Cisco® Voice Services Provisioning Tool (VSPT) provides a GUI for the creation, modification, and execution of signaling connections, trunks, trunk groups, routes, and dial plans on the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch and the Cisco Billing and Measurements Server (BAMS).
Product Overview
Cisco VSPT provides an easy-to-use graphical tool to provision the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch and Cisco BAMS. Users can import existing configurations into Cisco VSPT for modification and then download the modified configurations to the same or different devices. Cisco VSPT can generate the initial network provisioning information in bulk for a newly installed node, creating iterative entries from a single operation. It also supports the provisioning of individual call parameters, simplifying the provisioning of large, live networks. To simplify operator tasks, such as trunk group provisioning, Cisco VSPT employs a user interface tailored for voice configuration. Cisco VSPT automatically generates the Man Machine Language (MML) scripts used to configure the network elements.
Key Features and Benefits
Table 1 lists the features and benefits of the Cisco VSPT.
Table 1. Features and Benefits
Product Architecture
Cisco VSPT is a Solaris application written in Java that uses an xterm standard workstation display. Cisco VSPT has no specific configuration database and requires very little administration. It always pulls the latest configuration and provisioning information from the Cisco PGW 2200 and BAMS to which it is connected. These configurations may be stored in Cisco VSPT for offline updating and later redeployed.
Managed Devices
Table 2 lists the devices that Cisco VSPT provisions.
Table 2. Managed Devices
Product Specifications
Table 3 lists the product specifications for Cisco VSPT 2.7(3).
Table 3. Product Specifications
System Capacity
Cisco VSPT connects with a single Cisco PGW 2200 or Cisco BAMS node at a time, so there are no capacity issues to consider. Multiple xterm operators may access Cisco VSPT simultaneously, which may increase the Sun platform requirement in order to maintain desirable operator response time.
System Requirements
The Sun hardware requirements for Cisco VSPT are as follows:
• Sun Solaris 8 or Solaris 10 operating system
• 300 MB available disk space
• 128 MB RAM minimum
• 128 MB minimum swap space
To Acquire the Software
Visit the Cisco.com VSPT download page to download Cisco Management Software for versions 2.6(1) and previous and all VSPT patches. VSPT 2.7(3) core software is now bundled with Cisco MGC Node Manager 2.7(3) and is no longer offered as a download from Cisco.com.
Service and Support
Cisco offers a wide range of services programs to accelerate customer success. These services programs are delivered through a combination of people, processes, tools, and partners, resulting in high levels of customer satisfaction. Cisco services help you to protect your network investment, optimize network operations, and prepare the network for new applications to extend network intelligence and the power of your business. Service and support for Cisco VSPT is included as part of the service and support contract on the Cisco PGW 2200 versions 9.6(1) and before. VSPT 2.7(3) is supported now as part of the Cisco MGC Node Manager service contract. For more information about Cisco services, see Cisco Technical Support Services or Cisco Advanced Services.
For More Information
For more information about Cisco Voice Services Provisioning Tool, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/ps2272/index.html.