MPLS re-design

[greenpaddyirishman]

We are looking at moving to an ATT network on demand(layer 2) design from current MPLS. With that being said we are looking at how this will effect our current phone setup or a possible re-design.

25 branches with a 3300 on each premise.
3 MBGs being utilized, 2 head ends and 1 call center. (3 SIP trucks total i believe.)

Thinking ahead could the 3300's be possibly replaced or consolidated by anything at those 3 main MBG centers? With the new network design we are looking at a minimum of 1Gig speed per location.

Not too well versed in the phone system so forgive the lack of detail!

[dilkie]

a lot depends on your load on the 3300's in the branch offices (number of sets) and the routing you are doing for calls... I'm sure consolidation can be done, with work.

[ZuluAlpha]

At the very highest level, the answer is yes, it can be done from a technical standpoint.

You may want to look at virtualization if you plan to consolidate.

While you can consolidate it may be difficult to fully bring in all the 3300's depending on what they're doing now. Are all branches in the same geographical area? Are the 3300's clustered now?

[greenpaddyirishman]

Thanks for the relies people..let me verify a few more things for you.
For now most branches are pretty small, even the call center, all within 25 miles of each other.

[ZuluAlpha]

How it connectivity between the sites? Is ATT delivering the MPLS now? Sites on fiber will be fine. I've seen some other pretty shaky connections be surprisingly good as well.

[greenpaddyirishman]

Yes currently on MPLS - smaller sites using 10MB lines all the way to 50MB.