Preface

This guide outlines the current dial plan provisioning (DPP) capabilities of the Cisco VSC2700 Telephony Controller.

This chapter describes the objectives and organization of this document and explains how to find additional information on related products and services. This chapter contains the following sections:

Audience

The intended audience for this guide is those who set up and manage corporate telecommunications networks and systems.

Document Objectives

This guide provides procedures for using the DPP utilities to configure your open packet telephony controller system to perform number translation.

Table 1: Document Sections

Section Title Description

Chapter 1

Dial Plan Basics

Describes a dial plan as it is used with the Cisco VSC2700 or Cisco SC2200 telephony controllers and the tasks associated with the DPP utilities.

Chapter 2

Installation

Describes the installation of the dial plan tool.

Chapter 3

Dial Plan Provisioning Tool

Provides a description of the dial plan tool and how to create a dial plan text file.

Chapter 4

Using the Dial Plan

Describes how to start, use, and stop the DPP application and generate the output files.

Appendix A

Dial Plan Output Files

Describes the DPP output files.

Section	Title	Description
Chapter 1	Dial Plan Basics	Describes a dial plan as it is used with the Cisco VSC2700 or Cisco SC2200 telephony controllers and the tasks associated with the DPP utilities.
Chapter 2	Installation	Describes the installation of the dial plan tool.
Chapter 3	Dial Plan Provisioning Tool	Provides a description of the dial plan tool and how to create a dial plan text file.
Chapter 4	Using the Dial Plan	Describes how to start, use, and stop the DPP application and generate the output files.
Appendix A	Dial Plan Output Files	Describes the DPP output files.

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Optional elements

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Required choices

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Convention	Meaning	Comments
Boldface	Commands and keywords you enter literally as shown	offset-list
Italics	Variables for which you supply values	command type interface You replace the variable with the type of interface. In contexts that do not allow italics, such as online help, arguments are enclosed in angle brackets (< >).
Square brackets ([ ])	Optional elements	command [abc] abc is optional (not required), but you can choose it.
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Braces ({ })	Required choices	command { abc \| def } You must use either abc or def, but not both.
Braces and vertical bars within square brackets ([ { \| } ])	A required choice within an optional element	command [ abc { def \| ghi } ] You have three options: nothing abc def abc ghi
Caret character (^)	Control key	The key combinations ^D and Ctrl-D are equivalent: Both mean hold down the Control key while you press the D key. Keys are indicated in capital letters, but are not case sensitive.
A string	A nonquoted set of characters	For example, when setting a simple network management protocol (SNMP) community string to public, do not use quotation marks around the string; otherwise, the string will include the quotation marks.
System prompts	Denotes interactive sessions, indicates that the user enters commands at the prompt	The system prompt indicates the current command mode. For example, the prompt `Router (config) #` indicates global configuration mode.
Screen font	Terminal sessions and information the system displays	For example: `Save`
Angle brackets (< >)	Nonprinting characters such as passwords	For example: <password>
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