Single Site - All independant router phones or route through 1?

[neilface]

I'm not new to VoIP but I'm new to 3cx and am developing a deployment plan for a small business using SMB, VoIP.ms, and purchasing some new IP phones. Question is, let's say I end up with 10 Fanvil V65 router phones. Is it better to have each phone connect directly to 3cx or have 1 connect directly and route the others through that 1?

Obligatory note: Sorry if this question has already been answered. My Google search terms may be off but I wasn't able to find this answerd.

 

[Evolute IT]

Either way is fine. It's up to you. Each being a router phone does offer redundancy tho.

 

[neilface]

Either way is fine. It's up to you. Each being a router phone does offer redundancy tho.

Internet capacity is 300Mbps. Is there efficiency on running them through a single router phone or is there better overall quality having the all connect directly? (I realize you said either is fine - am I looking too much into this for something as small as 10 devices?)

 

[precmfg]

All of our phones are router phones here. Having each one making direct connection to 3CX was done with a thought toward removing single points of failure. The only possible advantage I can see to routing them all through another (on prem) SBC would be keeping traffic local in the event of an Internet outage.

Extensions would still theoretically be able to call each other, whereas directly connected all traffic must leave to 3CX and return over the Internet.

 

[Evolute IT]

All of our phones are router phones here. Having each one making direct connection to 3CX was done with a thought toward removing single points of failure. The only possible advantage I can see to routing them all through another (on prem) SBC would be keeping traffic local in the event of an Internet outage.

Extensions would still theoretically be able to call each other, whereas directly connected all traffic must leave to 3CX and return over the Internet.

Without internet, local calls don't work either. Signaling is done via the PBX, not the SBC.

 

[precmfg]

Without internet, local calls don't work either. Signaling is done via the PBX, not the SBC.

Good to know! Thanks for the clarification.
So then it would seem direct connection is the best method no matter how many router phones one has deployed.