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Introduction to the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Enterprise Voice Planning and Deployment Guide

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 will reach end of support on January 9, 2018. To stay supported, you will need to upgrade. For more information, see Resources to help you upgrade your Office 2007 servers and clients.

Welcome to the Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 Enterprise Voice Planning and Deployment Guide. Enterprise Voice is Microsoft’s software-powered VoIP solution, a SIP-based implementation of IP telephony for the enterprise that does not rely on proprietary hardware investments. Enterprise Voice is a full-featured VoIP solution that includes connectivity with PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) gateways and interoperation with PBX (Private Branch Exchange) installations. Enterprise Voice, IM (instant messaging), group IM, enhanced presence, and audio-video conferencing together constitute Microsoft’s Unified Communications solution.

This guide offers in a single volume the conceptual, planning, deployment, and management information that you need to successfully integrate Enterprise Voice into your Communications Server 2007 infrastructure. Following this introduction, this guide consists of the following chapters:

  • Chapter 1: Technical Overview

    Surveys the architecture, components, and call routing logic of Enterprise Voice. In addition to providing useful context for critical planning and deployment decisions, this section can help decision makers understand the advantages of Enterprise Voice compared to hardware-based IP telephony offerings.

  • Chapter 2: Planning for Enterprise Voice

    Discusses the important choices you need to consider before you deploy Enterprise Voice. Planning is essential to successful deployment, so it is important to read this section before you begin deployment.

  • Chapter 3: Deploying Enterprise Voice

    Provides step-by-step instructions for deploying Enterprise Voice.

  • Chapter 4: Managing Enterprise Voice

    Provides step-by-step instructions for performing fundamental management tasks.

This guide concludes with the following appendixes: