shoretel distributed architecture
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A look into the Brilliantly Simple distributed architecture that is ShoreTelTRANSCRIPT
ShoreTelA unique IP architecture
Stephen Ingrum
Director of IP, Southwest Division 2010
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Challenges of legacy phone systems
• Independent telephone systems across locations
• Limited feature transparency between systems
• Fixed capacities
• Long distance call rates between sites
• Paper directories that frequently needupdating
• Costly to maintain and manage
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Brilliantly simple has a unique architecture
• Built from the ground up for IP, unlike our competitors
• Distributed architecture makes it easy to deploy and scale to multiple sites and locations
• A single image, unique, distributed architecture allows businesses to be as agile as possible with their business communication
• Easily managed from anywhere with ShoreTel Director: an intuitive browser-based interface that unifies everything
• Applications are distributed and can run from anywhere in the system
• Open platform for business agility, integrating enterprise applications, third-party phones and even other UC/UM platforms
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COMPETITORS
HARDWARE + Switch-based – Server-based (disk drives)
ShoreTel’s winning solution
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SOFTWARE + Distributed – Centralized
MANAGEMENT + Single, intuitive Web-based interface – Disparate systems
END-USER FUNCTIONALITY + Seamless and consistent across locations – Inconsistent features
across locations
REDUNDANCY + N+1 – 2N, duplicate systems
SCALABILITY + Modular – Forklift upgrades
SERVER DEPENDENCY + Low – High
EASE OF USE + Brilliantly simple – Unintuitive and complex
TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP + Low – High
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Minimizing server use
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SERVER CENTRIC ALTERNATIVE
Headquarters Regional Office Headquarters Regional Office
CALL PROCESSING
E911
PAGING
VOICEMAIL
DESKTOP CALL HANDLING
OPERATOR CLIENT
INTEGRATED SYSTEM MGMT
TOTAL SERVERS 1 1 9 5
TOTAL SERVERS = 2 TOTAL SERVERS = 14
Switch-based
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Single location – 50 users
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PSTN
Converged Conferencing
HeadquartersServer
San Francisco 50 Users
ShoreTelDirector
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Single location – 500 users
PSTN
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San Francisco 500 Users
ContactCenter
HeadquartersServer
ShoreTelDirector
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Single location – 5000 users
PSTN
ContactCenter
HeadquartersServer
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San Francisco 5000 Users
ShoreTelDirector
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Two locations – 5000 users
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San Francisco 3000 Users New York 2000 UsersPSTN
PSTN
DistributedVoice Server
ContactCenter
HeadquartersServer
IP WAN
ShoreTelDirector
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Three locations – 5500 users
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PSTN
PSTN
DistributedVoice Server
ContactCenter
HeadquartersServer
IP WAN
Seattle 500 Users
ShoreTelDirector
San Francisco 3000 Users New York 2000 UsersPSTN
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Three locations – 5500 users with data center
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Seattle 500 Users
Backup Trunking
PSTN
Backup TrunkingPSTN
Primary Trunking – T1ContactCenter
HeadquartersServer
PSTN
DistributedVoice Server
San Jose Data Center
IP WAN
ShoreTelDirector
San Francisco 3000 Users New York 2000 Users
Backup Trunking
PSTN
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ShoreTel System Management
ShoreTel Director
• Entire IP phone system managed from a single browser-based interface
• Intuitive administration
• Requires minimal training
• Needs fewer IT resources
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ShoreTelUC Platform
ShoreTelIP Phones
ShoreTelSystem Management
ShoreTelServices
ShoreTelUser Applications
ShoreTelOpen Integration
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ShoreTel UC Platform – Hardware
Highly reliable voice switches
• Flash memory—the only moving part is the fan
• Modular design that’s easy to scale
• Call control, messaging, auto-attendant
• Flexible modules selected by capacity
Secure, WAN access appliances
• VPN Concentrator
• SIP Session Border Controller
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ShoreTelUC Platform
ShoreTelIP Phones
ShoreTelSystem Management
ShoreTelServices
ShoreTelUser Applications
ShoreTelOpen Integration
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ShoreTel Voice Switches
A wide range of voice switches that support a rich set of industry-standard voice features and meet the needs of global organizations of all sizes:
ShoreTel Voice Switch 90V
ShoreTel Voice Switch 220T1A
ShoreTel Voice Switch 90BRIV
ShoreTel Voice Switch 24A
ShoreTel Voice Switch 50
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ShoreTelUC Platform
ShoreTelIP Phones
ShoreTelSystem Management
ShoreTelServices
ShoreTelUser Applications
ShoreTelOpen Integration
• Analog Trunking
• Digital (PRI) Trunking
• BRI Trunking
• SIP Trunking
• High Capacity AnalogExtensions
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ShoreTel architecture summary
The ShoreTel UC system was built specifically for IP to simplify system management and untangle complexity
ShoreTel’s brilliantly simple distributed architecture delivers unparalleled:
• Reliability
• Scalability
• Ease-ability
• Affordability
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