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Badge−to−Badge No special
configuration
No special configuration No special configuration
Badge−to−Phone No special
configuration
No special configuration No special configuration
Badge−to−Broadcast
Enable
Controller
Multicast
Enable Controller
Multicast
Disable Vocera VLAN
IGMP−Snooping or run
4.0.206.0 or later
4.0.206.0 or later
Badge Location No special
configuration
No special configuration No special configuration
Vocera Badge Overview
The communication badges allow a wearer instant communication with any other badge wearer as well a
Private Branch Exchange (PBX) integration and badge location tracking. The utilization of an 802.11b/g
wireless network requires the use of multicast and UDP unicast packet delivery with limited requirements for
Quality of Service (QoS) as of Vocera Server Software release 3.1 (Build 1081). The encryption capabilities
are 64/128 bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), Message Integrity
Check (MIC), and Cisco Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (CKIP) combined with the authentication
capabilities of Open, Wi−Fi Protected Access−Pre−shared Key (WPA−PSK), WPA−Protected Extensible
Authentication Protocol (PEAP) and Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol (LEAP).
With the push of a button, the Vocera server responds with Vocera, which is a prompt to issue commands
such as record, where (am I) /is..., call, play, broadcast, messages, and so forth. The Vocera server provides
the necessary services and/or call setup to complete the request.
Vocera's 802.11b capable Communication System makes use of proprietary voice compression and the use of
a UDP port range. The Vocera System software runs on a Windows server that manages call set up, call
connection and user profiles. They have partnered with Nuance 8.5 Speech Recognition and Voiceprint
software in order to enable badge voice communications. Vocera recommends a separate Windows server to
run the Vocera Telephony Solutions Software to enable Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) connectivity
with the badges.
Vocera Call Capacity Considerations
See the Network Sizing section of this document for further details.
Vocera Communications Server Capacity
Refer to the Vocera Communications System Specifications for more information on Vocera Server sizing
matrix.
The Vocera Solution
The Vocera Badge utilizes both unicast and multicast packet delivery to provide several key features that
make up this complete solution. Here are four of the essential features that rely on proper packet delivery.
Also provided is a basic understanding of how each feature uses the underlying network for delivery and
functionality.