Planning for Front End Servers, instant messaging, and presence in Lync Server 2013

 

Topic Last Modified: 2012-09-13

Front End Servers provide much of the Lync Server functionality and are included in every Lync Server deployment. Instant messaging (IM) and presence are core capabilities of Lync Server and are automatically deployed and enabled in every Lync Server installation. The following sections provide more details about Front End Servers, IM and presence.

In This Section

• Features and functionality of Front End Servers, instant messaging, and presence in Lync Server 2013

• Defining your requirements for Front End Servers, instant messaging, and presence in Lync Server 2013

• Topologies and components for Front End Servers, instant messaging, and presence in Lync Server 2013

• Technical requirements for Front End Servers, instant messaging, and presence in Lync Server 2013