300-085 · Question #37
Which two of the following statements are true about VPIM? (Choose two)
The correct answer is C. VPIM must use a location ID for each voice-mail system. D. VPIM must be used when internetworking Cisco Unity Connection and Cisco Unity Express. VPIM (Voice Profile for Internet Mail) interconnects separate voice-mail systems using location IDs to identify each system, and is the required protocol when linking Cisco Unity Connection with Cisco Unity Express.
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Which two of the following statements are true about VPIM? (Choose two)
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- AVPIM is used to exchange email messages between different voice-mail systems.
- Bvoice-mail systems that are using VPIM must have unique extensions.
- CVPIM must use a location ID for each voice-mail system.
- DVPIM must be used when internetworking Cisco Unity Connection and Cisco Unity Express.
- EVPIM users cannot be regular voice-mail users.
- FVPIM message use a similar format to SIP SDP messages, as defined in RFC 3281.
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Why each option
VPIM (Voice Profile for Internet Mail) interconnects separate voice-mail systems using location IDs to identify each system, and is the required protocol when linking Cisco Unity Connection with Cisco Unity Express.
VPIM is designed specifically to transport voice messages (MIME-encoded audio) between voice-mail systems using SMTP as a carrier - the messages are voice mail, not generic email messages.
VPIM does not require unique extensions across interconnected systems; it uses location IDs to differentiate voice-mail deployments, meaning extension numbers can overlap between separate systems.
VPIM requires a unique location ID configured for each voice-mail system so that messages can be correctly addressed and routed to the destination server - without a location ID, VPIM cannot identify the target voice-mail system.
VPIM is the supported and required protocol for exchanging voice messages when internetworking Cisco Unity Connection and Cisco Unity Express, as these are two distinct voice-mail platforms that cannot share a native directory.
There is no restriction preventing a VPIM contact from also being a regular local voice-mail subscriber; a mailbox can serve both roles simultaneously.
VPIM messages use MIME/SMTP format as defined in RFC 3801 and RFC 3802, not SIP SDP format; RFC 3281 defines Attribute Certificates in the Internet PKI and has no relation to VPIM.
Concept tested: VPIM voice-mail system interconnection requirements
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/connection/docs/vpim.html
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