On-Premise to Hosted - SBC Question and Migration

[PhoneEP]

We are looking to migrate from On-prem to Hosted in the next 5-6 months. Looking for confirmation on a few items I am not clear on. We have 3 offices, main with maybe 70-80 phones and then two small offices with 10-12 phones each. Current setup: 3CX installed on a local server in main office and we have a small Mini PCs in the two other offices with SBC installed. Most phones are T42S with main phone in each office being T48S.

Questions I am not clear on before migrating to hosted:

• Can I buy an SBC enabled phone for the two smaller offices to replace mini PC in each to run those offices once migrated?
• Does main office need an SBC, if so, would (3) T54W's be able to handle that with SBC integrated or do we need a server/PC with SBC setup?
  • Desk phones are not used very often. I would guess no more than 3-4 on phone at a time.

Thank you in Advance!

 

[SweetAction]

We are looking to migrate from On-prem to Hosted in the next 5-6 months. Looking for confirmation on a few items I am not clear on. We have 3 offices, main with maybe 70-80 phones and then two small offices with 10-12 phones each. Current setup: 3CX installed on a local server in main office and we have a small Mini PCs in the two other offices with SBC installed. Most phones are T42S with main phone in each office being T48S.

Questions I am not clear on before migrating to hosted:

• Can I buy an SBC enabled phone for the two smaller offices to replace mini PC in each to run those offices once migrated?
• Does main office need an SBC, if so, would (3) T54W's be able to handle that with SBC integrated or do we need a server/PC with SBC setup?
  • Desk phones are not used very often. I would guess no more than 3-4 on phone at a time.

Thank you in Advance!

Assuming phones are IP Phones (and not apps)

1) Yes - you can even do this now. The limit per SBC phone is 10, but you said 10-12
2) Yes, needs a SBC. No, 3x T54W's won't cover 70-80 phones - you would need 7-8. Better idea - re-use your mini PCs (in a HA SBC setup) or the old 3CX server to run the SBC (officially rated for 100 phones)

 

[PhoneEP]

Thanks for the info! Much appreciated.

When the "limit" is 10...is that 10 in USE or it will it possibly allow a potential, for example, 12-14 phones, and still work if not in use?

 

[SweetAction]

Thanks for the info! Much appreciated.

When the "limit" is 10...is that 10 in USE or it will it possibly allow a potential, for example, 12-14 phones, and still work if not in use?

It's not a hard technical enforcement, you can add more. Your results on how well it works will vary based on load - how many calls in use, how many BLFs, etc.

 

[PhoneEP]

Perfect, Thank You for the quick response.