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Also note that when using the OVR configuration all calls will be routed through the SBC – to Skype for Business Online under normal operations and then, as a secondary route, to the local PSTN provider during an Internet outage or a SIP Trunk provider (if the Internet is still available).

Additionally, a SIP trunk may also be used as the backup outbound calling route (this would require Internet access to remain available). For the secondary, optional outbound failover call route, a local telephone analog line(s) or T1/E1 can be provisioned and connected to the SBC ports. When OVR is combined with AudioCodes VoIP desk phones, Skype for Business Online users will use the Microsoft Office 365 cloud as the primary call route for inbound/outbound calling. To provide this type of local call resiliency, some AudioCodes Session Border Controllers (SBC) include a feature called One Voice Resiliency (OVR). Microsoft has not tested this design, does not support it and is not committing to future supportability. To move forward with cloud calling services, a local backup route for outbound calling is needed for some organizations.īefore I move on with a design option to consider, I need to be clear that this is an option provided by a Microsoft Partner – not by Microsoft directly. This blog contains information about a design option that may help meet this requirement.Īt this point, you may wonder why not just use a cellular phone or take a Skype for Business softphone on a laptop down the street to a Wi-Fi hotspot where users can continue making calls? Why would an organization require a backup call route like this? The answer is that some organizations want desk phones for anyone to use at any time to contact emergency services – regardless of the widespread availability of cellular services. Even with a desire to move completely to the cloud, there are organizations who require a local outbound call route in an unlikely event the Internet is unreachable.

#Skype for business mac missing features full#

Moving all calling services to the Microsoft Cloud often results in the partial or full removal of on-premises PBX equipment, a reduction in operational costs and far easier administration. Moving Private Branch Exchange (PBX) calling services to the cloud is now a common part of a digital transformation to Microsoft Office 365.