Customer Reviews

Configuring Cisco AVVID : Architecture for Voice, Video, and Integrated Data

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I was looking for some help in rolling out an Avvid solution for a client. This wasn't the book. I read over 3/4 of the book found little if any answers to my questions

We did roll out Avvid and it works great with no help from the book.

With a Title of "Configuring Cisco AVVID...." You would think they would have bothered to show atleat one example of how to configure something on Call Manager or any of the related AVVID components. The book is full of basic descriptions of the various pieces of the AVVID Architecture but nothing pertaining to how they interact or how they are inter-related. I can only assume that they were surfing the cisco website and "word-smithed" the marketing info available on CCO.

This book will provide an overview of the AVVID architecture. It is not an implementation guide.

As an FYI - I'm not technical. I'm a Sr. Level manager of a telecom & data division in a Fortune 100 company. My staff and the Cisco team has been trying to convince me that voice over tcp-ip is the way of the future and that Cisco AVVID is the best solution. After reading this book I was able to talk "intelligently" to the team regarding our strategic direction. The book, in my opinion, is an excellent refernence for someone who has no knowledge of AVVID or how it would fit into their system and company!

This book was written as an AVVID overview. There really aren't too many technical configurations, but it gives great scenarios on who you might implement an AVVID network. I wasn't sure what AVVID really was, after reading the book I've got an excellent idea. I still need some "hands on experience" with configuring the Cisco routers and Call Manager, but now I know how all of the pieces work together!

I thought this was a good overview of Cisco AVVID. The authors seem to know their stuff. I've been reading more about AVVID in Cisco World magazine and this is the only book I can find. If you're looking for a well-written book on the subject, this is your only choice! (So, it's a good thing that it's a decent book.) I also found it interesting that this was popular at Cisco...