration procedures.
Upgrade information for components that have been tested and verified during system testing is discussed in the System Upgrade Manual at: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/systems/unified/unified1/sum/index.htm
For additional information on specific hardware recommendations or bills of material for each product, see the System Requirements section.
Latest Software Upgrades and Licenses
The following are links to the latest software upgrades and licenses for Cisco Unified Communications System Release 5.0 components:
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Unified CallManager, Unified IP Phones, Customer Response Solutions, Unified Contact Center Enterprise, and Cisco Unity Connection: http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/sw-voice.shtml
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Unified Intelligent Contact Management, Unified Outbound Dialer, Unified Customer Voice Portal, Cisco Agent Desktop, and Computer Telephony Integration Object Server:
http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/sw-custcontact.shtml•
Cisco IOS routers and gateways: http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/sw-ios.shtml
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Catalyst switches:
http://tools.cisco.com/support/downloads/go/MDFTree.x?butype=switches•
Cisco Agent Desktop Web Licensing Site: http://209.46.83.138/sws/WebLicensingInitial/InitialLicensePage.html
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Cisco Unity Connection License Files:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6509/products_installation_guide_chapter09186a008055e1f6.html#wp1041859•
Product Upgrade Tool (for ordering CD's of new major/minor releases):
http://tools.cisco.com/gct/Upgrade/jsp/index.jspLimitations and Restrictions
This section includes the following:
If you have an account with Cisco.com, you can use the Bug Toolkit to find caveats of any severity for any release. To access the Bug Toolkit, perform either of these actions:
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Go to this URL: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/launch_bugtool.pl
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Log in to Cisco.com, click Technical Support, click Tools & Utilities, and then click Software Bug Toolkit under Troubleshooting Tools.
Important Notes
This section includes important notes related to the testing of Cisco Unified Communications System Release 5.0 for Contact Center.
Internal IPTA Only flag for Cisco Unified System Contact Center Gateway (CSCsc68889)
Symptom:
The documentation regarding the Internal IPTA Only flag for the System PG (Unified SCCG) does not clarify whether the route request is local or remote. It currently states:
Internal IPTA Only. If checked, the Router can only target agents on this PG in response to a route request. For IPCC, uncheck this box.
Conditions:
This information is in the "How to Configure the System PG PIM" section of Chapter 6 of the IPCC Installation and Configuration Guide for Cisco IPCC Enterprise Edition at:
Workaround:
The documentation should be updated as follows: When the call is routed between different System PGs, the Internal IPTA Only flag is used to decide whether the router or the ACD should pick the agent. If the System PG is an ACD, the router should not pick the agent. If the call is routed on the same System PG, the router uses the skill group IPTA configuration.
Agents in talking state are set to NOT READY after Unified System Contact Center Gateway Failover (CSCsd29061)
Symptom:
Agents that are in a "talking" state are set to a "Not Ready" state once the call ends.
Condition:
This happens when the Unified SCCG has a failover.
Workaround:
Manually put the agent back into a "Ready" State.
Resolved Caveats
This section lists severity 1, 2, and selected 3 caveats that are resolved now but the fix may not be included in the recommended component versions of Cisco Unified Communications System Release 5.0 for Contact Center.
In the Identifier column, click on the linked caveat number to go to the Bug Toolkit and determine the software version in which the fix is included (in the First Fixed-In Version field).
Open Caveats
This section lists known severity 1, 2, and selected 3 caveats related to the testing of contact center components in Cisco Unified Communications System Release 5.0 and previous releases, which were not resolved at the time this document was written.
In the Identifier column, click on the linked caveat number to go to the Bug Toolkit and determine the software version in which the fix is to be included (in the First Fixed-In Version field).
1 This defect will be resolved and fixed in a future IOS Release (12.4(6)T1) scheduled to be available in mid-May, 2006. Customers requiring an immediate fix and unable to wait for IOS Release 12.4(6)T1 should contact their TAC representative who can provide them access to an engineering special which addresses the problem.
Troubleshooting
For important troubleshooting information, tips, and recommendations related to the testing of Cisco Unified Communications System Release 5.0 for Contact Center, see Troubleshooting information at: http://www.cisco.com/iam/unified/ipcc1/Introduction_to_Troubleshooting.htm
Documentation Updates
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Technical Information Sites—The Cisco Unified Communications System Technical Information Site at http://www.cisco.com/go/unified-techinfo is your one-stop location for all system-level documentation, resources, and training. The following sites are specific to IP telephony or contact center system applications:
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Cisco Unified Communications System for IP Telephony Release 5.0:
http://www.cisco.com/iam/unified/ipt1/index.htm–
Cisco Unified Communications System for Contact Center Release 5.0:
http://www.cisco.com/iam/unified/ipcc1/index.htm•
System Upgrade Manual—The content has been updated to reflect the new upgrade path to Cisco Unified Communications System Release 5.0. The content also discusses new upgrade strategies and upgrade considerations to be aware of for various components as you perform the upgrade. Additional information about the upgrade of the contact center test beds has been added.
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System Architecture Reference Manual for Contact Center—The content has been updated to include Cisco Unified Communications System Release 5.0 features and functionality. Changes include updated business logic, deployment models and sites, topology diagrams, and links to related documentation. The new Parent/Child deployment and call flow have been described in detail and the new Unified CCGE feature and Unified SCC implementation have also been discussed.
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Cisco Unified Communications System for Contact Center Release 5.0 System Test Results—Test results of the contact center system testing are now available in an Excel spreadsheet at: http://www.cisco.com/iam/unified/ipcc1/System_Test_Results.htm#wp1058916
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System Release Notes for Contact Center: Cisco Unified Communications System Release 5.0
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