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2. Digital Transformation Realized ™
A little about me
• Andrew Bronstad - Managing Architect Communication and
Mobility Practice at Concurrency Inc.
• Based out of the Brookfield, WI office
• Specialties include Exchange, Lync/Skype for Business on-
premises and Cloud
• Involved in the Milwaukee Area Skype for Business Users Group
3. Digital Transformation Realized ™
Overview of Microsoft Solution
• Microsoft’s components:
o Infrastructure hosted in O365 datacenters with financially back SLA’s,
fully encrypted at rest and in transit and georedundant pairing
o SFB Clients include PC & MAC class, iOS/Android/Windows Mobile &
browser based experience
o Persistent client available through Microsoft Teams – “threading”
o Wide array of supported devices from full POE IP phones to basic USB
plug and play
4. Digital Transformation Realized ™
Microsoft Infrastructure Investments
Central US
West US
East US
North Central US
Brazil South
West Europe
Japan East
South India
SE Asia
Australia South East
Australia East
India Central
West India
Japan West
East Asia
China West*
North Europe Germany
Northeast**
Canada East
Canada Central
South Central US
China East*
Germany Central**
West US 2
Korea South
East US 2
Korea Central
100 + datacenters
One of 3 largest networks in the world
United Kingdom West
United Kingdom
South
West Central US
Chile
Asia
Vienna
Finland
5. Digital Transformation Realized ™
Service Level Availability
Our Goal: Great calls anywhere, anytime, on any device
Industry-leading media stack
Integrated end-to-end w/devices
Included with every Office 365 subscription
Availability of IM and Meetings
Availability of PSTN Calling and Conferencing
Requirements: Certified IP Phone for Skype for Business with wired Ethernet connection
Media issues need to be due to Microsoft networks
Monthly uptime % Service credit
< 99.9% 25%
< 99% 50%
< 95% 100%
Skype for Business Quality SLA
6.
7. • Familiar Skype meeting experience
• One-touch join
• PSTN Calling
• Dedicated Skype Meeting app
• Scales to all room sizes
• Integrates with existing investments
• Windows 10 device
• Universal app, managed through existing tools
• Low training effort
* Formerly known as Project Rigel
Visit office.com/skype-room-systems to learn more
8. CONFERENCING AT A GLOBAL SCALE WITH FLAT RATE PRICING
90 countries
72 countries
PSTN Conferencing Reach
9. • Shown as proof of concept at Enterprise
Connect 2016
• Live closed captioning of a presentation
• Input/transcription languages supported
include English, French, Spanish,
Mandarin, and German
• Translation to support 50 languages
• Preview can be enabled today for North
America tenants via the online Skype for
Business admin center
10. Digital Transformation Realized ™
Cloud PBX: Calling Features
Call answer / initiate (by name & number)
Call hold / retrieve
Call History
Call Delegation & Call On-behalf
Call Transfer (Blind, Consult & Mobile)
Camp-on
Caller ID
Call Waiting
Call forwarding & simul-ring
Clients for PC, Mac & Mobile
Device switching
Distinctive ringing
Do-not-disturb routing & call blocking
Enterprise calendar call routing
Financially-backed SLA
Integrated dial-pad
Music on Hold
Qualified IP Desk Phones
Skype & Federated calling
Team calling
Video call monitor
Voice Mail
E911
11. Digital Transformation Realized ™
Cloud PBX: Voicemail
• Voicemail service with no configuration required.
• Exchange* used for deposit, compliance & archiving.
• Features Include
• Personalized Greeting
• Message waiting indicator
• Reply to voicemail with call
• 23 support languages
Office 365Customer
Premises
*Exchange Online & Exchange Server 2013 & 2016
12. Digital Transformation Realized ™
Cloud PBX: Administration Features
• Operations
• Tenant Admin with PowerShell
• Call Detail Records
• Call Quality Dashboard
• Admin features
• Multiple Emergency numbers
• Rate my Call Reporting
• Unassigned number handling
15. Digital Transformation Realized ™
Tenant Dial Plan Options
• Support for tenant based dial plans
• Create custom normalization rules
• Applicable to a specific user or to the entire tenant
• Following the normalization of the E.164 plans
16. Digital Transformation Realized ™
Cloud PBX
PSTN
Conferencing
PSTN Calling
Features
End-user call handling: (answer, hold, transfer, sim ring) ●
Setup and use call designation ●
Team Calling ●
Use IP Desk Phone ●
Set and enforce calling policies ●
Emergency calling ●
Skype for Business Plus CAL ●
Dial-in for Skype Meetings ●
Meeting Dial-out to PBX/PSTN users** ●
Toll Free Dial-in Conferencing** ●
Default join from PBX/PSTN phones ●
Phone number assignment ●
Inbound calling ●
Outbound calling (Domestic/int’l) ●
Skype for Business
Note: In order to use Cloud PBX, PSTN Conferencing, and PSTN Calling, a customer must have already purchased and deployed Skype for Business Plan 2.
*PSTN Conferencing has different price points in different channels. Please refer to specific channel pricing.
**Toll-free and International Dial-out conferencing capabilities may incur additional per minute consumption charges. Customers can disable this feature to avoid additional billing.
17. Digital Transformation Realized ™
Skype for Business server rights
Existing Server
E5 and Cloud PBX customers will be able to connect their existing PSTN service provider with
Microsoft’s cloud-based call control.
No Existing Server (CCE)
Customers with an existing Skype for Business
Server deployment can configure it to connect to
Cloud PBX functionality
Covered under existing Server licensing
Customer can leverage a minimal Skype for Business
Server deployment
Four preconfigured Virtual Machines are deployed
on customer owned Windows Servers
Skype for Business Server roles in VMs are not paid
roles and are licensed for use with Cloud PBX
Scenarios are based on whether a customer already has a Skype for Business Server deployed
18. ComputerTalk - ice Contact Center for Skype for Business18
Contact Center for
Skype for Business
Skype for Business
Leveraging your Microsoft investment and
moving your contact center to Skype for
Business.
