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Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) - Collaboration
1 Infrastructure and Services
1-1 Collaboration Infrastructure
1-1 1 Collaboration Architecture
1-1 2 Collaboration Deployment Models
1-1 3 Collaboration Security
1-1 4 Collaboration Management
1-1 5 Collaboration Monitoring
1-2 Collaboration Services
1-2 1 Voice Services
1-2 2 Video Services
1-2 3 Messaging Services
1-2 4 Conferencing Services
1-2 5 Contact Center Services
2 Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)
2-1 CUCM Architecture
2-1 1 CUCM Components
2-1 2 CUCM Deployment Models
2-1 3 CUCM High Availability
2-1 4 CUCM Scalability
2-2 CUCM Administration
2-2 1 CUCM Installation and Configuration
2-2 2 CUCM User Management
2-2 3 CUCM Device Management
2-2 4 CUCM Call Routing
2-2 5 CUCM Media Resources
2-3 CUCM Advanced Features
2-3 1 CUCM Unified Mobility
2-3 2 CUCM Unified CMIM
2-3 3 CUCM Unified Emergency Services
2-3 4 CUCM Unified Presence
2-3 5 CUCM Unified Unified CMIM
3 Cisco Unity Connection
3-1 Unity Connection Architecture
3-1 1 Unity Connection Components
3-1 2 Unity Connection Deployment Models
3-1 3 Unity Connection High Availability
3-1 4 Unity Connection Scalability
3-2 Unity Connection Administration
3-2 1 Unity Connection Installation and Configuration
3-2 2 Unity Connection User Management
3-2 3 Unity Connection Call Routing
3-2 4 Unity Connection Media Resources
3-2 5 Unity Connection Unified Messaging
3-3 Unity Connection Advanced Features
3-3 1 Unity Connection Unified Mobility
3-3 2 Unity Connection Unified CMIM
3-3 3 Unity Connection Unified Emergency Services
3-3 4 Unity Connection Unified Presence
3-3 5 Unity Connection Unified Unified CMIM
4 Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise (UCCE)
4-1 UCCE Architecture
4-1 1 UCCE Components
4-1 2 UCCE Deployment Models
4-1 3 UCCE High Availability
4-1 4 UCCE Scalability
4-2 UCCE Administration
4-2 1 UCCE Installation and Configuration
4-2 2 UCCE User Management
4-2 3 UCCE Call Routing
4-2 4 UCCE Media Resources
4-2 5 UCCE Unified Messaging
4-3 UCCE Advanced Features
4-3 1 UCCE Unified Mobility
4-3 2 UCCE Unified CMIM
4-3 3 UCCE Unified Emergency Services
4-3 4 UCCE Unified Presence
4-3 5 UCCE Unified Unified CMIM
5 Cisco TelePresence
5-1 TelePresence Architecture
5-1 1 TelePresence Components
5-1 2 TelePresence Deployment Models
5-1 3 TelePresence High Availability
5-1 4 TelePresence Scalability
5-2 TelePresence Administration
5-2 1 TelePresence Installation and Configuration
5-2 2 TelePresence User Management
5-2 3 TelePresence Call Routing
5-2 4 TelePresence Media Resources
5-2 5 TelePresence Unified Messaging
5-3 TelePresence Advanced Features
5-3 1 TelePresence Unified Mobility
5-3 2 TelePresence Unified CMIM
5-3 3 TelePresence Unified Emergency Services
5-3 4 TelePresence Unified Presence
5-3 5 TelePresence Unified Unified CMIM
6 Cisco Webex
6-1 Webex Architecture
6-1 1 Webex Components
6-1 2 Webex Deployment Models
6-1 3 Webex High Availability
6-1 4 Webex Scalability
6-2 Webex Administration
6-2 1 Webex Installation and Configuration
6-2 2 Webex User Management
6-2 3 Webex Call Routing
6-2 4 Webex Media Resources
6-2 5 Webex Unified Messaging
6-3 Webex Advanced Features
6-3 1 Webex Unified Mobility
6-3 2 Webex Unified CMIM
6-3 3 Webex Unified Emergency Services
6-3 4 Webex Unified Presence
6-3 5 Webex Unified Unified CMIM
7 Cisco Collaboration Endpoints
7-1 Collaboration Endpoints Architecture
7-1 1 Collaboration Endpoints Components
7-1 2 Collaboration Endpoints Deployment Models
7-1 3 Collaboration Endpoints High Availability
7-1 4 Collaboration Endpoints Scalability
7-2 Collaboration Endpoints Administration
7-2 1 Collaboration Endpoints Installation and Configuration
7-2 2 Collaboration Endpoints User Management
7-2 3 Collaboration Endpoints Call Routing
7-2 4 Collaboration Endpoints Media Resources
7-2 5 Collaboration Endpoints Unified Messaging
7-3 Collaboration Endpoints Advanced Features
7-3 1 Collaboration Endpoints Unified Mobility
7-3 2 Collaboration Endpoints Unified CMIM
7-3 3 Collaboration Endpoints Unified Emergency Services
7-3 4 Collaboration Endpoints Unified Presence
7-3 5 Collaboration Endpoints Unified Unified CMIM
8 Cisco Collaboration Security
8-1 Collaboration Security Architecture
8-1 1 Collaboration Security Components
8-1 2 Collaboration Security Deployment Models
8-1 3 Collaboration Security High Availability
8-1 4 Collaboration Security Scalability
8-2 Collaboration Security Administration
8-2 1 Collaboration Security Installation and Configuration
8-2 2 Collaboration Security User Management
8-2 3 Collaboration Security Call Routing
8-2 4 Collaboration Security Media Resources
8-2 5 Collaboration Security Unified Messaging
8-3 Collaboration Security Advanced Features
8-3 1 Collaboration Security Unified Mobility
8-3 2 Collaboration Security Unified CMIM
8-3 3 Collaboration Security Unified Emergency Services
8-3 4 Collaboration Security Unified Presence
8-3 5 Collaboration Security Unified Unified CMIM
9 Cisco Collaboration Management
9-1 Collaboration Management Architecture
9-1 1 Collaboration Management Components
9-1 2 Collaboration Management Deployment Models
9-1 3 Collaboration Management High Availability
9-1 4 Collaboration Management Scalability
9-2 Collaboration Management Administration
9-2 1 Collaboration Management Installation and Configuration
9-2 2 Collaboration Management User Management
9-2 3 Collaboration Management Call Routing
9-2 4 Collaboration Management Media Resources
9-2 5 Collaboration Management Unified Messaging
9-3 Collaboration Management Advanced Features
9-3 1 Collaboration Management Unified Mobility
9-3 2 Collaboration Management Unified CMIM
9-3 3 Collaboration Management Unified Emergency Services
9-3 4 Collaboration Management Unified Presence
9-3 5 Collaboration Management Unified Unified CMIM
10 Cisco Collaboration Monitoring
10-1 Collaboration Monitoring Architecture
10-1 1 Collaboration Monitoring Components
10-1 2 Collaboration Monitoring Deployment Models
10-1 3 Collaboration Monitoring High Availability
10-1 4 Collaboration Monitoring Scalability
10-2 Collaboration Monitoring Administration
10-2 1 Collaboration Monitoring Installation and Configuration
10-2 2 Collaboration Monitoring User Management
10-2 3 Collaboration Monitoring Call Routing
10-2 4 Collaboration Monitoring Media Resources
10-2 5 Collaboration Monitoring Unified Messaging
10-3 Collaboration Monitoring Advanced Features
10-3 1 Collaboration Monitoring Unified Mobility
10-3 2 Collaboration Monitoring Unified CMIM
10-3 3 Collaboration Monitoring Unified Emergency Services
10-3 4 Collaboration Monitoring Unified Presence
10-3 5 Collaboration Monitoring Unified Unified CMIM
4.1.4 UCCE Scalability

