Skype for business Integration with Sonus SBC 2000

Contents

Summary

Lab Voice Network

IP Address Table

Software Version Used

Skype for Business

Sonus SBC 2000 Firmware

Avaya CM Version

SFB Configuration

Add PSTN Gateway

Create Dial Plan & Normalization Rules

Create Voice Policy

Create PSTN Usages

Create Route

Sonus SBC 2000 Configuration

E1 Port Configuration for Avaya

SIP Server Table

Transformation Table

Match Avaya

Match SFB

Signalling Groups

To/From SFB

To/From Avaya

Verify Signalling Group Service Status

Call Routing Table

From Avaya

From SFB

Associate Call Routing Tables to Signaling Group

Logging Configuration

Additional configuration for Blind Transfer & Call forwarding.

Avaya CM Configuration

DS1 Settings

Signaling Group Settings

Trunk Settings

Route Pattern

Uniform-dialplan

ARS or AAR Table

Verify Configuration

Check Trunk status

Summary

The integration notes are based on below voice network architecture and it attempts to detail the configuration requirements on each of the component involved.

The SfB server is connected to Sonus SBC 2000 using SIP TCP on port 5066, please note that it is also possible to set up a TLS connection if required.

The Sonus SBC 2000 is connected to Avaya CM using E1 Euro ISDN.

The Sonus SBC 2000 acts as a gateway between Avaya (TDM) and Skype for Business (SIP), it also performs the necessary Called Number & Calling Number transformation for the phone users.

Lab Voice Network

IP Address Table

Sno / Component / FQDN / IP Address / Mask
1 / Active Directory / ad.abc.com / 10.10.10.2 / 255.0.0.0
2 / SFB Front End / Fe1.abc.com / 10.10.10.3 / 255.0.0.0
3 / Sonus SBC / sbc2k.abc.com / 10.10.10.20 / 255.0.0.0

Software Version Used

Skype for Business

Sonus SBC 2000 Firmware

Avaya CM Version

SFB Configuration

Add PSTN Gateway

Add Sonus SBC 2000 as a PSTN gateway in Skype for Business Topology

Publish Topology.

Create Dial Plan & Normalization Rules

Create Voice Policy

Create PSTN Usages

Create PSTN Usages from within Voice Policy.

Create Route

Create New Voice Route from within Voice Policy and add Sonus SBC trunk to route.

Sonus SBC 2000 Configuration

E1 Port Configuration for Avaya

SIP Server Table

Transformation Table

Create Transformation Tables,

-Match Avaya

-Match SFB

Match Avaya

SFB sends CLID with country code (+6561234050), Avaya side or PSTN may expect 8 digit phone number. Calling number transformation can be used to achieve this requirement.

Match SFB

Tel URI for SFB users are configured in E164 format, hence the calls to SFB needs to be prefixed with country code.

Signalling Groups

While creating the SG, use the default call routing tables.

Once the required call routing tables are created, edit the signalling group and associate them with respective call routing table.

To/From SFB

Create a SIP signalling group called “To/From SFB”.

To/From Avaya

Create a ISDN signalling group called “To/From Avaya”.

Verify Signalling Group Service Status

Call Routing Table

Create call routing tables,

-From Avaya

-From SFB

FromAvaya

Create Call Routing Entry “To SFB” under the call routing table “From Avaya”.

From SFB

Create Call Routing Entry “To Avaya” under the call routing table “From SFB”.

Associate Call Routing Tables to Signaling Group

Logging Configuration

SBC can be configured to send logs to remote Syslog server.

Sample logs when Avaya User dials SFB.

Sample logs when SFB User dials Avaya.

Additional configuration for Blind Transfer & Call forwarding.

Avaya CM Configuration

DS1 Settings

Signaling Group Settings

Trunk Settings

Route Pattern

Uniform-dialplan

Define an entry “6123” in uniform dialplan, that identifies the dialled digits “6123” and routes to ars or aar table.

ARS or AARTable

Define an entry “6123” in aar or ars table that routes the call to Sonus QSIG trunk.

Verify Configuration

Check Trunk status

Verify if the trunk is in service.