20. ComputerTalk - ice Contact Center for Skype for Business20
• Maker of ice contact center “The intelligent communication exchange”
• Experts in delivering cloud and on-premises multimedia contact center solutions
• Only Microsoft native, full service contact center for O365 PSTN*
• Microsoft Gold Certified Partner since 2005
o Gold Communications Partner
o Gold Application Development Partner
o Member of the Microsoft TAP program
o Contact Center member of the Microsoft Enterprise Cloud Alliance
ComputerTalk: Company Profile
22. ComputerTalk - ice Contact Center for Skype for Business22
• A contact center is the central point of communication for customers
and employees into an organization and from an organization to their
customers and employees.
• Contact centers handle all types of communication mediums
voice, video, email, IM/webchat, SMS, social media, fax.
What is a Contact Center?
23. ComputerTalk - ice Contact Center for Skype for Business23
ComputerTalk: Skype4B + Contact Center = ice
Multimedia Contact Center ACD,
Speech IVR,
& IoT
Email, SMS,
Webchat, IM,
Social Media
Voice &
Video
QA,
Monitoring
&
Recording
Speech
Analytics
& BI
WFM,
Analytics
&
Reporting
Outbound
Dialer,
Alerts &
Surveys
Native CTI
&
CRM
Screenpops
24. ComputerTalk - ice Contact Center for Skype for Business24
Microsoft Advantage: Better Together
Voice
IM/Web chat
Video
Presence
Screen share
Collaboration
Email (Exchange)
Recording
Outbound
Database integration
SMS
Social
Fax
Voice
Screen share
Email
Database integration
Recording
Outbound dialing
Collaboration
I/M, Web chat, Presence
Skype4B + ice Cisco and Avaya
26. ComputerTalk - ice Contact Center for Skype for Business26
Customers Dictate How We Need To Communicate With Them
27. ComputerTalk - ice Contact Center for Skype for Business27
• By 2020, customer experience will overtake price and product as the
key brand differentiator. (Source: Walker)
Industry Outlook
28. ComputerTalk - ice Contact Center for Skype for Business28
Customer Experience is a Competitive Differentiator
Source: Deloitte
29. ComputerTalk - ice Contact Center for Skype for Business29
Channel Integration Continues to Struggle
Source: Deloitte
30. ComputerTalk - ice Contact Center for Skype for Business30
ComputerTalk: Skype4B + Contact Center = ice
Multimedia Contact Center ACD,
Speech IVR,
& IoT
Email, SMS,
Webchat, IM,
Social Media
Voice &
Video
QA,
Monitoring
&
Recording
Speech
Analytics
& BI
WFM,
Analytics
&
Reporting
Outbound
Dialer,
Alerts &
Surveys
Native CTI
&
CRM
Screenpops
31. WHAT DOES ICE ADD TO SKYPE4B
FOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS
32. ComputerTalk - ice Contact Center for Skype for Business32
Agent Management
Queue Management
Team Management
Coaching
Barge
Wall Boards
Enhanced Response Groups
33. ComputerTalk - ice Contact Center for Skype for Business33
Workflow designer is a
powerful drag-and-drop
graphical editor that
seamlessly integrates:
• ACD
• IVR
• Application Integration
Automated Attendant
System Administration
Dialer/Campaigns
Workflow Designer, Auto-Attendant and Administrator
34. ComputerTalk - ice Contact Center for Skype for Business34
Application Integrations-Universal Connectors
contact center
35. WHAT DOES ICE ADD TO SKYPE4B
FOR CONTACT CENTER SUPERVISORS
36. ComputerTalk - ice Contact Center for Skype for Business36
• iceJournal is an integrated
interaction viewer.
• Agents, supervisors, and
administrators can look up
recorded and in progress
interactions, view contact
history, and perform agent
evaluations.
• Native ice recording does
not require network
intercepts*.
iceJournal-Integrated Interaction Viewer
37. ComputerTalk - ice Contact Center for Skype for Business37
Agent Management
Queue Management
Team Management
Coaching
Barge
Wall Boards
KPIs
iceManager-Real Time Monitoring
38. ComputerTalk - ice Contact Center for Skype for Business38
Historical Reports
39. WHAT DOES ICE ADD TO SKYPE4B
FOR CONTACT CENTER AGENTS
40. ComputerTalk - ice Contact Center for Skype for Business40
iceBar:-The Agent Experience and Key to the 365 Cloud
Advanced Agent Experience:
• Multiparty conference
• Tagging with LOB codes
• Screen pop
• Queue stats
• Call Controls
• Agent initiated recording and recording privacy
• Emergency notices
• Advanced presence states-Not Ready reason codes
• Presence of individual queues
• Multi-contact handling
• Core Customer Data
• Maximize Screen Real-estate
This toolbar is the
key to our Office
365 integration
41. ComputerTalk - ice Contact Center for Skype for Business41
• What is your unified communication strategy moving forward?
