OCS Forum Announces Top-10 Best Practices for OCS/SIP Site Planning

Get SIP/OCS Smart Before You Buy or deploy Microsoft OCS-Office Communications Server R2 OCS Forum (http://www.ocsforum.com) announced new Top-10 Best Practices tutorials in its SIP and Microsoft OCS-Office Communications Server Release 2 (OCSR2) classroom and webseminar training. Five of the Top-10 Best Practices include: 1 - Locate PBXs physically close to your IP gateways. 2 - Locate IP gateways and Unified Messaging servers on the same VLAN (with 802.1p/q) and the same physical site. 3 - Located Unified Messaging servers within the same physical site as other servers that have Exchange 2007 server roles installed, including Mailbox, Hub Transport, and Client Access servers. 4 - Terminate your WAN network connections physically close to where all SIP/OCS equipment is located with both diverse (separate trench/aerial) and redundant physical and wireless routes. 5 - In branch office scenarios or over WAN connections, create VLAN set routers to prioritize voice and use the G.723.1 codec where feasible instead of the G.711 codec to minimize voice network traffic. The remaining five "best practices" are only available in OCS Forum classes. OCS Forum provides classroom and webseminar training as well as a non-production environment for those IT departments without additional equipment, budget or time. This allows planners and users to test ideas, dial in and dial back out, IM file transfers, remote desktop sharing, video conferencing, run scenarios, break linkages and learning about new telephony features and network access. OCS Forum is also designed for both the system integrator/consultant who wants to learn about OCSR2 without having to build their own system as well as the enterprise customer who doesn't have the time, resources or time to develop one. OCS Forum Labs are designed to be "hands-on" or "over-the-shoulder" with experts available for Q&A and classes for feature-specific review. About OCS Forum OCS Forum is a vendor-independent laboratory environment designed for learning, technical guides, knowledge resources and online "live" services. OCS Forum provides consulting, training, case studies, white papers, speaking engagements, market/customer research, network planning and other services. For more go to http://www.ocsforum.com.