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Microsoft Office Communications Server
Microsoft® Office® Communications Server (formerly Live Communications Server) manages all real-time (synchronous) communications including instant messaging, VoIP, audio and video conferencing. Office Communications Server works with existing telecommunications systems, so business can deploy advanced VoIP and conferencing without tearing out their legacy phone networks.
Microsoft and F5 have collaborated on a highly effective way to intelligently direct traffic for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 with F5. Microsoft and F5 Networks have conducted interoperability testing between F5 devices and Office Communications Server, ensuring the best possible user experience.
Read the following documents for more information about F5's solutions for Microsoft Office Communications Server.
Why do I need F5 for my Office Communications Server deployment?
For enterprise deployments of Microsoft Office Communications Server, Microsoft requires the use of a hardware load balancer; NLB is not supported in lab or production deployments. Tight collaboration between F5 and Microsoft includes successful interoperability, scalability, reliability, and performance testing as well as joint documentation of the BIG-IP and Office/Live Communications Server product deployments, which gives customers a prescriptive solution with the assurance of lower cost and risk
Benefits of F5's Application Ready Network for Microsoft Office Communications Server:
- F5 provides mission-critical availability and enhanced security for Office Communications Server implementations
- Failure of one or more server has a minimal effect on service availability, as the load is distributed between the remaining Office Communications Servers
- F5 enhances the Microsoft solution by providing the ability to add and remove servers on-the-fly, allowing transparent maintenance windows, and simple scalability
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How do I deploy Microsoft Office Communications Server with F5?
Thanks to F5 and Microsoft, deploying F5 devices with Microsoft Office Communications Server is a breeze. F5 worked and tested with the OCS product team from the early alpha release days to make sure that we could provide a compatible solution for load balancing OCS. And F5's developer community DevCentral has a section dedicated to Microsoft solutions, where you can find forums, tips and tricks, and much more.
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Office Communications Server Information on DevCentral
What F5 offerings do I need for a Office Communications Server solution?
F5's entire portfolio of Application Delivery Networking products can work together to ensure your Office Communications Server deployment is always secure, fast, and available. For more information on individual products, click the following links:
