Enterprise Medianet Foundation Blueprint

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Network Enabling Rich Media Collaboration Experience

Medium Branch

Large Branch
Branch bandwidth provisioning based on desired
number of simultaneous video sessions
supported, along with data and voice requirements. Performance Routing (PfR) for optimal
utilization of multiple circuits. Possible deployment of local MCU resources for multipoint calls.

Redundant circuits from separate service providers

to redundant Cisco ISR routers provides high
availability to the branch location.

Teleworker

and/or
IP
IP
IP

or

or

IP

Branch bandwidth provisioning based on

desired number of simultaneous video sessions
supported, along with data and voice requirements.
Performance Routing (PfR) for optimal utilization of
multiple circuits. Possible deployment of local
MCU resources for multipoint calls.

or

or
CUV-M Desktop Client

IP
IP
IP

Catalyst 3750-E switch stack with Stackwise+

technology at the Distribution Layer provides
scalability, Layer 3 hardware redundancy for high
availability, and routed access.

Egress queueing and rate

limiting based on traffic class at
the branch WAN interface
protects each video traffic type
from each other as well as
protecting data traffic from
video traffic and vice-versa.

Catalyst 3750-E switch stack

with Stackwise+ technology
provides scalability, Layer 3
hardware redundancy for high
availability, and routed access.

Edg WAAS WAE

Internet Service
Provider #1

Small Branch

or

IP

Ingress queueing may be performed to prioritize

traffic inbound to the switch. Enterprise traffic
classes mapped to egress queues in order to
provide necessary class of service treatment for
all types of voice, video, and data traffic.

Cisco Session
Border Controller

Cisco Session Border

Controller (SBC) provides
SIP back-to-back user agent
(B2BUA) and media relay
capabilities for secure
business-to-business (B2B)
TelePresence deployments.

CUV-M Desktop Clients

Cisco Edge ACNS WAE

running as an appliance or
network module integrated
within the ISR branch router
can be used to pre-position
video content to the branch.

H DTV
H DTV

Edge ACNS WAE

CUV-M Desktop Clients

Network Virtualization may

be deployed through
VRF-Lite End-to-End,
VRF-Lite + GRE, or
Campus-Based MPLS VPN
in order to restrict security
and control systems to
authorized personnel,
prevent hacking of publicly
visible media, and prohibit
access by guests/contractors
to confidential video

Video Portal Clients Edge ACNS WAE

Cisco WebEx Clients

Cisco WebEx Node deployed within the ASR 1000

Series can provide the following benefits:

H DTV

Optimizes bandwidth by decreasing web meeting

traffic on the WAN, proxies, and/or firewall.

WAN/MAN

IP
IP

and/or

Application
Application Class
Class

PHB
PHB

Network
VoIP Telephony
Control

EFCS6

Broadcast
BroadcastVideo
Video

10 Gbps Ethernet to the

Distribution and Access
Layers provides high
capacity for video traffic.
CUV-M Desktop Clients

10 Gbps Ethernet to the

Distribution and Access
Layers provides capacity
for video traffic.

Core

EF

Multimedia Conferencing

AF4
AF4 -> AF2

AF3

Multimedia
Real-Time Interactive
Streaming

CS4
AF3 -> CS5

CS3

SP Critical-Data
Critical-Data 11
SP
(TCP)
(TCP)

Multimedia
NetworkStreaming
Control

AF3
CS6-> AF2

WAN Edge

CS3
CS3

AF2

Transactional
OAM Data

AF2
CS2-> AF3

CS2

Transactional
OAM Data

AF2CS2

AF1

Bulk
BulkData
Data

AF1AF1

CS1

Best
Scavenger
Effort

SP Critical-Data
Critical-Data 22
SP
(TCP)
(TCP)

SP Best Effort

CS1
default

Redundant Cisco ASR router platforms with built-in

hardware and processor redundancy, In-Service
Software Upgrade (ISSU), and Non-Stop Forwarding/
Stateful SwitchOver (SSO) provides high availability
at the campus WAN aggregation point.