oLegacy PBX (Avaya, Cisco)
oHybrid (Legacy PBX and Skype for Business IM/P)
oFull Enterprise Voice
oHosted PBX
Poll Question
43. ComputerTalk - ice Contact Center for Skype for Business43
ice and Skype for Business on ComputerTalk cloud
Skype for
Business
ice
User
ComputerTalk
Cloud
Customer
Legend
TLS connection
Internet
44. ComputerTalk - ice Contact Center for Skype for Business44
ice Contact Center for Skype for Business + O365
PSTN User SBC
sipuser@o365.com
Telephone line
Legend
SIP
RTP (Media flow)
ice
SIP Trunk
Provider
ComputerTalk Data Center
Office 365 Cloud
Exchange UM
Internet
Skype for
Business
Conference
SFB (IM/Presence)
SFB (Voice-enabled)
PSTN
48. ComputerTalk - ice Contact Center for Skype for Business48
ice in the Cloud, Skype for Business On Premises
Skype for
Business
ice
ComputerTalk
Customer
User
Legend
TLS connection
Federation
Internet
50. ComputerTalk - ice Contact Center for Skype for Business50
• Enhance Skype for Business
• Consume Office 365 PTSN
• Enhance customer service
• Simplify contact center management
• Minimize your network footprint
• Maximize business intelligence
Summary-Putting it all together
54. High Cost
Incorrect Billing
Confusing Contracts
Slow Speed
Reliability
Busy Signals
Tedious
Contingency
Current
Technology
Carriers
Solutions
Delays
Incorrect Billing
Lack of Transition
Poor Communication
Change
Down Time
Billing Questions
Change Management
No Accountability
Revolving Contacts
Reactionary
No Strategy
On-Going
Telecom Challenges
There Has to Be a Better Way!!!!
55. Orion to the Rescue …
• Supporting Customers since 1996
• Representative of over 250 Carriers
• Creative, Proven Telecom Solutions
• Voice, Data, Internet
• Single Point of Contact
Your Telecom Ambassador
59. The Baseline
• Current Costs
• Inventory of Services
• Utilization of Services
• Contractual Obligations
• Features
• Usage – Local, LD, Toll Free
• BC/DR Plans
• Carrier/Contact Lists
60. If Only I Could …
• Lower Costs
• Gain More Speed
• Improve Business Flow
• Simplify Billing
• Improve Resiliency
• Enhance BC/DR
• Add Features/Function
• Change Management
• Update Technology
61. Common Technology
• SIP Trunking
• Integrated Access Solutions
• Voice, Data and Internet
• Fiber Access
• Mobility
• Managed Solutions
• Let the Experts Do the Heavy Lifting
64. SIP Telephone Numbers
• Local TNs/DIDs
• Virtual TNs
• Outside Standard Local Area
• Enhanced Virtual TNs
• e911 Services
• Local Calling Areas
• Drive Listing Information
65. Telephone System Interfaces
Internet
`
` Inbound Calls
SIP Trunks
Telephone
System
Outbound Calls
SIP Gateway
ITSP
ISDN
PRI
Analog
Lines
Ethernet
• Pure SIP
• ISDN PRI
• Analog Lines
72. Case Study #1 – Electrical Contractor
Project Assessment
• (8) Total Locations
• (1) Closing
• (2) Sites Consolidating
• Local Services at Each Site
• Lower Winter Call Volume
• Poor Call Flow
• No Business Continuity Plan
• New Applications Requiring Higher Bandwidth
• Aging Telephone System
• Total Monthly Telecom Costs = $14,500
74. Case Study #1 – Outcomes
• (6) Final Locations
• Maintained All Critical Telephone Numbers
• Consolidated TNs for the Two Sites
• Only Paid for What They Needed
• Improved Call Flow
• Voice/Data/Internet Business Continuity Plan
• Increased Bandwidth
• Data Capacity Increased by 200%
• Internet Capacity Increased by 400%
• New Phone System – Reduced Cost by $22K
• Reduced Overall Telecom Costs to $11,000 (24%)
75. Case Study #2 – Call Center
• Single Location
• (10) ISDN PRI circuits
• Multiple Remote Workers
• Limited Business Continuity Plan
• More Internet Bandwidth Required
• Aging Telephone System
• Complicated Call Flow
• Missing Their Customer SLAs
• Monthly Telecom Costs - $11,000 plus usage
76. Case Study #2 – Solution Design
Redundancy
Primary Call Center
Primary
Internet
Secondary Site
Internet
200 Mbps
Voice
Internet SIP
Seconday
77. Case Study #2 – Outcomes
• Usage Based SIP Trunking
• Increased Voice Capacity from 230 to 500 available channels
• Implemented a Redundant Call Center
• Moved Original System
• Designed BC Plan
• Increased Internet Bandwidth by 150%
• New Phone System – Reduced Cost by $80K
• Reduced Overall Telecom Costs to $9,000 (18%)
• Quarterly Average INCLUDING USAGE
• Includes 200 Mbps fiber connection between sites
78. Case Study #3 – Transportation
• Multiple Locations Across US
• (35) Current Terminals
• (23) Acquired Terminals
• Inconsistent Telecom Topology
• Aging Remote Site Telephone Systems
• Poor Call Flow
• Excess Voice Capacity at Remote Sites
• Insufficient BC/DR Plan
79. Case Study #3 – Solution Design
Corporate Site
Primary
Internet
Data Center
Internet
Site Type 1
Local SIP
M
P
L
SReplication
Internet
Remote Gateway
Site Type 2
Remote Gateway
Integrated Local SIP
Internet
Site Type 3
Internet
VTNs/EVTNs
Secondary
Local SIP
Redundant
SIP
80. Case Study #3 – Outcomes
• Deploying SIP Across All Sites
• Larger Remote Site Type – Local SIP
• Mid Range Remote Site Type – Local SIP/Integrated w/Data
• Smaller Remote Site Type - EVTNs
• Upgraded Remote Site Technology
• Designed BC Plan
• Improved/Centralized Call Flow
• Reduced Telephone Bills from 220 to 18
• Added DID Function to Smaller Sites
• Reduced Overall Telecom Costs by 28%
81. Successful SIP Projects
• Accurate Baseline
• Engage Telephone System Vendor
• Telephone System Interface
• Ethernet/Traditional
• Session Border Controller
• Voice Compression/CODEC
• Evaluate Available Bandwidth
• WAN and Internet
• Hybrid Implementations
• Test, Test, Test
96. One-touch join
- Calendar Integration
Ad-hoc Meetings
- Full address book
- Host meetings
Dial Pad
- PSTN Out (tel)
Rich Meetings
- Connect and share
from a PC/Mac via
HDMI
- Share locally or to
remote participants
Skype Room System Interface
97.
98.
