Different Cisco IOS Software images are available for the various platforms that support Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE) and Cisco Gatekeeper functions. These Cisco IOS Software feature sets contain different levels of features. In addition to the software image, a feature license is required to turn on the desired function. Both the CUBE and Cisco Gatekeeper are licensed features. Purchasing the appropriate software image is, in many cases, sufficient to deploy Cisco router features. In other cases, a feature license in addition to the software image is required. All features on platforms with a universal software image require a license. Information About, page 1 FAQs, page 7 Information About The Cisco 800, 2900, 3900, and 3900E Series Integrated Services Router platforms have a universal Cisco IOS Software image. On these platforms all features are contained in the single software image, and the features that are available for use are determined only by the license(s) purchased. The following are the CUBE deployment use cases: Migration from TDM to SIP CUBE. CUBE in Contact Center CUBE is used as a protocol-interworking device with third party. Unified Communications Bundles Cisco Integrated Services Router Unified Communications Bundles simplify the deployment of a unified communications (UC) solution by packaging a number of needed components in a single part number to make it easy to quote and order. Two types of UC bundles are offered for the Cisco 1861, 2800, and 3800 Series routers: Voice and Voice + Security. Voice-only UC bundles include: The Integrated Services Router 1
Cisco Unified Border Element License Types Cisco IOS Software based Routing Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express for call processing Cisco Unity Express hardware module and licenses for voicemail, integrated messaging, and interactive voice response. Digital signal processors (DSPs) for conferencing and connecting to a public switched telephone network (PSTN) Phone licenses to deploy Cisco IP phones Cisco Unified CallConnector Personal clients for Microsoft Windows desktop integration. This client is offered free of charge as an introductory offer only. Voice + Security UC bundles also include security features like VPN, Cisco Intrusion Detection System, and Cisco IOS Firewall in addition to all the components in the voice-only UC bundles. Note CUBE feature license(s) is included in all Cisco ISR UC bundles. Cisco Unified Border Element License Types Two types of Cisco Unified Border Element licenses are available: Pay-as-You-Grow (or session count) license This type of license covers the right to use the feature as well as the maximum session count allowed. An example is the FL-CUBE-25 license, which allows up to 25 sessions. This license is designed to allow a specific number of sessions (or calls) on a platform. Purchase only as many sessions as are required in your deployment. You can add more licenses later as your needs expand, thus offering pay-as-you-grow benefits. Session licenses are stackable. These licenses are available on select platforms as shown in Table 1 in the section CUBE Licenses, and are available on all software images. Examples include the and FL-CUBEE-100 licenses. (or flat) license This type of license covers the right to use the feature up to the maximum session count supported on the chosen platform. An example is the FL-INTVVSRV-2811 license, which allows the maximum number of sessions the Cisco 2811 platform supports. These licenses are available on select platforms as given in Table 1 in the section CUBE Licenses. Examples include the FL-INTVVSRV-2801 and FL-GK-3945 licenses. CUBE Licenses The Cisco Unified Border Element licenses available are listed in the table below. CUBE redundancy can be deployed in two ways: CUBE regular redundancy Two CUBE platforms (ISR-G2 or ASR1K) are positioned in a same local network and are configured in an ACTIVE/STANDBY pairing. The CUBE-RED license allows transferring of the license from the Active to the Standby machine in the event of a failure. CUBE dual redundancy CUBE in High Availability configuration in two independent Data Centers with a CUBE Active/Standby pair (ISR-G2 or ASR1K) in each. The CUBE-RED license allows transfer not only within one redundant pair from Active to Standby, but also from one pair to the other. 2
CUBE Licenses For Active/Standby redundant configurations, use the Redundant- licenses. Note Redundancy licenses cost about 30% more than Single-Use licenses. Table 1: CUBE License Choices per Single-Use Licenses Redundancy Licenses (1 SKU for Active/Standby Pair) License Type Cisco 881, 886, 887, 888, 892F, SPIAD FL-NANOCUBE Cisco 2901, 2911, and 2921 Integrated Services Routers FL-CUBEE-5 FL-CUBEE-25 FL-CUBEE-5-RED FL-CUBEE-25-RED Pay-as-You-Grow FL-CUBEE-100 FL-CUBEE-100-RED Cisco 2951 and 3925 Integrated Services Routers FL-CUBEE-5 FL-CUBEE-25 FL-CUBEE-5-RED FL-CUBEE-25-RED Pay-as-You-Grow FL-CUBEE-100 FL-CUBEE-100-RED FL-CUBEE-500 FL-CUBEE-500-RED Cisco 3945, 3925E, and 3945E Integrated Services Routers FL-CUBEE-5 FL-CUBEE-25 FL-CUBEE-100 FL-CUBEE-5-RED FL-CUBEE-25-RED FL-CUBEE-100-RED FL-CUBEE-500 FL-CUBEE-500-RED FL-CUBEE-1000 FL-CUBEE-1000-RED Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers FLASR1-CUBEE-100P FLASR1-CUBEE-500P FLASR1-CUBEE-1KP FLASR1-CUBEE-100R FLASR1-CUBEE-500R FLASR1-CUBEE-1KR FLASR1-CUBEE-4KP FLASR1-CUBEE-4KR FLASR1-CUBEE-16KP FLASR1-CUBEE-16KR Cisco 2800 Series Integrated Services Routers FL-CUBE-25 FL-CUBE-100 FL-INTVVSRV-2801 FL-INTVVSRV-2811 FL-INTVVSRV-2821 FL-INTVVSRV-2851 3
