Cisco CUBE, next generation SBC products
Rating: 10 out of 10
IncentivizedUse Cases and Deployment Scope
We migrated several TDM trunks to SIP trunks with Cisco CUBE, and now we have a better view and resource optimization thanks to Cisco CUBE where we centralized SBC, firewall, demarcation, transcoding, and Trans rating. Now we're using a couple of Cisco 44XX ISR CUBES with Box-to-Box redundancy and our communication improves due to CUBE's capabilities.
Pros
- SBC functions.
- Firewall demarcation.
- Universal transcoding.
- Dialplan administration.
- TDM and SIP trunk support.
Cons
- Web interface.
- Log or debugs view.
- HSRP redundancy depreciated.
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco CUBE is well suited in large enterprises with VOIP infrastructure, ISP with Tandem support, integration to MS Direct calls, contact center services with more than 100 agents, and businesses with several branch offices with TEHO needed to route calls between countries using the wan link. Cisco CUBE is less appropriate in small businesses with less than 10 users with legacy PBX systems.