Managed Service

and/or

IP

Services Module

Standard Definition VoDs and Live

200 Kbps 1.5 Mbps

Digital Signage
Enterprise TV
Time Interactive

Standard Definition VoDs and Live

1.5 Mbps 5 Mbps

Time
High Interactive
Definition VoDs and Live

4.5 Mbps 10.8 Mbps

CTS-3000/CTS-3200 720p Resolution

4.5 Mbps 14.1 Mbps

CTS-3000/CTS-3200 1080p Resolution

11.7 Mbps 20.4 Mbps

Cisco Unified
MeetingPlace
Media Server

Desktop
Video Collaboration

Cisco Media Experience

Engine (MXE) provides
on the fly media
adaptation and post
production capabilities
for any media on any
device, anywhere.

MXE 3000 Cisco Media

Experience Engine

Cisco IP 7985G Phone

Up to 768 Kbps

WebEx Bulk
Conference
Data via Webcam (Video Only)

32 Kbps
284
Bulk
DataKbps
(Max. of Six Streams)

Cisco 4000 Series HD Cameras H.264 Mode

~4 Mbps Typical

Cisco 2500 Series Cameras MPEG-4 Mode

~1 Mbps Typical

Storage Server

Digital Media
Manager

Video Portal
Web Server /
Server Content Repository

Streaming
Server

MXE 3000 Cisco Media

Experience Engine

Operations Manager
Viewer

IP Video Surveillance Components

Recommended

BW Queue + DSCP WRED

Cisco Digital Media System (VoD)

Video Camera

Network Control

CS6

BW Queue

Call Signaling

CS3

BW Queue

SCCP, SIP, H.323

OAM

CS2

BW Queue

SNMP, SSH, Syslog

Transactional Data

AF2

BW Queue + DSCP WRED

Bulk Data

AF1

BW Queue + DSCP WRED

Best Effort

default

EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, HSRP, IKE

Scavenger

CS1

Cisco WebEx, Cisco MeetingPlace, ERP Apps

Email, FTP, Backup Apps, Content Distribution

Default Queue + RED

Default Class Traffic

Min BW Queue (deferential)

YouTube, iTunes, BitTorrent, Xbox Live

Campus With Data Center and Internet Edge

Multicast can be deployed throughout the campus for scale and reduced
bandwidth use for video traffic flows.
Layer 2 multicast controls include IGMP Snooping with IGMP v2, and v3
support; and PIM Snooping

Multicast HA optimizations include Stateful Multicast Switchover (MMLS),

which provides sub-second failover of designated router and triggered
RPF check for rapid convergence

MP
MP
Web
MP
MP
Web
MP
MP
Web

Campus Building Module (Baseline for Video)

Dual Catalyst 6500E with Sup720 supervisors
running Virtual Switching System (VSS) in the
Distribution Layer provides simplified aggregation,
load balancing of traffic through multi-chassis
EtherChannel, and high availability through
hardware redundancy.

Core

Catalyst 3750-E switch stack with

Stackwise+ technology provides
Layer 3 hardware redundancy for
high availability, and routed access.

and/or
Redundant Catalyst 6500E series
switches with dual Sup720 supervisors
provides hardware high availability;
Non-Stop Forwarding/Stateful SwitchOver
(NSF/SSO) provides sub-second
recovery; In-Service Software Upgrades
(ISSU) provides enhanced platform
availability, and 10-Gigabit Ethernet
linecards provide scalability for current
and future video requirements.

