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It also describes how to enable presence so that Lync clients can see the presence status of endpoints
registered in the video network.
registered in the video network.
The configuration process describes each of these stages separately, so that individual stages can be
implemented and tested before moving on to the next.
implemented and tested before moving on to the next.
Lync environments
Lync environments have a number of building blocks, and so they may be constructed in many ways. A full
scale Lync deployment is likely to use Lync Director, Hardware Load Balancers (HLBs), Front End
Processors (FEPs) in enterprise pools, and a redundant AD server.
scale Lync deployment is likely to use Lync Director, Hardware Load Balancers (HLBs), Front End
Processors (FEPs) in enterprise pools, and a redundant AD server.
For Lync installations, Microsoft recommend that DNS may be used in place of hardware load balancing for
routing SIP traffic. Microsoft guidance can be found at
routing SIP traffic. Microsoft guidance can be found at
An example architecture is shown below:
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