7200 as a Gatekeeper?

[asapun]

Can a 7200 series router act as a gatekeeper?

What's the best solution for a gatekeeper?

Thanks much.

[fbahram]

Absolutely. You need to be sure to put the -x- feature on the IOS. You can have additional features too. so if you want ip and gatekeeper/h323, you need -ix-

features of IOS, if you need IP/H323, Gatekeeper as well as Gateway functionality, you need -isx- features. The IOS version should be at least the latest 12.1T or better yet: the latest 12.2 mainline available for 7200.

Sample configurations of Gatekeeper are below:

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/788/voip/voip_gw_gk.html

Not sure what you mean as best solution for gatekeeper, but 7200 does support gatekeeper functionality and it can be an H323 GK in your network. The way you set it up depends on how you have designed the rest of your network. Here is some URLs on H323 networks with GKs:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios121/121newft/121limit/121x/121xm/121xm_5/ft_0394.htm

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/788/voip/add_control_gk.html

Hope this helps.

[asapun]

Thanks Farnoosh,

What is the latest GD IOS that I can use? I don't see 12.2 as GD.

[fbahram]

Yes that is correct. We do not have General Deployment IOS on most of our Voice software but that is what you will need to use to be able to run most of the new features and have most of the new bug fixes. most of our customers run it everyday. Voice is on its way to become stable but to get to GD status of IOS, it takes time.

However, I checked CCO for 7200 12.1 mainline and 12.1.14 and 12.1.15 are both GD, this code is based on 12.07T. The basic gatekeeper functions are available for 7200 in this code so you can run this.

Hope this helps.

[asapun]

Thanks again Farnoosh,

does this code have as you said :'if you need IP/H323, Gatekeeper as well as Gateway functionality, you need -isx- features. '?

What do you mean by ISX? Is this an add on code? if yes, where do I download it from?

Thanks again.

[fbahram]

Actually for 7200 the -x- and the -s- is bundled onto the -i-

This is what I mean: when you go to download code on cco->software center-> IOS software -> 12.1 code or 12.2 code (whichever you choose), then you choose platform 7200, then IOS ver then you have to choose a "FEATURE SET". There choose IP and the IOS version will read

c7200-is-mz.121-15 (for example for 12.1(15) version).

The features set are those letters that follow platforms. For a 3640 the similar IOS feature for GK/GW/H323/IP would be: IP/H323 PLUS and would read

c3640-ixs-mz.121-15.

Hope this helps.

[asapun]

Thank You again