99. A new category:
collaboration device
Whiteboard AppsAudio/Video-
conferencing
Projection Cross-platform
solution
Best-in-class
hardware
100. Surface Hub: unlock
the power of the group
Best way to create and brainstorm with others
Engaging and productive meetings
Platform for amazing large-screen apps
Designed for the modern workplace
101. Best way to create and
brainstorm with others
OneNote Whiteboard
Fluid, natural ink
Built for teamwork
Rich multimedia experience
Take your ideas with you
102. Surface Hub and Skype
Room Systems at a glance
Surface Hub Skype Room Systems
Purpose Team collaboration Skype meetings
Skype Meeting experience
OneNote and Inking support n/a
PSTN Conferencing
PSTN Calling
In-room PC projection Wired and wireless Wired
Display
55’’ and 84’’
capacitive touch screen
External display or projector
(non-touch)
Control Front of room touch Center of table
Audio/Video
Built-in cameras and mics +
Skype certified accessories
Needs Skype certified
accessories
Windows 10 Team Enterprise
Runs Windows 10 (UWP) apps n/a
Skype for Business support 2013, 2015, online 2015, online
Exchange support 2013, 2016, online 2013, 2016, online
Device management Intune SCCM, Intune
Device manufacturer Microsoft Partners
Skype Room Systems and Surface Hub are
complementary products in a portfolio designed to
meet modern meeting space needs
Surface Hub is a powerful all-in-one collaboration
device built for inking and touch
Skype Room Systems is a dedicated Skype meeting
device
Both feature the familiar Skype meeting experience
103. Customer scenarios
Scenarios Surface Hub Skype Room Systems
Skype for Business app
experience
In-room projection
Bring in remote participants
with one-touch and share
automatically
Scale across meeting spaces of
all sizes
Inking and touch collaboration
All-in-one form factor
Runs Win 10 apps and Edge
browser
109. Bridge the Gap – High Volume Usability Considerations
Skype for Business
110. Digital Transformation Realized ™
Discussion Topics
• The case for an Attendant/Operator Console
• How do you decide
• About Bridge Communications
111. Digital Transformation Realized ™
Questions
• Skype for Business Deployed today for IM&P?
o Online?
o On Prem?
• Skype for Business Deployed today for Voice?
o Online (Cloud PBX)?
o On Prem?
• Other Solutions deployed today but interested in or moving to Skype
for Business?
o Avaya
o Nortel
o Cisco
o Other
112. Digital Transformation Realized ™
Why an Operator/Attendant Console?
• IVR Limitations
o ‘0’ out
• Call Handing Processes
o Answer/Transfer
o What if someone is on phone?
o Not in the office?
• Primary Roles
o Receptionist
o Operator
o Dispatcher
o Users with high call volume
o Require more features
113. Digital Transformation Realized ™
Why an Operator/Attendant Console?
• Considerations
o Customer Satisfaction
o ROI
o Deployment options
o Scalability
o Extendibility
• Plan for Success!
114. Digital Transformation Realized ™
What to look for…
• Microsoft Expertise
• Flexibility
o Deployment
o Growth/Scalability
o Licensing Options
• Experienced Provider
Skype for Business
On Prem
In the Cloud
115. Digital Transformation Realized ™
Quick Demo/Discussion
• Key Features
• Predictive Transfer
• Related People
• Park For
• SQUAT
• Extendable Connectors
• Exchange
• Dynamics CRM
• Medical
• Group Functions
116. 2006
Company
Emerged
2007
Began to build ‘in
house’ Console
2008 Customers
began looking for
CUCM alternatives
2009
Joined Cisco
Developer Network
to build
replacement for
Legacy Attendant
Console
2014
Completed
Microsoft Partner
Network
Competency
Passed Microsoft
Application
Validation Testing
24,000+ Installs
99%+ Renewal Rate
“…It just plain works - you won't be disappointed.”
Allen Olson, Senior Systems Administrator - Seattle Seahawks
TODAY
Working closely
with Microsoft
Skype Product
Group and DX
Teams.
First Attendant
Console to be
Certified for
Skype for
Business.
A Fargo based Microsoft ISV
focused on bridging gaps for
Skype for Business customers.
Who is Bridge Communications?
117. Digital Transformation Realized ™
What’s next?
Schedule an interactive demo today! www.bridgeoc.com
Gary Manske
+1.701-212-4797 – Bridge
Communications
+1.701.532.2940 – Direct/Office
+1.701.306.1928 – Mobile
Email gary.manske@bridgeoc.com
sip:gary.manske@bridgeoc.com
118. Pexip and Skype for Business
Interoperability & Integration
23 Mar 2017
119. Challenges
Three key technologies do
not work well together:
Skype for Business,
traditional video
conferencing, and WebRTC
Traditional conferencing
infrastructure is based on
custom hardware. It is very
expensive, and complex to
operate.
Enterprise technologies lack
scale to provide all
employees with virtual
meeting rooms for voice,
video and data
Interoperability Cost & Complexity Scalability
Challenges faced by enterprises using video collaboration
Datacenters and
virtualization is the norm.
Move to cloud has started.
Collaboration infra-
structure lags behind.
Datacenter & Cloud
$?
120. Enterprise Video Growth Driven by Three
Technologies
Microsoft
Skype for Business
Web
Browsers
Traditional
Videoconferencing
Gartner:
In 2019 WebRTC will power 15% of
enterprise voice and video usage,
up from 1% today
Gartner:
By 2019, group videoconferencing
usage enterprise-wide will increase
400% over current levels
Source: Predicts 2016: UCC Will Thrive With Web Standards, Commodity and Cloud, Gartner Group
Unify Square:
Skype for Business will exceed 100
million enterprise seats by 2018
15X 400%100M
121. Pexip Makes These Technologies Work
Together at Scale
On-premise Deployment
Pexip Infinity can be deployed in the cloud, on premises or both
Pexip Infinity makes all these technologies interoperate at scale
A deployment may consist of 1 or 100 servers, and can handle hundreds of thousands of users
Cloud Deployment
122. 1
2
3
4
Pexip Infinity Key Functionality
Distributed Conferencing
Voice, video and data conferencing allowing any
mix of participants in the same meeting – SIP,
H.323, Lync, Skype, Web, Mobile, VoIP
Distributed Gateway
Any-to-any gateway allowing any endpoint (e.g.
