Software promises better monitoring of Cisco VoIP networks

NimSoft this week is expected to launch a tool for monitoring Cisco-based IP telephony networks with the capability to drill deep into protocols, processes and even IP PBX hardware.

Nimsoft’s NimBUS for Cisco CallManager is a VoIP monitoring tool for Cisco-based IP telephony networks. The software, which runs on a separate network server, monitors activity of Cisco CallManager IP PBXs, IP phones, gateways and messaging servers on a LAN or WAN. The software provides reports on the performance of the call quality of VoIP traffic, as well as health and status checking of the IP nodes themselves. Users can get detailed statistics from CallManager servers, such as those relating to call setup and processing, as well as memory and CPU utilization for the Windows-based IP PBX server itself. Alerts can be sent to administrators as well if a CallManager’s hardware becomes overtaxed or is in danger of failing.

The CallManager-focused product complements NimSoft’s previously released NimBUS for Cisco IOS IP SLA tool, which is a software package used for monitoring the quality of VoIP traffic across Cisco-based routers and VoIP gear in carrier networks.

NimBUS for Cisco CallManager is available now. Pricing is around $50 per IP phone, and varies based on the number of CallManagers and VoIP gear that is managed, according to the vendor.