Licensing Requirements for Customer Deployment Scenarios Single-Use Licenses Redundancy Licenses (1 SKU for Active/Standby Pair) License Type Cisco 3800 Series Integrated Services Routers FL-CUBE-25 FL-CUBE-100 FL-INTVVSRV-3825 FL-INTVVSRV-3845 Cisco AS5350XM and AS5400XM Universal Gateways FL-INTVVSRV-5X Cisco 880 Series Integrated Services Routers Cisco IAD880 Integrated Access Devices Cisco 1861 Integrated Services Router Cisco IAD2430 Integrated Access Device FL-CUBE-25 Licensing Requirements for Customer Deployment Scenarios Two Active CUBEs and No Redundancy Scenario Two active CUBEs, no redundancy (that is no call preservation on failure of box), and no load balancing. Expectation Expecting 500 sessions across each location. Licensing Requirement Two FL-CUBEE-500. 4
Licensing Requirements for Customer Deployment Scenarios Geographic Redundancy Scenario Two active CUBEs, no redundancy, no call preservation on failure of box, but there is load balancing. Expectation Expecting 500 sessions across each location, and in case one location fails, expecting the new 500 calls to failover to the other location. Licensing Requirement Two FL-CUBEE-500-RED. If a box fails in this scenario, the calls on it are lost. The load balancing algorithm ensures that the next call is sent to the non-failed location. Note In this scenario, you can also pool the CUBE licenses one FL-CUBEE-1000-RED can be used. Layer 2 Box-to-Box Redundancy with Call Preservation Scenario L2 box-to-box redundancy with call preservation. Expectation Expecting 500 sessions across an active CUBE. Licensing Requirement One FL-CUBEE-500-RED. Note If the standby CUBE is at a different location, L2 box-to-box redundancy is not supported across geographical data centers. Typically, it is two boxes in the same rack. 5
Licensing Requirements for Customer Deployment Scenarios Box-to-Box Redundancy and Load Balancing Across Locations Scenarios Covered Box-to-Box and Redundancy (call preservation on failure within location) and load balancing/redundancy across locations. If R1 or R3 goes down, R2 or R4 respectively will take over. If Location 1 (both R1 and R2) becomes unavailable, RED license allows newer calls to flow to Location 2. RED license allows transfer not only within one redundant pair from Active to Standby, allowing call preservation, but also from one pair to the other, that is from one Data Center to the other for new calls. In that case, Location 2 will handle 1000 sessions. This is called dual redundancy. Expectation Expecting 500 sessions per location. Licensing Requirement Two FL-CUBEE-500-RED, one per Active/Standby pair. In total, you will have one 1000-RED. In-box Hardware and Software Redundancy Licensing Requirement RED license is not required in this scenario; regular Single-Use CUBE license covers all in-box redundancies. 6
FAQs FAQs Q. Is enforced? A. No, CUBE is a paper-based honor license (no file to install) that allows you to run the CUBE RTU (Right-to-Use) feature set after you have the UCK9 license installed. Q. Can CUBE licenses be transferred? A. No, CUBE licensing is not transferable between chassis at this time. FL-CUBEE-XX licenses can be bought for any ISR-G2 platform, but cannot be transferred between platforms. FL-CUBEE-XX licenses are only for ISR-G2 (that is, you buy FL-CUBEE-5 it applies to a single ISR G2 that you buy it for, which could be a 2901, 2911, 3925, and so on, but only a single platform.) Q. Are CUBE licenses incremental? A. Yes, CUBE licenses can be added together to provide an aggregate session count. This way, customers can start with a smaller number of sessions and grow their system over time as call volume increases. For example, a customer may buy a FL-CUBEE-5 license to start with allowing a total of 5 sessions, and later add 2 more FL-CUBE-5 licenses for a total of 15 sessions. Q. What constitutes a session? A. A session is a single audio or a video call across the CUBE, regardless of call legs. Some vendors consider one call as two sessions. Q. Does a call recording solution require additional licensing? A. No, sessions created between CUBE and the Call Recording server such as MediaSense do not require additional licenses and are not counted against the CUBE licensing limit. However, consider the platform capacity numbers. Q. Can a customer migrate from a Single-Use to a RED license? A. No, currently there are no migration SKUs, that is, if the customer previously purchased a Single-Use license, it cannot be converted into a RED license in future. Q. Does CUBE Phone Proxy require licensing? A. Yes, licenses will be required for the CUBE Phone Proxy feature just like it is required for trunk-side connections. Licenses will be required for the number of simultaneous off-hook phones, that is the number of phones trying to make calls concurrently. Q. For what platforms is NanoCUBE licensing supported? A. NanoCUBE licensing (SKU : FL-NANOCUBE) is a single license that allows you to go up to the maximum capacity of the platform. NanoCUBE is available on the platforms: 86X, 88X, and 89X; 2901/2911 is only for service providers. 7
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