Lync, Skype, Web) to call any other endpoint
directly
Distributed Call Control
Multiprotocol SIP/H.323/WebRTC registrar,
enabling advanced call processing scenarios.
Simplifies deployment
Distributed Edge
Provides policing of the enterprise edge, with
simplified edge design compared to existing
solutions. Coming in 2016.
123. Pexip Infinity Distributed Architecture
Scale
Distributed architecture – multiple VMs connected
across locations. Increase capacity while running by
adding VMs, locations. Active deployments with over
100,000 VMRs configured
Cost
Easier to deploy and manage than any competing
enterprise architecture. Single portal to manage all
VMs, even for global deployments. Saves bandwidth
across the WAN.
Resilience
Within a datacenter, fail over from one server to
another. Between datacenters – location failover.
Resilient to temporary network splits.
Cloud
Deploy on standard servers on premise. Deploy in
Azure or Amazon or other IaaS. On-premises for daily
needs, burst to cloud for more capacity.
$
Bandwidth savings
between locations
Burst to cloud in one
or more locations
Very low latency between
endpoints in the same
location
127. Distributed Deployment in Azure
Pexip Infinity Distributed Architecture is perfectly
suited for deployment in Azure:
Small VM for Management Node
Larger instances for Conferencing Nodes
Place Conferencing Nodes in relevant regions
Connect Conferencing Nodes w/Azure Site-to-Site VPN
The entire Pexip deployment, consisting of dozens of
VMs, still behaves like a single entity
All Conferencing Nodes are automatically discovered by
and provisioned by the single Management Node
Conferencing Nodes can be added and removed on the
fly, without downtime
Azure Site-to-Site VPN
connects Pexip
Conferencing Nodes
Azure view of Pexip deployment:
A single Management Node and
three Conferencing Nodes in three
different Azure data centers
129. Burst to Cloud. Unique. Why is it Important?
Never run out of capacity
Resilience at no cost
Required for cloud deployment
1
2
3
Capacity for everyday usage on-prem
Capacity for excess usage in the cloud
A corporate location dies
Automatic failover to cloud
Standby capacity is free
Floating Pexip-licenses
IaaS for enterprise is $30bn market, growing at 50%
Enterprises ARE moving workloads to cloud
24/7 cloud VMs are expensive: 3-5X hardware cost
Cloud bursting: Only a few servers need be always o
130. Digital Transformation Realized ™
Hybrid: Bursting into Azure Cloud
• Automatic bursting to Amazon since V13
o Includes starting/stopping instances on demand
o Why? Reduces cost dramatically
• Deploying Pexip in Azure works already
o Customers have been using this a while
• Adding automatic bursting to Azure
o Start/stop Azure instances automatically
o Will work exactly the same as Amazon AWS
Pexip Infinity installed on-
premises in enterprise
data-centers
Burst to cloud in one or
more Azure or AWS
locations
132. Pexip Infinity SIP/H.323
Dial name/
number@domain
(MS-SIP)
Skype4B
On-prem or O365
Skype4B clients
Dial name/
number@domain
(MS-SIP)
Dial number or name/
number@domain
(H323 or SIP)
Point-to-Point Dialing Skype4B ↔ VTC
133. Join Skype4B meetings from VTC: Dial-in
Using Conference ID
Surface Hub/SRS
Skype4B clients
Pexip InfinitySkype4B AVMCU
Skype
Conf Id:
Skype meeting scheduled
using Outlook
Custom footer appended
to invite. Explains how to
reach IVR from VTC
H323/SIP video endpoint
dials in via IVR, enters
conference ID
134. Join S4B meetings from VTC: Drag-and-
Drop
Surface Hub/SRS
Skype4B clients
Pexip InfinitySkype4B AVMCU
Skype meeting scheduled
using Outlook
Custom footer appended
to invite. Explains how to
reach IVR from VTC
H323/SIP video endpoint
via Drag-and-Drop from
Skype4B client
135. VTC One-Click Dial to Skype4B
VTC
Skype4B AVMCU
On-prem or O365
Third-party
Scheduling Server
Exchange
Pexip Infinity
Gateway
Book Skype4B
meeting
Include VTC
room
Scheduling server
monitors VTC room
mailbox
Scheduling
server sends
dial-in
information
to VTC room
VTC clicks to
join
1 3
6
2
4
5
S4B clicks to
join
136. Scheduling Pexip VMRs: Outlook/Exchange
Integration
Clicking the Pexip button opens
up the Pexip Scheduling pane
and adds dial-in information to
the invite
1 Press Pexip-icon in Outlook to
schedule a meeting. Add
attendees to invite as you
would for a regular meeting.
2
3
Attendees will receive a
meeting invitation containing
dial-in information.
The dial-in details are for a
unique VMR created
specifically for that meeting
Join the scheduled VMR using
any client – H.323, SIP, Skype,
Pexip – by dialling in.
