Cisco Systems OL-8978-02 IP Phone User Manual


 
CHAPTER
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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Software Configuration Guide—Release 8.7
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Configuring a VoIP Network
This chapter describes how to configure a Voice-over-IP (VoIP) network on the Catalyst 6500 series
switches.
Note While this chapter introduces a number of Cisco networking products that are related to VoIP, the
primary focus of the chapter is to provide configuration information for integrating the Catalyst 6500
series products into your VoIP network.
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the commands that are used in this chapter, refer to the
Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Command Reference publication.
This chapter consists of these sections:
Hardware and Software Requirements, page 55-1
Understanding How a VoIP Network Works, page 55-2
Understanding How VLANs Work, page 55-8
Understanding How CDP and VoIP Work, page 55-10
Configuring VoIP on a Switch, page 55-10
Using SmartPorts, page 55-38
Hardware and Software Requirements
The hardware and software requirements for the Catalyst 6500 series switches and Cisco CallManager
are as follows:
Catalyst 4500 series, 5000 family, and Catalyst 6500 series switches running supervisor engine
software release 6.1(1) or later releases
Catalyst 4500 series and Catalyst 6500 series switches running supervisor engine software
release 8.2(1) or later releases for IEEE 802.3af compliance
Cisco CallManager release 3.0 or later releases