• The web interface supports Internet Explorer 7, 8, and 9; Firefox 3 and later; and Chrome.
Supported telepresence endpoints
• Cisco VCS Expressway is compatible with any standards-compliant H.323 or SIP videoconferencing or telepresence device. Provisioning and configuration are supported only for Cisco TelePresence endpoints.
Management interfaces
• Support for industry standards such as HTTP and Secure HTTP (HTTPS), XML, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP v1, v2, and v3), Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) and Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol
• Embedded setup wizard for initial configuration
• Integration with Cisco TelePresence Management Server (TMS) Version 12.5 or later
• Support for call logging and diagnostics
Architecture (Cisco VCS Expressway Appliance)
• Secure appliance-based architecture
• Flash memory and hard drive
Traversal services
• Cisco TelePresence Expressway technology
• STUN discovery and STUN relay services
• Firewall traversal STUN-compliant
• H.460.18/19-compliant
• H.460.18 client-proxy support
• Support for H.460.19 multiplexed media
• SIP support
Resilience and reliability
• Ability to deploy Cisco VCS Expressway in a redundant (six) cluster
• Ability to share licenses across a cluster
• Ability for registrations to survive system restart
• Ability to replicate configuration for clusters
• Ability for the Cisco VCS Expressway process to recycle within seconds
• Support for Cisco VCS Expressway H.225 Alternate Gatekeeper
Session control and registrations
• Support for manual registration of H.323 and SIP endpoints
• Support for H.225/Q.931, H.245 call-control routed mode, and non-call routed mode
• Support for H.323-SIP Interworking Encryption
• Support for H.323-SIP Interworking DuoVideo
• Support for registration of H.323 ID and E.164 aliases and services
• Support for Unicode (UTF-8) registration for global implementation
• Support for URI dialing
• Support for direct call signaling among neighbored Cisco VCSs, border controllers, and gatekeepers
• Support for call policy management (RFC 3880),including call policy and user policy (Cisco TelePresence FindMe)
• Support for conference hunting for multipoint-control-unit (MCU) cluster
• Support for call routed mode
• Support for call loop detection
Zone control and bandwidth management
• Support for remote zone monitoring
• Support for remote zone redundancy
• Support for up to 200 neighbor zones (including Cisco VCSs, border controllers, gatekeepers, and SIP proxies)
• Support for subzone area definition for bandwidth management
• Support for flexible zone configuration with named zones and default zone
• Support for forwarding of requests to neighbor zones
• Support for registration control (open, specifically allow, and specifically deny)
• Support for interzone bandwidth management: Definable call by call
• Maximum bandwidth per call
• Maximum aggregate bandwidth for all neighboring zones
• Support for intrazone bandwidth management: Definable call by call
• Maximum bandwidth per call
• Maximum aggregate bandwidth
• Support for auto-down-speeding if call exceeds per-call maximum
• Support for gateway load balancing
• Support for automatic network failover
• Support for capacity warnings for users and administrators
Language
• English
Physical dimensions
(H x W x D)
• 1.72 x 16.8 x 18 in. (43.5 x 426 x 457.2 mm)
• 1-rack unit (1RU) rack-mount chassis
Interfaces
• Four 10/100/1000 BASE-TX Ethernet ports (RJ-45) (front)
• One RS-232 console port (RJ-45) (front)
Weight
• 17.6 lb (8 kg) (unpacked)
Power
• Auto-sensing 250W (maximum) 580 BTU per hour power supply
• 90-264 VAC full range at 47-63 Hz
Cooling system
• Five 40-millimeter fans for system cooling
System control and indications
• One power LED
• One alarm LED
• One power on/off switch (rear)
• Four act/link/10/100/1000 LEDs on Ethernet ports
Environmental data
• Operating temperatures: 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
• Storage temperatures: -4 to 140°F (-20 to 60°C)
• Relative humidity: 10 to 90% (noncondensing)
Servers for virtual environment
• Cisco UCS B- and C-Series platforms or similar platform. Please refer to the list of platforms that Cisco recommends to run the Virtualized VCS Application
Certification
• LVD 73/23/EC
• EMC 89/366/ECC
Note: Cisco VCS Version X7 is ICSA Labs certified.
Awards
Approvals and compliance
• Directive 73/23/EEC (Low Voltage Directive)
• Standard EN 60950
• Directive 89/336/EEC (EMC Directive)
• Standard EN 55022, Class A
• Standard EN 55024
• Standard EN 61000-3-2/-3-3
• Approved according to UL 60950 and CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950
• Compliance with FCC15B Class A
• Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC)
Table 2. Network, Management, and Security Specifications
Network
• Support for DNS addressing
• Support for IPv4 and IPv6 simultaneously
• IPv4 and IPv6 translation services
Interfaces
• Four 10/100/1000 BASE-TX Ethernet ports (RJ-45) (front)