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Key Features and Benefits
A critical component of the Cisco Unified Communications solution, the Cisco CMM allows
businesses to extend a cost-effective, transparent network infrastructure to all locations within their
network.
Figure 2. Cisco Unified Communication Network Deployment
The Cisco CMM provides a value-added, end-to-end networking solution with the following
benefits:
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Modularity:
Lowers cost of ownership—The modular architecture helps customers achieve higher
port capacity in a single Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series or Cisco 7600 Series slot.
Integrating the functions of VoIP gateways, analog and digital, and conferencing and
transcoding in a single module provides a space-saving solution. The Cisco CMM can be
managed remotely along with other modules and line cards in the Cisco Catalyst 6500
and Cisco 7600 Series chassis.
Offers investment protection—The Cisco CMM supports field-upgradable modular
components, allowing customers to easily add, replace, or change interface port
adapters without upgrading or replacing the entire module.
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Hot-swappable module:
Delivers business resilience—The hot-swappable capability on the Cisco CMM allows
hardware maintenance to be performed on an active Cisco Catalyst 6500 or Cisco 7600
Series with little or no service interruption. During a hot-swap, the Cisco CMM can be
removed, inserted, or replaced, and only the calls on the card being removed are
affected.
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Cisco Unified Communications Manager redundancy:
Provides robust, fault-tolerant architecture—The Cisco Unified Communications solution
design takes advantage of the robust, fault-tolerant architecture of clustered Cisco
Unified CallManager systems. The Cisco CMM works transparently in this environment.
Even in its most simple form (such as a two-system cluster), a secondary Cisco Unified
Communications Manager can take control of the Cisco CMM initially managed by the
primary Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
Additionally, supported on the Cisco IOS
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Software mainline release, the Cisco CMM enjoys a
comprehensive set of features, including the following:
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