Lab Environment

Collaboration
Solution Development

A private lab environment for developing, evaluating and documenting Cisco Collaboration & Webex solutions. Focus areas: Webex Hybrid Services, Cloud Calling, CPaaS integrations and automation with Python, Ansible and n8n.

Webex Hybrid Services Cloud Calling Python Ansible n8n Proxmox 2N Lab Nagios Netbox
GitHub Organisation โ†— Network Architecture โ†’

What is this lab for?

A real-world test platform close to actual customer scenarios โ€” completely separate from any production systems.

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Webex Feature Evaluation

New Webex features, APIs and beta functionality are tested here before rolling them out in customer projects โ€” especially Hybrid Services (Calendar, Directory, Media) and Cloud Calling.

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Python, n8n & API Automation

Python scripts for Webex APIs: bot frameworks, webhook handlers and provisioning workflows. n8n for event-driven no-code integrations and Webex automations.

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Telephony & Interop Testing

SIP interoperability tests between Cisco IP Phones, 2N Intercom/Access Manager and Webex Cloud Calling. PSTN gateway scenarios and trunk configurations.

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Monitoring & Operations

Nagios-based monitoring across the entire infrastructure. Passive checks, heartbeats and alerting for all lab components via cron-job.org.

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Infrastructure as Code

Ansible (Control Node on RasPi) for reproducible deployments and configuration management. Docker Stacks on Synology NAS. Proxmox cluster as the virtualization backbone.

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Documentation & PoC

Reproducible proof-of-concept scenarios and technical documentation for partner and customer projects based on real lab configurations.

Impressum

Angaben gemรครŸ ยง 5 TMG / ยง 55 RStV. Required by German law.