Trunks

The term trunk is often overused, and its meaning has slightly changed in Lync Server 2013 now that a single gateway can be associated to multiple Mediation pools. In Lync Server 2013 a trunk consists of an IP/PSTN gateway name or IP, a listening port on the IP/PSTN gateway, a Mediation Server, and a listening port on the Mediation Server. Routes now include a list of trunks, instead of gateways, which can be used to place a call after a route is selected. Figure 32.3 shows how a single media gateway or IP PBX can now be associated with multiple Mediation pools using the new M:N trunk feature.

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Figure 32.3. M:N trunk associations.

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