3Com NBX VoIP Material & Labor Estimate



3Com NBX VoIP Phone System Estimate of Material & Labor

  1. The client would like to enable the current WAN to support all protocols required to support the full functionality of 3Com NBX VoIP platform. Accordingly, what is the associated cost to migrate the network to support the various protocols/functionality? Please reference Table 1.
  2. Does the current Bay Network routers support the required protocols? Due to the age of the Bay Network routers, they do not support IPTOS QoS and IGMP Version 2.
  3. If possible, can a test be conducted between a remote location and the corporate office that will prove the functionality of the IGMP and IPTOS QoS related protocols? This type of test could be conducted between the corporate location (Cisco2610) and any of the remote locations that currently have a Cisco 2600 series router installed.
  4. How much memory is required on the routers to support IGMP? The IGMP protocol runs natively on the “IP Only” versions of IOS on the Cisco 2600 Platforms. The “IP Plus” version of IOS is needed on the Cisco 1600 and 1700 Series routers in order to run IGMP.
  5. What level of IOS is required for IGMP support? Platform dependent. Please reference Table 1.
  6. What level of IGMP is required to support the 3Com functionality? IGMP Version 2
  7. List/Indicate pitfalls or suggestions of the impact the protocols will have on the network? The scalability of the VoIP phones at the remote locations should be taken into consideration when attempting to install additional VoIP phones. The voice compression techniques and the circuit bandwidth should be taken into consideration before deployment. It is recommended that analysis/verification of operation of the extended VoIP features of the 3Com NBX system be conducted before deployment of the IGMP protocol.
  8. Please indicate the cost of the additional software or hardware necessary to meet the requirements. Please reference Table 1.

NOTE: The following information is for budgetary purposes only.

Table 1 - VoIP Upgrade Options

OPTIONS NOTES
Option 1: IGMP and VoIP QoS Pilot Testing (Corp Office to two remote sites.) Due to the fact that the current Cisco 2600 series routers in production have the necessary version of software to run IGMP and VoIP QoS, these features could be tested with minimal costs.

If testing proves to be successful, these features could then be configured at 7 of the 18 remote sites and the corporate location. 		Estimate 24-32 hours of labor.

Plus travel time. (One hour per visit)

(Testing plan to be developed)

(Testing should be conducted at the client’s site location)
Option 2: Upgrade all routing devices to support IGMP Version2 and IPTOS QoS. Configure IGMP2 and VoIP QoS for all remote locations and the corporate office. IGMP and VoIP QoS Pilot Testing (Corp Office to two remote sites.)

(Replacement Router: Cisco 1751, IP Plus, T-1 DSU/CSU.) 		Estimate $25,000 for equipment and 40-80 hours of labor.

Plus travel time. (One hour per visit)

Lower Cisco maintenance cost.
Options 3: Upgrade all routing devices to support IGMP Version2 and IPTOS QoS. Configure IGMP2 and VoIP QoS for all remote locations and the corporate office. . IGMP and VoIP QoS Pilot Testing (Corp Office to two remote sites.)

(Replacement Router: Cisco 2610XM, IP Only, T-1 DSU/CSU. 		Estimate $25,000 for equipment and 40-80 hours of labor.

Plus travel time. (One hour per visit)

Higher Cisco maintenance cost.



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