H DTV

IP
IP
IP

H DTV
H DTV

and/or

IP
IP

CUV-M Desktop Clients

IP
IP
IP

Cisco WebEx Clients

Voice / Video
CUCM Cluster

Content Distribution
Manager

Core or Edge
ACNS WAE

Cisco Digital Media

Encoder 1100 or 2200

Scientific Atlanta
Encoder

Digital Media Player

4300 or 4400

Digital Media Systems Components

Flat Panel Display

Cisco Unified
Videoconferencing
MCUs

MP
MP
Web
MP
MP
Web
MP
MP
Web

Cisco Unified
MeetingPlace
Media Server

CUV-M Server

Core WAAS WAEs

Cisco Media Experience

Engine (MXE) provides
on the fly media
adaptation and post
production capabilities
for any media on any
device, anywhere.

Private WAN

M
TelePresence
CUCM Cluster

MXE 3000 Cisco Media

Experience Engine

Fibre Channel over

Ethernet (FCoE)

Cisco TelePresence
Multipoint Switch

File Servers,
Application Servers,
Directory Servers,
Email/Calendaring
Servers, etc...

Core WAAS WAEs

IP
IP

Web Server /
Content Repository

Redundant paths provisioned through the private

WAN for high availability. Performance Routing
(PfR) can be implemented for optimal utilization of
multiple paths. Hops within the private WAN should
be minimized to decrease overall latency and jitter
across the private WAN. Routing protocols tuned
for rapid convergence in the event of a WAN link or
router failure.

MP

Cisco Session Border Controller or

Cisco Unified Border Element

CTS Manager

Cisco Unified
Communications Manager

Cisco Unified
MeetingPlace
Application Server

Streaming
Servers

Netflow Collector

Fibre Channel

IP

and/or

Operations Manager
Viewer

IP
IP

Video Portal
Server

Network Management
Servers

IP

FC

Virtual Matrix Monitor

FC

FC

Synchronous Replication to Secondary

Data Center. Synchronous replication
between disk arrays using the metro
DWDM connection provided by the
Cisco ONS 15454.

MP
Web

Cisco Unified Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Cisco Unified

Presence Server
Media Server
MeetingPlace
Integration Server

Cisco Unified
Videoconferencing Manager
(CUV-M) Server
CUV-M Desktop Client

QFP
Cisco Catalyst
1440 VSS

Cisco Catalyst
6500E Series

Cisco Nexus
7000 Series

Cisco Nexus
5000 Series

Cisco IOS
Router

Cisco ACE Application

Switch Module or Appliance

Cisco ACE
XML Gateway

Core or Edge Cisco ONS Cisco ASR 1000 Series

WAAS WAE 15454 Series

WAN Connection

LAN Connection

IP

H DTV

IP

Virtual Matrix Monitor

AF3

IP

Core ACNS WAEs

Legend
IP Camera

Multimedia Streaming

Redundant circuits from

separate service providers
to each campus location
provides high availability for
private WAN deployments.

Enterprise QoS classes need to be mapped to the

service provider 4-class or 6-class QoS model.
Egress queueing, re-marking, and rate limiting of
traffic from the enterprise to the service provider
classes in order to protect each video traffic type
from each other, as well as protect data traffic from
video and vice versa.

Standalone Encoder

Cisco Unified Personal Communicator

50 Kbps
1.5 Mbps
OAM
>384 Kbps Recommended

OAM
CUVA and CUPC

IP Video Surveillance

Analog
Camera

BW Queue + DSCP WRED

Internet Edge

Redundant Cisco ASR router platforms with built-in

hardware and processor redundancy, In-Service
Software Upgrade (ISSU), and Non-Stop Forwarding/
Stateful SwitchOver (SSO) provides high availability
at the campus WAN aggregation point.

The Cisco ONS 15454 provides metro

dense wavelength division multiplexing
(DWDM) connectivity between data
center locations.

Enterprise QoS model can be extended across the

private WAN ensuring granular control of video
traffic. Queuing and rate limiting of traffic classes
can be implemented in order to protect each video
traffic type from each other; as well as protect data
traffic from video traffic and vice-versa.

Multimedia
2.1 MbpsConferencing
8.7 Mbps

CTS-500/CTS-1000 1080p Resolution

OAM

Service Provider #2

Time
Interactive
8 Mbps
25
Mbps

Multimedia
CTS-500/CTS-1000
Conferencing 720p Resolution

Cisco Telepresence

MP
MP
Web
MP
MP
WebMP
MP
Web

IP

Required

Data Center with Services Module

Approximate Bandwidth
Application Class
Per Stream/Participant

Specific
Video Application
Application
Class

Voice / Video
CUCM Cluster

Cisco Video Surveillance

Virtual Matrix

AF4

Cisco TelePresence

Service Provider #1

Desktop Video

Multimedia Conferencing

Cisco Video Surveillance

Operations Manager

Multimedia Conferencing

Redundant services from

separate service providers to
each campus location provides
high availability for managed
service WAN deployments.

Cisco ONS 15454 Series

SLA from the service provider to meet the packet

loss, jitter, latency, and burst requirements of each
class of video traffic. Performance Routing (PfR)
can be implemented at the enterprise WAN
routers for optimal utilization of the dual service
provider paths.

Approximate Bandwidth Requirements Per Video Stream

IP

Video
Category
Application
Class

Cisco Video Surveillance

Media Server

(Optional) PQ

IP

Edge WAAS WAEs

Required

WAN bandwidth provisioning based

on desired number of simultaneous
video sessions supported, along
wtih data and voice requirements.

WAN Edge

SP Scavenger

default

CS1

Scavenger

H DTV

Edge ACNS WAEs

CS4

Cisco Unified
Border Element

Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE)

along with Cisco Adaptive Security
Appliances (ASA 5500 Series) helps
enable secure Business-to-Business
(B2B) video, such as inter-company
TelePresence meetings.

H DTV

Cisco Unified
Videoconferencing
MCUs

Real-Time Interactive

Cisco IP Video Surveillance, Cisco Enterprise TV

Layer 3 multicast controls include Source Specific Multicast (SSM); PIM

Sparse Mode, and Egress Stream Replication on the Catalyst 6500

CUV-M Desktop Clients Cisco WebEx Clients

CUV-M Server

(Optional) PQ

SP Real-Time
(RTP/UDP)
SP Control Class

Redundant services from

separate service providers to
each campus location provides
high availability for managed
service WAN deployments.

and/or

CS5

CS6

Redundant circuits from

separate service providers to
each campus location
provides high availability for
private WAN deployments.

IP

Required

Cisco ASR 1000 Series

with WebEx Node

CS4EF

Cisco WebEx Clients

WAN bandwidth provisioning based

on desired number of simultaneous
video sessions supported, along
wtih data and voice requirements.

Redundant Catalyst 6500E series

switches with dual Sup720 supervisors
provides hardware high availability;
Non-Stop Forwarding/Stateful SwitchOver
(NSF/SSO) provides sub-second
recovery; In-Service Software Upgrades
(ISSU) provides enhanced platform
availability and 10-Gigabit Ethernet
linecards provide scalability for current
and future video requirements.

IP
IP
IP

IP

CS5

Application
Application Class
Class

CS5
CS5-> CS2

Call
CallSignaling
Signaling

Campus Building Module (High Availability & Scalability)

IP

Broadcast Video

IP

H DTV

Video Portal Client

Cisco IP Phones

Provides high availability through automatic failover

of the meeting to the WebEx Data Center.

Enterprise 12-Class QoS Model Mapping Onto a 6-Class Service Provider Model

Video Portal Clients

H DTV

H DTV

Priority Queue (PQ)

QFP

IP
IP
IP

Catalyst 4500 with dual Sup-6E

supervisors provides hardware
redundancy for high availability;
DSCP-based queueing; and up to 8
queues all the way to the Access
Layer for more granular control of
voice, video and data traffic.

Required

Improves security, since all meeting traffic flows

between the WebEx Data Center and the WebEx
Node running on the ASR 1000.