4.1.4 UCCE Scalability

Key Concepts

UCCE Scalability in Cisco's CCIE Collaboration certification involves understanding how to design, deploy, and manage a Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise (UCCE) solution that can efficiently handle increasing workloads and user demands. Key concepts include:

Horizontal and Vertical Scaling

Horizontal Scaling involves adding more machines or nodes to a system to distribute the load. Vertical Scaling involves increasing the capacity of existing machines by adding more resources (e.g., CPU, memory). Both methods are essential for handling growing workloads in UCCE.

Example: A contact center experiences a surge in call volume during peak hours. By horizontally scaling, the organization adds more servers to the UCCE cluster to distribute the incoming calls evenly. Vertically scaling might involve upgrading the existing servers with more powerful processors and additional memory to handle the increased load.

Load Balancing

Load Balancing in UCCE ensures that incoming interactions (calls, emails, chats) are distributed evenly across multiple servers or agents. This prevents any single server or agent from becoming a bottleneck and ensures optimal performance.

Example: A UCCE system uses a load balancer to distribute incoming calls to multiple Interactive Voice Response (IVR) servers. The load balancer intelligently routes calls based on server availability and performance metrics, ensuring that no single server is overwhelmed.

Distributed Architecture

Distributed Architecture in UCCE involves deploying multiple UCCE components across different geographic locations. This approach enhances fault tolerance, reduces latency, and improves overall system performance.

Example: A multinational corporation deploys UCCE components in data centers located in different regions. This distributed architecture ensures that if one data center experiences an outage, the others can continue to handle interactions, providing uninterrupted service to customers worldwide.

Capacity Planning

Capacity Planning in UCCE involves forecasting future resource needs based on historical data and growth projections. This ensures that the system can handle future workloads without performance degradation.

Example: A contact center analyzes historical call data and projects a 20% increase in call volume over the next year. Based on this projection, the organization plans to add additional servers and increase network bandwidth to accommodate the expected growth.

Performance Monitoring

Performance Monitoring in UCCE involves continuously tracking system performance metrics to identify and address potential issues before they impact service quality. This includes monitoring call volume, agent availability, and system resource utilization.

Example: A UCCE system is equipped with performance monitoring tools that track real-time metrics such as average call handle time (AHT) and agent occupancy rates. If the system detects a sudden increase in AHT, it can trigger alerts to notify administrators, who can then investigate and resolve the issue promptly.

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