Creating Network Region Routes

A network region route object represents the network path between two regions. This might sound similar to a network region link. However, whereas a region link defines bandwidth on a direct link, a route defines only the network path between regions.

In many cases, such as a direct connection, there is a 1:1 ratio between region links and region routes, but this might differ when direct links between regions do not exist. For example, consider a scenario in which North America and Europe have direct connectivity, and Europe and Asia also have direct connectivity, each with network region links defined. Since North America and Asia do not have directory connectivity, a Network Region Route must be created to indicate that calls between those two regions must traverse through Europe.

In simple terms, a region route is a list of the region links traversed when communication is taking place between two regions. When a call traverses multiple region links, the bandwidth policy of each link is applied.

To create a new network region route, follow these steps:

1. Open the Lync Server 2013 Control Panel.

2. Click Network Configuration.

3. Click Region Route.

4. Click the New button.

5. Enter a Name for the route.

6. Choose a Network Region #1 from the selection menu.

7. Choose a Network Region #2 from the selection menu.

8. Click the Add button, select a region link, and click OK.

9. Repeat for any additional region links that will be traversed by this path.

10. Click Commit.

Alternatively, to use the Lync Server Management Shell to create a network region route, use the New-CsNetworkInterRegionRoute cmdlet.