Source note · Unified CM media resources

Unified CM's own software media service probably cannot transcode, so codec conversion such as G.711 to G.729 likely needs a DSP-based transcoder in an IOS or IOS XE gateway.

inferred · Checked 2026-09-25

Vendor: Cisco
Product: Unified Communications Manager
Subsystem: transcoder
Deployment: on-premises
Region: not restricted
Release range: Release 15 and SUs
Status: inferred
Checked: 2026-09-25

Sources

System Configuration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 15 and SUs - Configure Media Resources — Cisco Systems · tier 2 current vendor documentation · Activate Software Media Resources; Transcoders (transcoder types)

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). Unified CM media resources: source note cucm-media-resources-no-software-transcoder. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cucm-media-resources-no-software-transcoder

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-cucm-media-resources-no-software-transcoder,
  title  = {Unified CM media resources: source note cucm-media-resources-no-software-transcoder},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cucm-media-resources-no-software-transcoder},
  note   = {Source note cucm-media-resources-no-software-transcoder, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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