Posts Tagged ‘Direct Routing’

Not long ago I posted a blog series on Direct Routing, which I highly encourage you to check out if your organization will be going this route. To add on to this, Microsoft has recently released a Health Dashboard for Microsoft Teams Direct Routing which will allow you to monitor your connection between your SBC […]

Welcome back to the final blog in our Direct Routing series! Last time we discussed how to leverage multiple SBC’s in your environment as well as how to configure your SBC to support Direct Routing. This time we’ll wrap things up by discussing the user provisioning process, types of configurations you may have, and lastly […]

Welcome back! First and foremost apologies for the long wait on this blog post. Planning for a wedding, moving, and work is surprisingly time consuming ;). Anyways, last time we discussed dial plans, voice routing basics, and how to prepare for Direct Routing. This time we’ll discuss how to leverage multiple SBC’s in your environment […]

Welcome back to part 3 of our Direct Routing blog series! In this article we’ll discuss voice routing basics and how you can plan for Direct Routing. With that being said, let’s jump right in with the first topic on dial plans. Dial Plans What gives Teams users the ability to dial a phone number? […]

Welcome back to the second blog in our “Direct Routing March 2019 Updates” blog series. Last time we talked about what exactly Direct Routing is, how it can benefit your organization, and about certain considerations that you should account for before implementing Direct Routing. This time, take a look at what’s under the hood by […]

Last year Microsoft released something referred to as BYOT (Bring Your Own Trunk). Upon its GA release, this was renamed to Direct Routing for Microsoft Teams. Direct Routing is very similar to the offering in Skype for Business Online (CCE) however Direct Routing will not require the large footprint that was required for Cloud Connector […]

Well, I don’t mean to toot my own horn, but my recent series on “Direct Routing for Microsoft Teams Deep Dive” was impeccably timed 🙂 . Microsoft recently announced Direct Routing for Microsoft Teams GA (General Availability)! If you’re not familiar with Direct Routing, basically it allows you to choose your telecom provider to enable […]

Welcome back to the last blog in this series! In part 4 of this series, we talked about the SIP syntax, user provisioning, and voice routing scenarios for Direct Routing. This time we’ll discuss how to migrate from Cloud PBX with Skype for Business clients either utilizing on-premises Lync or Skype for Business Server. Path […]

Welcome to part 4 of our Direct Routing for Microsoft Teams Deep Dive series! If you are just joining us for the first time, I recommend going back to look at the previous blog articles on this topic. In this article we’ll be discussing the SIP syntax, user provisioning, voice routing basics, and lastly some […]

Welcome back! Last time, in part 2 of the Direct Routing for Microsoft Teams Deep Dive we discussed the Direct Routing call flow with and without media bypass in place. In this blog article, we will discuss the configuration aspects of Direct Routing. When talking about the configuration aspects of Direct Routing, it is important […]

In part 1 of the Direct Routing for Microsoft Teams Deep Dive, we discussed the foundational call flows from the Teams client. In this article we will continue the discussion by talking about Direct Routing call flow with and without media bypass. Lastly, we will take a look at a high level view of the […]

A little less than a month ago, Microsoft released Direct Routing for Public Preview. Right around that time, I also wrote a blog post covering Direct Routing at a high level. Today, I’ll be doing a deep dive (5 part series) for all of you Skype for Business/Teams administrators and architects that want to know […]