Planning Checklist

Use this checklist to plan and prepare the environment for a server deployment of Microsoft Speech Server (MSS).

	Step	Reference
	Determine optimal system topology and the speech application types to be supported.	Standard Edition Topology or Enterprise Edition Topology
	Determine security strategy.	Security Considerations
	Determine appropriate server hardware.	Server Hardware Recommendations
	Plan network capacity.	Capacity Guidelines
	Prepare the TCP/IP network.	Networking Requirements
	Install and configure load balancing for server farms. Load balancing is required for distributed server deployments. Note This step applies to MSS Enterprise Edition only.	Load Balancing and Availability
	Prepare the telephony infrastructure. Note This step applies only when hosting telephony (voice-only) applications.	Preparing the Telephony Infrastructure
	Go to the Setup checklist for your installation.	Setup Checklist for Standard Edition or Setup Checklist for Enterprise Edition

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