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MPLS every time in my view, as it requires less configuration and is built to handle voice and data. &nbsp;But, do check what speed each connection runs at.
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MPLS every time in my view, as it requires less configuration and is built to handle voice and data.  But, do check what speed each connection runs at.

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Hi all.<br />
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I've moved into a new management position and one of the immediate projects is upgrading an existing digital phone system, Avaya IP Office over 2 MPLS circuits to two remote offices to an Avaya IP 500 using the same MPLS circuits. The new system, chosen before I started, is IP and I'm wondering if the existing MPLS circuits are the best choice. There are 3 office locations as follows: 1 with about 50 phones, a second with about 30 phones, and the third with about 20. Phone taffic is running on seperate connections from &nbsp;data.<br />
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Is there another connection method, perhaps using a vpn connection across a business class cable connection a better option? I have little knowledge of MPLS besides knowing what the acronym stands for. I do understand that QoS is a need for IP phone systems.<br />
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Any insight, direction, and/or shared knowledge and experience would be appreciated. <br />
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Eddie
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Hi all.

I've moved into a new management position and one of the immediate projects is upgrading an existing digital phone system, Avaya IP Office over 2 MPLS circuits to two remote offices to an Avaya IP 500 using the same MPLS circuits. The new system, chosen before I started, is IP and I'm wondering if the existing MPLS circuits are the best choice. There are 3 office locations as follows: 1 with about 50 phones, a second with about 30 phones, and the third with about 20. Phone taffic is running on seperate connections from  data.

Is there another connection method, perhaps using a vpn connection across a business class cable connection a better option? I have little knowledge of MPLS besides knowing what the acronym stands for. I do understand that QoS is a need for IP phone systems.

Any insight, direction, and/or shared knowledge and experience would be appreciated. 

Eddie

Options to replace MPLS circuits

IP telephony (Internet Protocol telephony) is a general term for the technologies that use the Internet Protocol's packet-switched connections to exchange voice, fax, and other forms of information that have traditionally been carried over the dedicated circuit-switched connections of the public switched telephone network (PSTN). Using the Internet, calls travel as packets of data on shared lines, avoiding the tolls of the PSTN. The challenge in IP telephony is to deliver the voice, fax, or video packets in a dependable flow to the user.

IP Telephony

Telecommunication occurs when the exchange of information between two or more entities (communication) includes the use of technology. Communication technology uses channels to transmit information (as electrical signals), either over a physical medium (such as signal cables), or in the form of electromagnetic waves. The word is often used in its plural form, telecommunications, because it involves many different technologies.