Hi Smallrain,
Phone Firmware Files
Phone firmware files provide code to enable phone displays and operations. These files are specialized for each phone type and protocol, SIP or SCCP, and are periodically revised. You must be sure to have the appropriate phone firmware files for the types of phones, protocol being used, and Cisco Unified CME version at your site.
New IP phones are shipped from Cisco with a default manufacturing SCCP image. When a IP phone downloads its configuration profile, the phone compares the phone firmware mentioned in the configuration profile with the firmware already installed on the phone. If the firmware version differs from the one that is currently loaded on the phone, the phone contacts the TFTP server to upgrade to the new phone firmware and downloads the new firmware before registering with Cisco Unified CME.
Generally, phone firmware files are included in the Cisco Unified CME software archive that you download. They can also be posted on the software download website as individual files or archives.
Early versions of Cisco phone firmware for SCCP and SIP IP phones had filenames as follows:
•SCCP firmware—P003xxyy.bin
•SIP firmware—P0S3xxyy.bin
In both bases, x represents the major version, and y represented the minor version. The third character represents the protocol, "0" for SCCP or "S" for SIP.
In later versions, the following conventions are used:
•SCCP firmware—P003xxyyzzww, where x represents the major version, y represents the major subversion, z represents the maintenance version, and w represents the maintenance subversion.
•SIP firmware—P0S3-xx-y-zz, where x represents the major version, y represents the minor version, and z represents the subversions.
•The third character in a filename—Represents the protocol, "0" for SCCP or "S" for SIP.
There are exceptions to the general guidelines. For Cisco ATA, the filename begins with AT. For Cisco Unified IP Phone 7002, 7905, and 7912, the filename can begin with CP.
Signed and unsigned versions of phone firmware are available for certain phone types. Signed binary files support image authentication, which increases system security. We recommend signed versions if your version of Cisco Unified CME supports them. Signed binary files have .sbn file extensions, and unsigned files have .bin file extensions.
For Java-based IP phones, such as the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7911, 7941, 7941GE, 7961, 7961GE, 7970, and 7971, the firmware consists of multiple files including JAR and tone files. All of the firmware files for each phone type must be downloaded the TFTP server before they can be downloaded to the phone.
The following example shows a list of phone firmware files that are installed in flash memory for the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7911:
tftp-server flash:SCCP11.7-2-1-0S.loads
tftp-server flash:term06.default.loads
tftp-server flash:term11.default.loads
tftp-server flash:cvm11.7-2-0-66.sbn
tftp-server flash:jar11.7-2-0-66.sbn
tftp-server flash:dsp11.1-0-0-73.sbn
tftp-server flash:apps11.1-0-0-72.sbn
tftp-server flash:cnu11.3-0-0-81.sbn
However, you only specify the filename for the image file when configuring Cisco Unified CME. For Java-based IP phones, the following naming conventions are used for image files:
•SCCP firmware—TERMnn.xx-y-z-ww or SCCPnn.xx-y-zz-ww, where n represents the phone type, x represents the major version, y represents the major subversion, z represents the maintenance version, and w represents the maintenance subversion.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucme/admin/configuration/guide/cmeinstl.html#wp1003087
Cheers!
Rob
