Microsoft® Lync Server 2010 Unleashed

Routes

Routes are used in Lync Server to direct calls through a specified gateway or a set of gateways. Routes are processed after numbers are normalized based on a dial plan and determine which gateway will place a call. Creating a new route has the following options:

• Starting digits for numbers that you want to allow—Routes are based on the beginning of the digit string, including the addition (+) symbol. Routes are matched based on a top-down matching algorithm, so the most specific routes should be highest in the route order.

• Exceptions—In some cases, using route priority might be difficult or some patterns should be excluded from traversing a specific gateway. The Exceptions option allows an administrator to exclude strings that would ...