After the meeting has ended,
the unique VMR will be
removed
141. Dual-stream Content-sharing: RDP
Pexip Infinity SIP/H.323
BFCP/H239
content
H264
video
Pexip Infinity SIP/H.323
BFCP/H239
content
H264
video
RDP
content
H264UC
video
RDP
content
H264UC
video
142. Dual-stream Content-sharing: Surface Hub
Surface Hub
Pexip InfinitySkype4B
BFCP/H239
content
H264
video
RDP
content
H264UC
video
Whiteboard
H264UC
video
SIP/H.323 VTC Receiving
whiteboard content as
BFCP/H.239
SIP/H.323 VTC Receiving
whiteboard content as
BFCP/H.239
MSFT Surface Hub
SIP/H.323
143. Dual-stream Content-sharing: VBSS
VBSS: Coming in Pexip Infinity Version 14
Pexip Infinity SIP/H.323
BFCP/H239
content
H264
video
Pexip Infinity SIP/H.323
BFCP/H239
content
H264
video
RDP
content
H264UC
video
VBSS
content
H264UC
video
RDP content sharing is great for static and detailed content
VBSS content sharing is better for sharing video clips
S4B clients will choose the appropriate method
Pexip will transcode either technology
144. Content-sharing: PowerPoint Upload
Pexip Infinity SIP/H.323
BFCP/H239
content
H264
video
PSOM
H264UC
video
Skype4B
On-prem or O365
Upload
PowerPoint
H264UC
video
145. Content-sharing: PowerPoint Upload
Pexip Infinity SIP/H.323
Workflow:
Invite to Skype meeting
Include VTC endpoint in meeting
Attach PowerPoint to meeting invite
During meeting, VTC will receive slides as BFCP/H.239
WebRTC endpoints will receive content as JPEG/PNG
H264
video
PSOM
H264UC
video
Skype4B
On-prem or O365
Upload
PowerPoint
H264UC
videoSurface Hub
Skype Room
System
BFCP H.239
content
147. v15: Improved Resilience
Skype4B Mobile
Surface Hub
Skype4B Desktop
H323 Endpoint
SIP Endpoint
WebRTC Endpoint
Adding support for
Microsoft FEC (Forward
Error Correction) to
cope with packet loss
148. v15: Skype for Business Gateway
Enhancements
Skype4B Mobile
Surface Hub
Skype4B Desktop
H323 Endpoint
SIP Endpoint
WebRTC Endpoint
Familiar Skype4B UX on
the Skype side of the
meeting
Familiar videoconferencing
UX on the Pexip side of the
meeting
Improved software on the Pexip Fusion GW -> higher number of calls per server/instance since V13
149. Pexip and Microsoft Technologies
Pexip Infinity is uniquely
suited for scalable
deployments in Azure
Pexip Infinity provides
interoperability with
Skype4B/O365
Interoperability beyond
basic voice/video. IM,
Powerpoint upload etc
Pexip Infinity can be
deployed on Hyper-V for
on-premises deployments
Pexip Infinity integrates
with Exchange for
scheduling VMRs
Pexip Infinity Exchange
integration, scheduling
VMRs using Outlook
Provision Pexip VMRs by
synchronizing with Active
Directory
Interoperability beyond
basic voice/video. IM,
Powerpoint upload etc
155. Call Routing Summary
User’s Direct Inward Dial (DID) number terminates at PSTN gateway or PBX.
Call is routed to on-premises Skype For Business deployment.
User’s Active Directory object indicates a different deployment locator.
Request is proxied through on-premises Edge proxy to Skype For Business Online.
Invite is routed to end user’s logged-in endpoints.
If accepted, media is routed either locally or through the company’s Edge Server or firewall.
If rejected, media is routed to Cloud PBX Voice Mail.
User instantiates a PSTN call.
Client normalizes number and sends invite to home server.
Voice policy enforcement and call authorization is performed on-premises.
Call is routed to PSTN via Mediation Server.
156. Registration – Online User
Skype For Business Online client
discovers the server through the Domain
Name Service (DNS) Service Location
(SRV) resource record
On-premises server redirects the Skype
For Business Online client to the cloud
Dave
SfbOnline
Skype For Business On-Premises
SfB Online
Infrastructure
1
2
3
DNS SRV
PSTN
Internet
0
Media
Signaling
PSTN GW
Front-End Edge
157. Call Flow – Peer to Peer Online Users
Peer to Peer: Two Skype For
Business Online Users
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) signaling
flows through Skype For Business Online
Media flows using the optimal path
between the client endpoints
Dave
SfB Online
Skype For Business On-Premises
SfB Online
Infrastructure
3
1
PSTN
Internet
4
John
SfB Online 2
Media
Signaling
PSTN GW
Front-End Edge
158. Call Flow – Peer to Peer On Premise to Online User
Peer to Peer: On-Premises
to Skype For Business Online Users
SIP signaling is routed between the
on-premises deployment and
Skype For Business Online
Media flows using the optimal
path between the client endpoints
Dave
SfB Online
SfBOn-
Premises SfB Online
Infrastructure
3
Internet
5
Kathy
SfB On-
Premises 4
1
2
Media
Signaling
Front-End
Edge
159. Call Flow – Incoming PSTN Call to Online User
Incoming PSTN Call
An incoming PSTN call is routed to the on-
premises gateway, then moves to the on-
premises Skype For Business Server
The number is located via Reverse Number
Lookup (RNL), routed to Skype For Business
Online, and then routed to the Skype For
Business Online endpoint
Media always flows through Mediation server
and PSTN Gateway
Dave
LyncOnline
SfB Online
Infrastructure
5
PSTN
Internet
4
5a
1 2
5b 3
4
Media
Signaling
Skype For Business On-Premises
Front-End
Edge
PSTN
GW
160. Call Flow – Incoming PSTN Call to Online User
Incoming PSTN Call (External
User)
An incoming PSTN call is routed to the on-premises
gateway, then moves to the on-premises Skype For
Business Server
The number is located via RNL, routed to Skype For
Business Online, and then routed to the Skype For
Business Online endpoint (on the Internet)
Media flows using the optimal path between the
