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Cisco Preferred Architecture for
Midmarket Collaboration PAGE 7
Introduction
Figure 1. Cisco Preferred Architecture for Midmarket Collaboration
Table 1 lists the products in this architecture. For simplicity, products are grouped into modules to help categorize and
define their roles. The content in this guide is organized in the same modules.
Table 1. Components for the Cisco Preferred Architecture for Midmarket Collaboration
Module Component Description
Call Control Cisco Unified Communications Manager
(Unified CM)
Provides endpoint registration, call processing, and media
resource management
Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and
Presence Service
Provides instant messaging and presence services
Cisco Integrated Services Router (ISR) Provides Survivable Remote Site Telephony (SRST) functionality
Endpoints Cisco Unified IP Phones, Cisco TelePresence video
endpoints, and Cisco Jabber
Enable real-time voice, video, and instant messaging
communications for users
Conferencing Cisco TelePresence Conductor Manages conferencing resources
Cisco TelePresence Server Provides video conferencing resources
Cisco WebEx Software as a Service (SaaS) Provides subscription-based web conferencing delivered through
WebEx Collaboration Cloud
Collaboration Edge Cisco Expressway-C Enables interoperability with third-party systems and firewall
traversal
Cisco Expressway-E Supports remote endpoint registration to Cisco Unified CM and
enables business-to-business communications
Cisco ISR Provides either public switched telephone network (PSTN) or
Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE) connectivity