what does SEP mean before phone mac address

[mahesh18]

Hi all,

when i run the command

sh cdp nei gigabitEthernet 9/26
Capability Codes: R - Router, T - Trans Bridge, B - Source Route Bridge
                  S - Switch, H - Host, I - IGMP, r - Repeater, P - Phone

Device ID        Local Intrfce     Holdtme    Capability  Platform  Port ID
SEP002497AB1D4B  Gig 9/26           124          H P      IP Phone 7Port 1

what does SEP  means here ??

i know 002497AB1D4B   is mac address of phone

thanks

mahesh

[abhischa · Accepted solution]

Hi Mahesh,

I believe, Cisco 7941, 7961 and 7970 IP phones use the SEP format. Like wise Cisco 7940 and 7960 use SIP format.

This is just a way of identifying the IP phone connected.

Cheers,

Abhishek.

[mahesh18]

Hi Abhishek.,

thanks for reply  so do you know what is full form of SEP ?

thanks

mahesh

[jonathanaxford · Accepted solution]

Hi,

It stands for "Selsius Ethernet Phone" and is left-over from when Cisco bought the Selsius company, the following is from Wikipedia:

"Cisco acquired SCCP technology when it acquired Selsius Corporation in 1998.^[2] As a remnant of the Selsius origin of the current Cisco IP phones, the  default device name format for registered Cisco phones with CallManager  is SEP -- as in Selsius Ethernet Phone -- followed by the MAC address. Cisco also has marketed a Skinny-based softphone called Cisco IP Communicator."

Many thanks

Jonathan

[mahesh18]

Hi Jonathan

Many thanks for great info.

much appreciated.

sincerely

mahesh

[Shannon.Chouinard1]

SEP stands for Selsius Ethernet Phone, which was the original company that created Call Manager.  Cisco later acquired this company but the SEP from the original company was retained.