Media bypass
The function of media bypass is to allow endpoints to send media traffic (audio) directly to the PSTN gateway, and use the mediation pool only for signaling. This greatly improves the number of calls that a mediation server can handle. When media bypass is not selected, each co-located mediation server can handle up to 155 simultaneous calls (a dedicated mediation server can handle up to 1,500 calls). With media bypass enabled, the performance is greatly improved.
Media bypass and CAC do not go hand in hand, and this is why the always bypass option is disabled when Enable CAC is selected. It is said that CAC and media bypass are mutually exclusive. There are scenarios where we might possibly not need CAC in a deployment. It is worth ...
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