Overview
Part of the Cisco® Collaboration Edge Architecture, Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE) is an enterprise-class Session Border Controller (SBC) solution that makes it possible to connect and interwork large, midsize, and small business unified communications networks with public and private IP communication services.
As a licensed feature set of Cisco IOS® XE Software, CUBE has a wide range of capabilities that may be used to secure, monitor, and maintain business-critical connections and to ensure compliance with industry standards. Collectively, CUBE features provide exceptional flexibility when architecting highly available enterprise communications networks that save money and offer richer voice and video collaboration experiences to users.
The vCUBE feature set is available for both the Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V and Catalyst 8000V Edge Software products.
Highlights
- Simply deploy SIP Trunks to connect your collaboration solution to PSTN or other cloud services. Allows rapid and secure service delivery with all the feature benefits of Cisco IOS XE software.
- Certified connection to Cisco and third-party cloud collaboration services, including Cisco Webex Cloud Connected Audio, Webex Calling Local Gateway, Direct Routing for Microsoft Phone System (Microsoft Teams) and Amazon Chime Voice Connector; with normalization to customer collaboration systems. CUBE supports high-capacity SIP media connectivity to replace expensive TDM audio connections.
- Flexible session licensing managed through your Cisco Smart Software account allows pooling across multiple instances.
Details
Pricing
Additional AWS infrastructure costs
Type | Cost |
|---|---|
EBS General Purpose SSD (gp2) volumes | $0.10/per GB/month of provisioned storage |
Vendor refund policy
The Cisco Virtual CUBE (CSR) BYOL AMI utilizes licenses purchased directly from Cisco or Cisco partners. Please contact your Cisco sales team or partner for refund information.
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Additional details
Usage instructions
Follow the "Deploying Cisco Catalyst 8000V Edge Software on Amazon Web Services" for instructions on deploying the instance: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/C8000V/AWS/deploying-c8000v-on-amazon-web-services/overview.html
Once you have launched your instance using the AWS console, connect using an SSH client with the private key chosen during the configuration process. The default username is "ec2-user".
If you need management access to your Virtual CUBE from outside of your VPC, you will need to create an Elastic IP and associate it with one of the instance network interfaces.
Once connected, refer to the CUBE administration guide for details on how to setup your session border controller in IOS XE.
Support
Vendor support
Cisco Software Support Service (SWSS) purchased with licenses provides access to world class 24x7 support through Cisco TAC and software upgrades to ensure your solution remains up to date and secure. Cisco TAC Support:
AWS infrastructure support
AWS Support is a one-on-one, fast-response support channel that is staffed 24x7x365 with experienced and technical support engineers. The service helps customers of all sizes and technical abilities to successfully utilize the products and features provided by Amazon Web Services.
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