Just because a dial plan is in place does not mean that anything is connecting utilizing the dial plan. I can see some room for work there.
Larry Hadrava CCIE #12203 CCNP CCNA Sr. Support Engineer – IPexpert, Inc. URL: http://www.IPexpert.com On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Jonathan Charles <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes, but there are some conflicting statements... > > One of the configuration items on the blueprint is DHCP... If the > phones are already registered, then DHCP must have been too... > > If basic dial plan is constructed, that means the PRIs/CAS lines are > configured, which means you had to configure the transcoders and conf > bridges before that (else you would have to tear them back down to > configure the transcoders...)... > > This is weird... > > > Jonathan > > On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 5:08 PM, Larry Hadrava <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I would expect for the key word to be "basic". > > Phone registration is just that - a phone registered to UCM or UCME. I > would > > expect all of the phone configuration to be manipulated according to the > lab > > instructions > > > > Basic application integration could mean simple integration between UCM > and > > UCCX or UCM to Unity connection - again the rest of the actual > configuration > > would be done as per the lab > > > > Basic dial plan - I would expect that there may be some items configured, > > but not a great deal. Certainly not to the point of anywhere near a > complete > > dial plan. > > > > With all of that "basic pre-configuration" comes the troubleshooting. > Just > > because something is pre-configured does not mean it is totally correct. > > > > All of the above is opinion and not based upon any special knowledge or > > psychic capability:-) > > > > Larry Hadrava > > CCIE #12203 CCNP CCNA > > Sr. Support Engineer – IPexpert, Inc. > > URL: http://www.IPexpert.com <http://www.ipexpert.com/> > > > > > > On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 5:16 PM, Jonathan Charles <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> OK, the V3 Lab Blueprint has this statement: > >> > >> The blueprint is a detailed outline of the topics likely to appear on > >> the lab exam. This blueprint introduces pre-configurations of basic > >> tasks (such as phone registration, basic application integration, > >> basic dial plan, etc.), in order to devote additional focus on expert > >> level skills (advanced configuration and troubleshooting) assessments. > >> As usual, knowledge of troubleshooting is an important skill and > >> candidates are expected to diagnose and solve issues as part of the > >> CCIE lab exam. The topics listed are guidelines and other relevant or > >> related topics may also appear. > >> > >> The statement, " This blueprint introduces pre-configurations of basic > >> tasks (such as phone registration, basic application integration, > >> basic dial plan, etc.), in order to devote additional focus on expert > >> level skills " seems to indicate that the phone will be preconfigured > >> and registered and the dial plan may already be built... > >> > >> Am I understanding this correctly? > >> > >> > >> > >> Jonathan > > > > >
