Which link configuration is used to connect an Avaya Aura® Media Server (AAMS) with Avaya Aura® Communication Manager (CM)?

Question

Options

• AAn H.248 Link
• BA Signaling Group
• CA SIP Entity link
• DA Trunk Group

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  92% (49)
• C
  4% (2)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

A Signaling Group is the configuration object in Communication Manager that defines a SIP connection to an external system - when integrating AAMS with CM, you create a SIP Signaling Group pointing to the AAMS IP address and port, establishing the control channel between the two. Option A (H.248 Link) is incorrect because H.248/Megaco is used to connect traditional media gateways (like G430/G450) to CM, not a media server. Option C (SIP Entity Link) is a Session Manager concept - it connects SM to SIP entities like CM or AAMS within the Avaya Aura fabric, not a CM-to-AAMS direct link. Option D (Trunk Group) is wrong because a Trunk Group in CM is always paired with a Signaling Group to route calls, but it is not the link configuration itself - the Signaling Group is the foundational connection that the Trunk Group depends on.

Memory tip: "Signal before you trunk" - the Signaling Group is the link (handshake/protocol definition), while the Trunk Group is the route built on top of it. When a question asks about the connection or link between CM and another system, think Signaling Group first.

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