Discuss Cisco 350-801 Exam Topic 13 Question 94

A company deploys centralized cisco ucm architecture for a hub location and two remote sites.

*The company has only one ITSP connection at the hub connection, and ITSP supports only G.711 calls

*Remote site A has a 1-Gbps fiber connection to the hub connection and calls to and from remote side A use G.711 codec

*Remote site B has a 1 T1 connection to the hub location and calls to and from remote site B use G.729 codec

Based on the provided guidance, a Cisco voice engineer must design media resource management for the customer What is the method that needs to be followed?

Aconfigure the hardware transcoder on the site B router

Bconfigure the hardware transcoder on the site A router

Cconfigure the hardware transcoder on the hub location router

Dconfigure the software transcoder on Cisco UCM to support voice calls to and from both remote sites

Suggested Answer: C

Balanced mode provides user load balancing and user failover in the event of an outage. Active/standby mode provides an always on standby node in the event of an outage, but it does not provide load balancing.

Here is a more detailed explanation of the two modes:

Balanced mode:In balanced mode, the IM and Presence Service nodes are configured to work together to provide high availability. The nodes are configured in a redundancy group, and the system automatically balances the load of users across the nodes in the group. If one of the nodes fails, the system automatically fails over the users to the other nodes in the group.

Active/standby mode:In active/standby mode, one of the IM and Presence Service nodes is designated as the active node, and the other nodes are designated as standby nodes. The active node handles all of the user traffic, and the standby nodes are only used if the active node fails. If the active node fails, the system automatically fails over to one of the standby nodes.

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31 comments · newest first

Belen 11 months ago

I disagree, Site A should have the transcoder since it has more bandwidth.

Launa 11 months ago

Surprised they only have one ITSP connection for all that traffic!

Fanny 11 months ago

I think D could work too, but not sure if it’s the best option.

Lajuana 11 months ago

Definitely C, the hub needs to handle the G.729 calls.

Willard 12 months ago

The hub has only G.711, so transcoding is needed for Site B.

Lashaunda 12 months ago

I’m leaning towards configuring the transcoder on the hub location, but I’m a bit confused about whether a hardware or software transcoder is more efficient in this scenario.

Jodi 1 year ago

I feel like we practiced a similar question, and it was emphasized that having a centralized transcoder can help manage resources better.

Roosevelt 1 year ago

I’m not entirely sure, but I think the hub location router would be the best place for the transcoder since it handles all the traffic between sites.

Lai 1 year ago

I remember we discussed that transcoding might be necessary for calls between different codecs, especially since Site B uses G.729.

Sherill 1 year ago

I'm feeling pretty confident about this one. Based on the information provided, the best approach is to configure the hardware transcoder on the site B router to handle the G.729 codec for that location.

Aileen 1 year ago

I think the key here is to minimize the number of transcoders needed. Since remote site A uses G.711, we may be able to avoid needing a transcoder there. But remote site B will likely require a transcoder on its router.

Truman 1 year ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused. Should we configure the transcoder on the hub router or one of the remote site routers? I'll need to review the details again to make the right call.

Lawanda 1 year ago

Okay, let me think this through. Since the hub location only has G.711 ITSP support, I'm guessing we'll need to use a transcoder to handle the G.729 codec for remote site B.

Ivory 1 year ago

This seems like a tricky question. I'll need to carefully consider the network topology and codec requirements to determine the best media resource management approach.

Deangelo 1 year ago

Ooh, a tricky one! But I'm with Emmett - D is the way to go. Gotta love those software transcoders, they make life so much easier.

Eden 1 year ago

Wait, wait, wait... did someone say 'hardware transcoder'? I thought we were all about software these days. Sounds like a blast from the past!

Marge 1 year ago

↳ replying to Eden

I believe it should be configured on the hub location router to manage the calls between the sites.

Fabiola 1 year ago

↳ replying to Eden

So, should we configure it on the hub location router or one of the remote site routers?

Antonio 1 year ago

↳ replying to Eden

Yeah, the hardware transcoder will help with the G.711 and G.729 codec conversions.

Magdalene 1 year ago

↳ replying to Eden

I think in this case, a hardware transcoder is needed for the different codecs at the remote sites.

Kenneth 1 year ago

Haha, I bet the Cisco engineer is wishing they had a magic 'auto-configure-everything' button right about now. But D does seem like the right way to go here.

Judy 1 year ago

↳ replying to Kenneth

D) configure the software transcoder on Cisco UCM to support voice calls to and from both remote sites

Oretha 1 year ago

↳ replying to Kenneth

B) configure the hardware transcoder on the site A router

Carline 1 year ago

↳ replying to Kenneth

A) configure the hardware transcoder on the site B router

Emmett 2 years ago

Ah, I see. The question is asking for the method to design the media resource management, so I think the correct answer is D - configure the software transcoder on Cisco UCM.

Alise 1 year ago

↳ replying to Emmett

That makes sense, it would be the most efficient solution for supporting voice calls to and from both remote sites.

Nichelle 1 year ago

↳ replying to Emmett

I think the correct answer is D - configure the software transcoder on Cisco UCM.

Milly 2 years ago

Hmm, this seems straightforward. Since the ITSP only supports G.711 and remote site B uses G.729, we'll need to use a transcoder to handle the codec conversion.

Dino 2 years ago

I disagree. I believe we should configure the software transcoder on Cisco UCM to support voice calls to and from both remote sites. It would provide more flexibility.

Glendora 2 years ago

I agree with Enola. Since the ITSP only supports G.711 calls, it makes sense to have the transcoder at the hub location.

Enola 2 years ago

I think we should configure the hardware transcoder on the hub location router.

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