Administering the Switch Link

About this task

To administer the switch link:

Procedure

  1. On the left navigation menu, under Switch Link Administration, select Switch Link Admin.

    The Switch Link Administration screen appears.

  2. Enter 1 in the Switch Number field.
  3. Select an extension length in the Extension Length field.
  4. Enter the IP address of the Communication Manager server in the Switch IP Address field.
  5. Enter the number of voice ports and trunks Communication Manager Messaging uses for mailbox connections to the Communication Manager server.

    You can use the following table to determine the number

    of ports required for the anticipated number of mailboxes to administer on CMM.

    Number of Ports to Mailboxes Mapping

    Users Maximum Users Call Answer Ports Transfer Ports Total Ports
    1 to 5 users 5 2 1 3
    6 to 10 users 10 2 1 3
    11 to 25 users 25 3 2 5
    26 to 50 users 50 4 2 6
    51 to 100 users 100 5 3 8
    101 to 250 users 250 8 4 12
    25 to 500 users 500 13 7 20
    501 to 1000 users 1000 22 11 33
    1001 to 2000 users 2000 34 17 51
    2001 to 3000 users 3000 48 24 72
    3001 to 4000 users 4000 62 31 93
    4001 to 5000 users 5000 80 40 120
  6. Enter a value for Call Control PHB and Audio PHB.

    The value you enter for both the fields sets the quality of service level for call control messages and audio streams on networks that support this feature. The value for both the fields must be in the range 0 to 63. The value must match the corresponding number configured for the network region used by the messaging signalling group on the switch.

  7. Click the Save button.

    The system calculates the number transfer ports and displays them in the Transfer Ports field.

    NOTE: The number of H.323 trunks set on the Communication Manager server must accommodate the sum of voice ports and transfer ports you administer on the Switch Link screen. This number of H.323 trunks for messaging is in addition to H.323 trunks the Communication Manager server requires for other functions such as IP telephone connections, faxes, and other data connections throughout the network. The number of H.323 trunks on the Communication Manager server are listed in the Maximum Number of H.323 Trunks field, which is available on the System Parameters Customer Options SAT screen.