Network Components


Network Components

Figure 5-4 shows some archetypal terminal accessories in an H.323 network.

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H.323

Terminal

H.323

Terminal

Cisco UBE

Gateways

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H.320

Terminal

(ISDN)

H.323

Terminal

Speech Only (Telephones)

H.324

Terminal

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Gatekeeper

MCU

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Figure 5-4 H.323 Arrangement Components

Components of an H.323 arrangement accommodate the following:

■ Terminals

■ H.323

■ H.324

■ Gateways

■ Cisco Unified Border Elements (Cisco UBEs), additionally accepted as affair border

controllers

■ Gatekeepers

■ MCUs

The afterward sections awning anniversary in added detail.