HP Survivable Branch Communication zl Module powered by Microsoft LyncConverge, secure, and simplify business communications with HP Networking SolutionsSolution brief

The HP and Microsoft advantage HP and Microsoft® have combined their resources to create innovative unified communication and collaboration (UC&C) solutions, built upon an IP-enabled Converged Infrastructure for seamless integration of voice, video, and data services. These new software-powered solutions are transforming how businesses communicate, enable workflow tasks, and reliably provide business tools to office and remote workers. By integrating services such as presence, instant messaging (IM), calendaring, rich emails with speech-to-text capabilities, web conferencing, and click-to-call features on a user’s desktop, they boost efficiency and productivity.

HP Survivable Branch Communications is one of these UC&C solutions, which addresses the survivability issues that can put branch employees at the mercy of application delivery from servers in the data center headquarters. This HP and Microsoft solution enables continued service, even when the wide area network (WAN) is unavailable, helping workers remain productive, make external phone calls, and sustain their internal peer-to-peer communications such as instant messaging, voice, video, and desktop sharing even when the data center cannot be reached.

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Solution overview HP software and the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 are integrated within the HP Survivable Branch Communication zl Module powered by Microsoft Lync (SBM) for easy delivery by an HP E8200 zl or E5400 zl Series Switch. In addition to the server, solution components include a public switched telephone network (PSTN) to voice over IP (VoIP) gateway, a graphical user interface (GUI), management interfaces, and an application programming interface (API) to the HP switch in which the SBM is incorporated.

SBM solution provides primary Microsoft Lync Server 2010 services to branch users. In normal operation, it leverages centrally hosted services and toll bypass routing by directing inter-office calls across the WAN when this option is the most economical. SBM capabilities also function as a part of the dialing plan so that users at other locations can take advantage of the local PSTN ports on the module for least-cost call routing and toll bypass savings.

Should connectivity to the data center be lost, “intelligence” built into the module determines that centrally hosted services and non-local PSTN interfaces are no longer available. Connected Microsoft Communicator clients and end users are seamlessly notified that the system is operating in a reduced functions mode that some features may not be available, and that access to central services such as Live Meeting are temporarily suspended. Because the module’s call control management capabilities can route voice calls based on an organization’s enterprise-wide dial plan, if a user wishes to call someone at another company location, the SBM solution routes the call through its PSTN interfaces—all without requiring any different behavior on behalf of the calling client.

Branch network simplicity The HP Survivable Branch Communication zl Module powered by Microsoft Lync requires no additional IT branch infrastructure—no need to rack additional hardware, run power cords, or add Gigabit Ethernet connections. It also eliminates additional management requirements—only the network needs to be managed—and eases implementation. The solution’s centralized remote management capabilities enable an organization to automatically download its unified dial plan and configuration by simply initiating a “domain join” to the Active Directory in the data center.

Comprehensive securityHP and Microsoft, recognizing that networks today need protection from both internal and external security threats, include perimeter defense—firewall, virtual private network (VPN), and Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) protection, as well as Web 2.0 content awareness—as an essential first layer of network security in their AllianceONE solutions. For interior protection, the HP Threat Management Services (TMS) zl Module provides a second layer of defense to protect sensitive data.

Reduced costsEnterprises incur costs from many business networking sources. HP helps organizations lower their cost of deployment and ownership by protecting investments and by adhering to industry standards that ease interoperability and pave the way for fast, economical adoption of the next generation of unified communications and collaboration capabilities. In addition, HP solutions are engineered to meet the highest quality standards, have demonstrated outstanding performance in enterprise networks around the world, and offer industry-leading warranty and service benefits.

Large Branch (<2,000) Data Center

Corporate HQ

Small Branch (<25)

HP Survivable Branch Communication zl Module powered by Microsoft Lync for survivable voice, intra-office IM, and video services

PSTN

N x T1/E1

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 pool delivering Live Meeting, Group Chat, and Exchange UM, as well as providing edge services and PSTN gateway

Cost-effective network connectivity and voice services survivability from mobile phones

WAN

N x FXO Analog POTS

1-4 x T1/E1

Medium Branch (<150)

HP Survivable Branch Communication zl Module powered by Microsoft Lync for survivable voice, intra-office IM, and video services

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Solution features •Communication and collaboration services are

maintained if connectivity is lost with the data center communications servers; all peer-to-peer services within the branch remain operational, including IM, video, desktop sharing, and voice.

•Routing is automatically provided through the HP SBM’s local PSTN interfaces for inter-office voice calls, voice mail, and conference calls when peer-to-peer communications are not available.

•The HP Survivable Branch Communication zl Module powered by Microsoft Lync is a component of a complete Microsoft Lync Server 2010 infrastructure and can be domain-joined to the Microsoft environment.

•During normal operation, SBM solution supports toll bypass and least-cost call routing, enabling every PSTN gateway in the enterprise to benefit from placement of outbound calls using the least expensive path.

Solution benefits •By fitting in the chassis of an HP E8200 zl or

E5400 zl Series Switch, the HP Survivable Branch Communication zl Module powered by Microsoft Lync enables easy deployment and management.

•The HP SBM solution provides survivable communications at branch offices without requiring a complex or costly IT infrastructure at the branch.

•The HP SBM solution is designed and engineered to make the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 more resistant to failures.

Figure 1: HP Survivable Branch Communication zl Module powered by Microsoft Lync solution architecture

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Solution components

HP Survivable Branch Communication zl Module powered by Microsoft Lync Software •Microsoft Lync Server 2010

− Survivable Branch − Mediation Server

•Windows® Server 2008 R2•PSTN media gateway•Remote managementHardware The HP Survivable Branch Communication zl Module powered by Microsoft Lync, a two-slot-high card that fits into the HP E5412 zl, E5406 zl, or E8212 zl chassis, and includes the following:

•2.53 GHz Intel® Core™ 2 Duo CPU •4 GB of DRAM •Support for up to 2 SATA HDD •4 GB Flash Optional cards •1 x T1/E1/J1 •2 x T1/E1/J1 •4 x T1/E1/J1 •4 x FXO/FXS in pairs (that is, four of one, or two

of each)

Data center server applications Enterprise-wide unified communications applications, hosted in one or more consolidated data centers, may include the entire Microsoft Unified Communications Application Suite that provides the Microsoft Lync Server 2010, as well as Live Meeting, Group Chat, Exchange/Unified Messaging, and SharePoint software.

Why Microsoft and HP?

Business leaders are rethinking how employees communicate, collaborate, and innovate. They are finding unique value in the integrated solutions delivered by HP in partnership with Microsoft that increase efficiency, lower costs, and decrease risk while accelerating business growth.

Why HP? Using open networking platforms as its foundation, HP enables customers to securely and economically integrate within their infrastructure a wide choice of proven network applications and services—rigorously tested and certified to ensure interoperability—from both HP and its AllianceONE partners.

For more information about how HP and Microsoft UC&C solutions can increase productivity, reduce complexity, and enhance security, visit www.hp.com/networking/allianceone-microsoft

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