Real-Time
Interactive
VoIP Telephony

H DTV

Dual Catalyst 6500E with Sup720 supervisors

running Virtual Switching System (VSS) in the
Distribution Layer provides simplified aggregation, load balancing of traffic through
multi-chassis EtherChannel, and high availability
through hardware redundancy.

EF

Improves user-experience for on-premise WebEx

meetings, VoIP, or video; since traffic is switched at
the WebEx Node.

Cisco WebEx Clients

Edge WAAS WAE

H DTV

Dual Catalyst 6500E with Sup720 supervisors

running Virtual Switching System (VSS) in the
Distribution Layer provides simplified aggregation,
load balancing of traffic through multi-chassis
EtherChannel, and high availability through
hardware redundancy.

Cisco IPSLAs proactively

verify network operations
and accurately measure
network performance.

VoIP Telephony

Internet Service
Provider #2

Video Portal Clients

H DTV

Campus Building Module (Visibility & Control)

Catalyst 6500 Sup-32 PISA

Deep Packet Inspection (DPI)
provides for per-port
application profiling
allowing for an intelligent
QoS trust boundary at the
Access Layer.

Application Examples
Application
Examples

Edge WAAS WAE

Campus With Services Module

Netflow provides
real-time monitoring for
all application traffic
flows providing
answers to who, what,
where, when, and how
network traffic is
flowing.

Queueing
Queueing&&Dropping
Dropping

Edge ACNS WAE

H DTV

H DTV

Admission
Admission
Control
Control

IP
IP
IP

IP
IP
IP

Cisco Edge WAAS WAE running as an appliance

or network module integrated within the ISR
branch router can optimize WebEx delivery as
well as bandwidth utilization. Edge stream splitting
with Windows Media Streaming can additionally
offset the need to support multicast to the branch.
Content can be pre-positioned for the Digital Media
System (DMS) via CIFS.

Video Portal Clients

PHB
PHB

Video Portal Client

IP

Ingress edge of the branch switch stack

establishes the QoS trust boundary;
provides classification & marking of
various types of voice, video, and data
traffic; and VLAN assignment.

Ingress queueing may be performed to prioritize

traffic inbound to the switch. Enterprise traffic
classes mapped to egress queues in order to
provide necessary class of service treatment for
all types of voice, video, and data traffic.

IP
IP
IP

Cisco WebEx Client

Application
Application Class

and/or

and/or

Ingress edge of the branch Access

Layer switch establishes the QoS trust
boundary; provides classification &
marking of various types of voice, video,
and data traffic; and VLAN assignment.

RFC 4594 Based Enterprise 12-Class QoS Model

Redundant circuits from separate service providers

to Cisco ISR router provides high availability to the
branch location.

Egress queueing and rate

limiting based on traffic class
at the branch WAN interface
protects each video traffic type
from each other, as well as
protecting data traffic from
video traffic and vice-versa.

and/or

Internet
Cisco WebEx delivers a robust
suite of on-demand collaborative
applications that dramatically
increase business efficiencies.
WebEx applications are delivered
on demand over the Cisco WebEx
Collaboration Cloud Network, a
private, global network purposebuilt for real-time communication.

Video Portal Client

CTS-3200

CTS-3000

CTS-1000

Cisco TelePresence Components

CTS-500

Cisco Unified
Personal Communicator

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Cisco Unified
Video Advantage

Cisco IP Phone

Cisco IP 7985G Phone

H.323 Video
Conferencing Unit

Cisco Unified
Video Conferencing MCU Cisco WebEx Client

Desktop Video Collaboration Components

Cisco Catalyst
4500 Series

Cisco Catalyst
3750-E Series Cisco ASA 5500

WLAN
Access Point

WLAN Controller
or WISM

Network Management
Server

Network Components

Cisco Wireless Router

with Integrated Switch

Tape Array

Fibre Channel
Array

Cisco MDS
9500 Series

Cisco medianet Solutions Engineering Team

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DWDM Ring
Optical Fiber

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