Capacity and scalability

Last Updated : Nov 24, 2014 |
Prolog information
The IP Office Branch solution is flexible and scalable to meet the needs of small, medium, and large enterprises. You can also evolve the architecture of the solution as your enterprise grows.
The following table defines general capacity information for all deployment options in the IP Office Branch solution. See the IP Office Knowledge Base for detailed capacity information.
For a list of the maximum capacity limits for each Avaya Aura® System Manager in the solution, see Performance specifications in Avaya Aura® System Manager Overview and Specification. System Manager limits only apply if your solution uses a Distributed, Mixed, or Centralized deployment connected to the Avaya Aura® infrastructure.
IP Office Branch general capacity information
Description
Capacity
Number of users
Solution is ideal for a small or large number of users.
Up to 384 users can be deployed on each IP Office branch, and up to 250 000 users can be deployed on Avaya Aura® System Manager.
Number of branches
Up to 2000 IP Office branches can be connected to an Avaya Aura® Session Manager. Up to 2000 Unified Communications Module or Application Server can also be supported in addition to the 2000 IP Office branches. The IP Office Branch solution is not limited to 250 gateways per Communication Manager.
Number of SIP sessions
Up to 128 calls signalled through SIP are supported between the IP Office branch and the Avaya Aura® Session Manager.
Number of trunks and channels
The Branch solution supports up to:
  • 16 analog trunks
  • 16 ISDN BRI trunks (32 channels)
  • 8 digital PRI trunks (up to 192 T1 channels or 240 E1 channels)
IP Office voice mail
The IP Office system uses Embedded Voicemail by default. Embedded Voicemail supports up to:
  • 6 ports
  • 40 auto-attendants
  • 15 hours of recorded messages, prompts, and announcements.
With the IP Office Preferred or Advanced editions, VoiceMail Pro is also supported. The VoiceMail Pro system supports up to 40 ports.
The capacity information presented in IP Office Branch general capacity information describes general maximums supported by the IP Office system, but these maximums are not automatically available to all enterprises that purchase IP Office systems. You must obtain licenses and hardware modules to deploy VCM channels, SIP sessions to and from Avaya Aura® Session Manager, and voice mail ports (if applicable). Use the information in the following sections to calculate what you need to obtain to meet the branch requirements for your enterprise.