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CUCM Labs

Multi-site CUCM 15 environment for dial plan, features, globalisation and CAC, from first registration to CCIE-level scenarios.
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Topology

What's inside the pod

CUCM pods model a three-site enterprise with a publisher/subscriber cluster, a second cluster for inter-cluster scenarios, gateways and a mix of SIP endpoints and Webex App clients.
CUCM lab pod: three sites, two clustersNodes: Site A (Phones · Webex App), Site B (Phones · Webex App), CUCM Cluster A (Pub + Sub · v15), CUCM Cluster B (v15), Active Directory (LDAP), Gateway / CUBE (IOS XE 17), PSTN (Simulator). Connections: Site A to CUCM Cluster A via SIP; Site B to CUCM Cluster B via SIP; CUCM Cluster A to CUCM Cluster B via ILS · SIP trunk; CUCM Cluster A to Active Directory via LDAP; CUCM Cluster A to Gateway / CUBE via SIP; CUCM Cluster B to Gateway / CUBE; Gateway / CUBE to PSTN via SIP.SIPSIPILS · SIP trunkLDAPSIPSIPSite APhones · Webex AppSite BPhones · Webex AppCUCM Cluster APub + Sub · v15CUCM Cluster Bv15Active DirectoryLDAPGateway / CUBEIOS XE 17PSTNSimulator
  • Cisco platform
  • Microsoft 365
  • Border element / SBC
  • Carrier / external
  • Endpoints
Components and versions
Cisco Unified CM cluster A (pub + sub)15
Cisco Unified CM cluster B15
Voice gateway / CUBEIOS XE 17.x
Active Directory (LDAP)Windows Server 2022
Webex App and SIP endpoints—

Exercises

Sample lab exercises

  • Register phones and the Webex AppAssociate60 min
  • Class of service with partitions and CSSAssociate75 min
  • Globalised dial plan with local route groupsProfessional120 min
  • ILS and GDPR between clustersProfessional120 min
  • Enhanced Locations CACProfessional75 min

Access options

How you can use this lab

  • Guided labs

    Step-by-step workbooks with checkpoints and automatic validation. Included with every course.

  • Self-paced labs

    Open-ended scenarios with a task list and a separate solution guide. Practise until it's muscle memory.

  • Lab rental

    Book a full pod in 4- or 8-hour blocks. Fresh snapshot every booking, with full admin access.

  • Enterprise lab subscription

    Reserved or dedicated pods for your team, custom topologies, SSO and usage reporting.

Courses that use this lab

  • CiscoAssociate

    CUCM Administration & Dial Plan Mastery

    Practical Cisco Unified Communications Manager administration for the engineers who run it every day: provisioning, dial plans, features, upgrades and troubleshooting.

    Supports 350-801 CLCOR

    Video
    24 h
    Labs
    5
    Lab time
    26 h
    $299
  • CiscoProfessional

    CCNP Collaboration Core: CLCOR 350-801 v2.0

    Complete preparation for the CCNP Collaboration core exam (v2.0, 2026), which is also the CCIE Collaboration qualifier. Covers on-premises and cloud calling with 40 hours of labs.

    350-801 CLCOR v2.0

    Video
    42 h
    Labs
    7
    Lab time
    40 h
    $449
  • CiscoProfessional

    Advanced Call Control On-Premises: CLACC 300-815 v2.0

    The on-premises CCNP Collaboration concentration: advanced CUCM dial plans, CUBE, mobility, call admission control and enterprise-scale call routing.

    300-815 CLACC v2.0

    Video
    30 h
    Labs
    5
    Lab time
    32 h
    $399

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