Lucent Technologies 101-1620-005 User Manual
Sizing the system
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The effect of slow network connections on Octel Unified Messenger
applications
applications
This section lists all Octel Unified Messenger applications and how each
is affected by slow network connections.
is affected by slow network connections.
Octel Unified Messenger Voice Form
If Octel Unified Messenger Voice Form is used with multimedia, a slow
network connection is sufficient.
network connection is sufficient.
If the Octel Unified Messenger Voice Form is used with a telephone to
play back voice messages only, a slow network connection is sufficient.
However, if voice messages are recorded, a high-speed connection is
needed. For more information, see Figure 2-2 on page 2-18.
play back voice messages only, a slow network connection is sufficient.
However, if voice messages are recorded, a high-speed connection is
needed. For more information, see Figure 2-2 on page 2-18.
Using Microsoft Exchange Offline.
If Microsoft Exchange is used in offline
mode and messages are synchronized with the Exchange server message
store, it is recommended to use multimedia to listen to and record
messages.
store, it is recommended to use multimedia to listen to and record
messages.
Octel Unified Messenger Voice Recorder
It is recommended that you use Octel Unified Messenger Voice Recorder
with local multimedia when using a slow network connection.
with local multimedia when using a slow network connection.
Octel Unified Messenger Options
A slow network connection can be used for all configuration operations,
for example, setting call handling. However, a high-speed connection is
required when recording prompts and greetings over the telephone.
for example, setting call handling. However, a high-speed connection is
required when recording prompts and greetings over the telephone.
Visual Voice Editor
It is recommended that you use multimedia or a 56 kilobits per second
network connection to work with the Visual Voice Editor prompts.
network connection to work with the Visual Voice Editor prompts.
Voice Mail User Administration Extension
A slow network connection can be used for all configuration operations,
for example, setting call handling. However, a high-speed connection is
required when recording the Spoken Name prompt using the telephone.
for example, setting call handling. However, a high-speed connection is
required when recording the Spoken Name prompt using the telephone.
Port Monitor, Voice Mail System Configuration, Operation History
Viewer, and Reporting Tool
Viewer, and Reporting Tool
Since none of these applications transmit voice messages, they all work
over slow connections. Operation History Viewer connects to the Octel
Unified Messenger Tracing Server. If it is to be used in live mode, the
network connection must have enough bandwidth for the amount of data
to be viewed.
over slow connections. Operation History Viewer connects to the Octel
Unified Messenger Tracing Server. If it is to be used in live mode, the
network connection must have enough bandwidth for the amount of data
to be viewed.