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210-065 · Question #176

Refer to the exhibit. An H.323 endpoint that is registered to Cisco VCS Control is not able to make B2B calls. Calls to other internal endpoints are working fine. What is the likely cause of the…

The correct answer is B. The Traversal Zone H.323 zone is set to "Off.". When an H.323 endpoint registered to Cisco VCS Control can reach internal endpoints but fails on B2B calls, the Traversal Zone being disabled is the most likely cause.

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Question

Refer to the exhibit. An H.323 endpoint that is registered to Cisco VCS Control is not able to make B2B calls. Calls to other internal endpoints are working fine. What is the likely cause of the issue?

Exhibit

210-065 question #176 exhibit

Options

  • AThe Conductor H.323 zone is set to "Off."
  • BThe Traversal Zone H.323 zone is set to "Off."
  • CThe Production CUCM H.323 zone is set to "Off."
  • DThe Traversal Zone H.323 zone is in a "Failed" state.

How the community answered

(44 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    84% (37)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    9% (4)

Why each option

When an H.323 endpoint registered to Cisco VCS Control can reach internal endpoints but fails on B2B calls, the Traversal Zone being disabled is the most likely cause.

AThe Conductor H.323 zone is set to "Off."

The Conductor zone handles conferencing resource allocation through Cisco TelePresence Conductor and disabling it would affect conference bridging, not basic B2B point-to-point calls.

BThe Traversal Zone H.323 zone is set to "Off."Correct

B2B (business-to-business) calls traverse the network boundary via the Traversal Zone, which links Cisco VCS Control to VCS Expressway. If the Traversal Zone's H.323 mode is set to 'Off,' the VCS Control cannot route calls outside the local network, while internal H.323 registrations and calls remain unaffected. Disabling only this zone precisely matches the symptom of internal calls succeeding while external B2B calls fail.

CThe Production CUCM H.323 zone is set to "Off."

The Production CUCM H.323 zone controls communication with Cisco Unified Communications Manager; setting it to 'Off' would prevent calls to CUCM-registered endpoints, not all B2B calls.

DThe Traversal Zone H.323 zone is in a "Failed" state.

A 'Failed' state indicates a connectivity or configuration error preventing communication on that zone, which is a different condition from 'Off' (administratively disabled); the question specifies a deliberate setting, not a failure.

Concept tested: Cisco VCS Traversal Zone H.323 configuration for B2B calls

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/telepresence/infrastructure/vcs/config_guide/X8-11/Cisco-VCS-Administrator-Guide-X8-11.html

Topics

#H.323 B2B calls#VCS traversal zone#zone configuration#firewall traversal

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