Installation guide

Release Notes for Cisco Voice Interworking Service Module Release 3.0(0)

Part Number OL-2523-01 Rev. B0, January 9, 2004

VISM Features

This section describes the new hardware and the new software features introduced in software Release

3.0(0) for VISM/VISM-PR.

Hardware Introduced in Software Release 3.0(0) for VISM/VISM-PR

Software Release 3.0(0) for VISM/VISM-PR introduces a new card—VISM-PR. You can use the

VISM-PR card in combination with any of the following MGX 8000 Series switch Processor Module

cards:

• PXM1

• PXM1E

• PXM45

Table 1 describes the configuration requirements for VISM/VISM-PR in combination with the MGX

8000 Series switches and supported processor modules.

Refer to the Cisco MGX 8850 Hardware Installation Guide, Release 3 for information on installing and

maintaining the PXM1, PXM1E, and PXM45 cards.

Note You cannot use the VISM card in combination with either the PXM1E or PXM45 card.

The VISM-PR card supports 144 channels when used with the G.723.1 codec. The VISM card does not

support the G.723.1 codec.

The following software Release 3.0(0) for VISM/VISM-PR features require either the PXM1E or

PXM45 card and are not supported if you are using PXM1 cards in your MGX 8000 Series switch

chassis:

• Call Agent-Controlled VoATM AAL1 and AAL2 SVC

• AAL1 SVC-Based TDM Hairpinning

• Expanded Clock Source Selection

Note Clock source configuration support and procedures are not changed from previous

releases of software if you are using a PXM1 card in your MGX 8000 Series switch

chassis.

Table 1 VISM/VISM-PR and MGX 8000 Series Switch Support

VISM Module

MGX 8230

with PXM1

MGX 8250

with PXM1

MGX 8850

with PXM1

MGX 8850

with PXM1E

MGX 8850

with PXM45

MGX-VISM-8T1 Yes Yes Yes No No

MGX-VISM-8E1 Yes Yes Yes No No

MGX-VISM-PR-8T1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

MGX-VISM-PR-8E1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes