Lync Network Readiness Assessment

This is a 3-day instructor Led Training (ILT) Course that targets the needs of professionals with data networking
experience who take part in the planning, design, and deployment of the Lync Unified Communications solution in the
enterprise. This course focuses on four key areas: 1) implementation methodology, including defining methodology
phases, identifying phase deliverables, and preparing for traffic simulation; 2) analyzing the network environment,
including review of WAN topology, Wi-Fi infrastructure, Quality of Server approaches, and media flow scenarios,
analyzing the network for optimal performance, and monitoring and managing networks; 3) performing usage modeling,
including modeling RTC traffic media flows and Lync traffic per location, calculating traffic volume by using the Lync
bandwidth calculator, and analyzing how predicted traffic impacts a network; and 4) analyzing customer data and
measurements, including policies collected from the Discovery phase and historical data usage, planning simulation
traffic, analyzing results from traffic simulation, and formulating recommendations. This course maps to exam 74-335:
Network Readiness and Assessment for Lync. 

This course targets the needs of network analysts, networking engineers and system integrators who plan, design, and
deploy unified communications (UC) solutions using Lync Server 2013 in the enterprise. Students should have strong
knowledge of data networking, an industry or vendor qualification (CompTIA Network+ or similar), and be able to
translate business requirements into technical and networking requirements for a UC solution. Students should be
familiar with Network Readiness Assessment methodology and related tools, such as the Lync bandwidth calculator.  

This course is also aimed at professionals who may have focused on third-party UC solutions, which perform network
assessments and readiness evaluations. They will use this course to update their skills and knowledge to apply to Lync
UC solutions in their enterprise.  

After completing this course, students will be able to: 

• Understand network assessments. 
• Understand common network concepts, terms and processes.  
• Use recommended practices for network readiness assessments that pertain to Lync Server and UC solutions in
  general.  
• Understand the Microsoft Lync Network Readiness Assessment Methodology.