client endpoint and the MS
Most likely through the on-premises Edge Server; if
not, between the online and on-premises Edge
Server
John
SbBOnline
SfB Online
Infrastructure
PSTN
Internet
3
4
1 2
5
5
2
5
3
Media
Signaling
Skype For Business On-Premises
Front-End
Edge
PSTN
GW
161. Call Flow – Outgoing PSTN Call from Online User
Outgoing PSTN Call
An outgoing PSTN call request is placed by a user
hosted on Skype For Business Online
An RNL is performed and fails to associate a user
The request is assumed to be a PSTN/PBX call and is
proxied to the on-premises Skype For Business
Server
Voice policy enforcement and call authorization are
performed on-premises
The call is routed to PSTN egress
Media flows using the optimal path between the
client endpoint and PSTN infrastructure/MS
Dave
SfB Online
Skype For Business On-Premises
SfB Online
Infrastructure
PSTN
Internet
2
4b
3
2
4a
Voicepolicy
enforcementandcall
authorizationdone
on-premises
1
Media
Signaling
Front-
End
Edge
PSTN
GW
162. Call Flow – Outgoing PSTN Call from Online User
Outgoing PSTN Call (External
User)
An outgoing PSTN call request is placed by a user
hosted on Skype For Business Online
An RNL is performed and fails to associate a user
The request is assumed to be a PSTN/PBX call and is
proxied to on-premises Skype For Business Server
Voice policy enforcement and call authorization are
performed on-premises
The call is routed to PSTN egress
Media flows using the optimal path between the
client endpoint and MS
Most likely through the on-premises Edge Server; if
not, between the online and on-premises Edge
Server
John
LyncOnline
SfB Online
Infrastructure
PSTN
Internet
2
1
4
5
5
3
5
2
Media
Signaling
Skype For Business On-Premises
Front-End
Edge
PSTN
GW
168. Cloud Connector Architecture
SfB OnlineInfrastructure
JohnSfB Online
user inInternet
Sip Traffic
Media Traffic
Mediation Edge
Domain
Controller
Storage
Cloud Connector
Domain
Controllerfor
Cloud
Connector
PSTN GW 1
Dave SfB
Online user
in internal
network
PSTN
PSTN GW 2
169. High Availability
SfB OnlineInfrastructure
Reed SfB Online
user inInternet
Mediation Edge
Storage
Cloud Connector 2
Domain
Controllerfor
Cloud
Connector
PSTN GW3
Sip Traffic
Media Traffic
Mediation Edge
Domain
Controller
Storage
Cloud Connector 1
Domain
Controllerfor
Cloud
Connector
PSTN GW1
Dave SfB
Online user
in internal
network
PSTN
MaureenSfB
Online userin
Internet
PSTN GW2
170. Multi Site Scenario
SfB OnlineInfrastructure
Joanna SfB Online userin
Internet, assigned to PSTN Site 1
Sip Traffic
Media Traffic
PSTN GW1
PSTN
Maureen SfB Onlineuser in
Internet, assigned to PSTN Site 2
PSTN
GW2
Mediation Edge
DC
CMS
Domain
Controller
Mediation Edge
DC
CMS
PSTN GW1
PSTN
PSTN
GW2
Mediation Edge
DC
CMS
Domain
Controller
Mediation Edge
DC
CMS
PSTN Site 1
PSTN Site 2
Chicago
Hoboken
171. Gateway Affinity
SfB OnlineInfrastructure
AaronSfB Online
user inInternet
Mediation Edge
Storage
Cloud Connector 2
Domain
Controllerfor
Cloud
Connector
PSTN GW3
Mediation Edge
Domain
Controller
Storage
Cloud Connector 1
Domain
Controllerfor
Cloud
Connector
PSTN GW1
Dave SfB
Online user
in internal
network
PSTN
Ishita SfB Online
user inInternet
PSTN GW2
172. Cloud Connector Media Flow: outbound call from internal user
to PSTN
SfB OnlineInfrastructure
Amber SfB
Online userin
Internet
Domain
Controller
Cloud Connector v2
Mediation Edge
Storage
Domain
Controllerfor
Cloud
Connector
PSTN GW
RicardoSfB
Online user
in internal
network
PSTN
Media ports canbelimited
173. Cloud Connector Media Flow: inbound call to internal user from
PSTN
SfB OnlineInfrastructure
JohnSfB Online
user inInternet
Domain
Controller
Cloud Connector v2
Mediation Edge
Storage
Domain
Controllerfor
Cloud
Connector
PSTN GW
Dave SfB
Online user
in internal
network
PSTN
Media ports canbelimited
174. Connecting to SIP Trunks and Legacy PBX through CCE
SfB Online Infrastructure
JohnSfB Online
user in Internet
SIP Traffic
Media Traffic
Mediation Edge
Domain
Controller
Storage
Cloud Connector
Domain
Controller for
Cloud
Connector
GW/SBC
Dave SfB
Online user
in internal
network
PSTN
SIPT
GW/SBC
• Use SBC Wizard to connect the IP-
PBX to the CCE
• SIP Normalization
• Dial plan
• Number manipulation
• Transcoding
175. SBC and GW – Complementing the CloudPBX Offering
SfB Online Infrastructure
JohnSfB Online
user in Internet
SIP Traffic
Media Traffic
R
Mediation Edge
Billing
Server
Storage
Cloud Connector
Domain
Controller for
Cloud
Connector
GW/SBC
Dave SfB
Online user
in internal
network
PSTN
SIPT
Recording
CDR
• Provide CDR for Cloud PBX user calls to the PSTN
• Local recording for PSTN calls by the SmarTap
• Including Call details done by SIP-REC
176. Analog device support – Complementing the CloudPBX Offering
SfB Online Infrastructure
JohnSfB Online
user in Internet
SIP Traffic
Media Traffic
R
Mediation Edge
Storage
Cloud Connector
Domain
Controller for
Cloud
Connector
GW/SBC
Dave SfB
Online user
in internal
network
PSTN
SIPT
• AudioCodes SBC , can terminate an analog GW
Registrations
• present the analog device toward the Cloud PBX
• Rout the calls to the analog extensions
MediaPack 1xx
177. CCE Fail Over and Voice resiliency using AD Look-Up
SfB Online Infrastructure
JohnSfB Online
user in Internet
SIP Traffic
Media Traffic
R
Mediation Edge
Storage
Cloud Connector
Domain
Controller for
Cloud
Connector
Customer
Domain
Controller
GW/SBC
Dave SfB
Online user
in internal
network
PSTN
SIPT
For Incoming calls
• If the Cloud PBX is not available
• SBC/GW can use AD lookup, and
Find the user Mobile number.
• SBC/GW can call the mobile
178. MultiSiteScenarios -AudioCodesSimplifyingDialPlansandRouting
SfB OnlineInfrastructure
JohnSfB Online userin Internet,
assigned to PSTN Site 1
Sip Traffic
Media Traffic
PSTN/SBC
GW1
PSTN
Korneel SfB Online userin
Internet, assigned to PSTN Site 2
PSTN/SBC
GW2
Mediation Edge
DC
CMS
Mediation Edge
DC
CMS
PSTN
GW/SBC1
PSTN
PSTN
GW2
Mediation Edge
DC
CMS
Domain
Controller
Mediation Edge
DC
CMS
PSTNSite1
PSTNSite2
Seattle
Amsterdam
• SBC and GW enforcing local dial plans
• Destination
• User based
• LCR
• Enforce regulation dial plan
• Smart routing
• In a Multi site – ARM can be used to
simply the Routing and Dial plan
provision
179.
180. On-premises PSTN Connectivity
New
Customer
Server Pool
Cloud
Connector
Edition
Partner
Appliance
Cloud
Connected
Appliance
Existing
Customer
Server Pool
Connect existing
topology to
Office 365 using
Split Domain &
migrate users to
Cloud PBX.
Cloud PBX user’s
PSTN Traffic
transits pool.
Deploy Skype for
Business Server
and connect it
with Office 365.
Customers can
operate
additional
services on-
prem (VIS, etc.)
Packaged VMs
on Customer
Hardware
provides PSTN
connectivity
components with
Office 365.
Cloud PBX users
PSTN Traffic
transits VMs
Future offering
where partner
packages
required Skype
for Business
Server software
or VMs with
SBC/Gateway
Future offering
where PSTN
connectivity is
bundled with
network
management
and quality of
service telemetry
for O365.
181. Features comparison
Basic Call Features (hold/retrieve, transfer, forwarding)
Voice mail Exchange UM Cloud PBX Voice Mail Cloud PBX Voice Mail
USB peripherals
Delegation, team call Users should be in the same environment
Voice Resiliency Secured by SLA
Branch Survivability
Location Based Routing
Call Admission Control
Integration with on-premises PBX
Call via Work
Private line
911 Static 911 only Static 911 only
RGS/Call Park Service (CPS)
Media Bypass
Number porting
IP phones “Optimized for Skype For Business”
IP phones “Compatible with Skype For Business”
Analog devices Using on premises deployment
Common area phone Using on premises deployment
182. The Smoothest Road to Cloud PBX is Through CloudBond 365
Full SfB Deployment with
GW/SBC
Special O365 Connector Third Party Applications
Simplified and Enhanced
Management
AudioCodes CloudBond 365
183. All-in-one appliance for offices and branches
and virtualized software for datacenters and operators
Sync and management tool for complete life-
cycle operations of UC users
Mediant 800
with OSN
HP
Server
Voice
Connectivity
SfB/Min Topology
Installer and Wizard
O365/CloudPBX and AD
Connectors and User
Management (incl IPP)
CloudBond Standard Box Edition v Gateway/ SBC v v
CloudBond Pro Box Edition
CloudBond Enterprise Box Edition
v SBC v v
CloudBond Virtualized Edition SBC v v
CloudBond Management Pack v
CloudBond™ 365 CloudBond™ Management Pack
CloudBond 365 Family
184. Same platform as CloudBond 365 Standard+ Edition
Identical CCE experience
Identical experience to when installed on external server
Pre-integrated with gateway/SBC
Users capacity: Related to M800 SBC/E1/T1 capacity
High user capacity possible because users are registered to the cloud, not to
appliance
Supports SBC HA with active-active CCE architecture
Expected GA: July 2016
Pricing
Based on Mediant 800 with OSN
CCE software is FREE
Windows O/S licensing included (OEM)
Depends on TDM or SBC capacity
Mediant 800 CCE Appliance
185. Same platform as CloudBond 365 Enterprise Edition
Identical CCE experience
Identical experience to when installed on external server
Pre-integrated with SBC (only)
Users capacity: 500 concurrent sessions , correlates to ~ 5000 users
Supports SBC HA with active-active CCE architecture
Expected GA: July 2016
Pricing
CCE software is FREE
Windows O/S licensing included (OEM)
Depends on SBC capacity
Server Based CCE Appliance
186. Deciding which topology is right for you
Your situation Cloud PBX solution
Your PBX system offers unique features that you need
to retain.
Investigate replacing
your PBX with Skype
for Business Server
Your PBX does not offer unique features that you
need to retain, PSTN Calling service is available in your
region, and you want to use Microsoft-provided PSTN
services.
Subscribe to PSTN
Calling service
Your PBX does not offer unique features that you
need to retain, PSTN Calling service is not available in
your region, and you have an existing Lync or Skype
for Business Server deployment.
In this scenario it is also possible that all your users
are in the United States, but you cannot consider
moving to Microsoft-provided PSTN for other reasons-
- such as contractual obligations with your existing
carrier.
Connect your existing
Skype for Business
Server deployment
with Cloud PBX
Your PBX does not offer unique features that you
need to retain, PSTN Calling service in not available in
your region, and you do not have an existing Lync or
Skype for Business Server deployment.
In this scenario, it is also possible that PSTN Calling
service is available in your region, but you cannot
consider moving to Microsoft-provided PSTN for other
reasons-- such as contractual obligations with your
existing carrier.
Deploy Cloud
Connector