New-CsNetworkRegion
Creates a new network region. Network regions represent network hubs or backbones in an enterprise network. This cmdlet was introduced in Lync Server 2010.
Syntax
New-CsNetworkRegion
[-Identity] <XdsGlobalRelativeIdentity>
-CentralSite <String>
[-AudioAlternatePath <Boolean>]
[-BWAlternatePaths <PSListModifier>]
[-BypassID <String>]
[-Description <String>]
[-VideoAlternatePath <Boolean>]
[-Force]
[-InMemory]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>] New-CsNetworkRegion
-CentralSite <String>
-NetworkRegionID <String>
[-AudioAlternatePath <Boolean>]
[-BWAlternatePaths <PSListModifier>]
[-BypassID <String>]
[-Description <String>]
[-VideoAlternatePath <Boolean>]
[-Force]
[-InMemory]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>] Description
A network region interconnects various parts of a network across multiple geographic areas. Every network region must be associated with a central site. The central site is the data center site on which the call admission control (CAC) bandwidth policy service is running. Use this cmdlet to create a new network region. The parameters of this cmdlet allow you to provide settings that determine whether alternate paths through the Internet are allowed for audio and video connections, and can automatically generate the bypass ID.
Examples
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
New-CsNetworkRegion -Identity NorthAmerica -Description "All North American Locations" -CentralSite Redmond-NA-MLSIn this example a new network region named NorthAmerica is created. The region name is specified as the value for the Identity parameter. A value is also specified for the optional Description parameter, describing this region as being composed of "All North American Locations." Finally, the CentralSite parameter receives a value of the name of the central site for this region, Redmond-NA-MLS.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
New-CsNetworkRegion -Identity EMEA -CentralSite Dublin-EU-Site -AudioAlternatePath $FalseThis example creates a new network region named EMEA that includes settings for an audio alternate path. To do this we call the New-CsNetworkRegion cmdlet, passing an Identity of EMEA. We assign a value for the required parameter CentralSite (in this example the name of the central site for this region is Dublin-EU-Site), and then we specify the AudioAlternatePath parameter, passing it the value $False. Setting AudioAlternatePath to False indicates that if adequate bandwidth is not available, the audio calls will not be routed to an alternate path; instead, they will simply not be completed.
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------
$a = New-CsNetworkBWAlternatePath -BWPolicyModality "audio" -AlternatePath $False
New-CsNetworkRegion -Identity EMEA -CentralSite Dublin-EU-Site -BWAlternatePaths $aThis example creates the same network region that was created in Example 2. However, in this case we use the BWAlternatePaths parameter to define alternate path settings rather than the AudioAlternatePath parameter. The first line in the example calls the New-CsNetworkBWAlternatePath cmdlet to create a new alternate path. An alternate path has only two properties: BWPolicyModality, which must be set to either audio or video (audio in this example); and AlternatePath, which must be either True or False (False in this example). We assign the output from this cmdlet, a reference to the alternate path object just created, to the variable $a.
In line 2 of this example we use this newly created alternate path when we create a new network region. To do this we call the New-CsNetworkRegion cmdlet, passing an Identity of EMEA. We assign a value for the required parameter CentralSite (in this example the name of the central site for this region is Dublin-EU-Site), and then we specify the BWAlternatePaths parameter, passing it the variable ($a) containing the alternate path object we just created.
Parameters
-AudioAlternatePath
This parameter determines whether audio calls will be routed through an alternate path if adequate bandwidth does not exist in the primary path.
This parameter populates the BWAlternatePaths property. The value supplied to this parameter is stored in the AlternatePath property for the alternate path element with a BWPolicyModality value of Audio.
If you supply a value for this parameter, you cannot specify a value for the BWAlternatePaths parameter.
Default: True. Set this parameter to False only if you need to turn off the offload to the Internet. If any of your calls will be Internet calls, this value must be True, regardless of bandwidth settings.
| Type: | Boolean |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
| Applies to: | Lync Server 2010, Lync Server 2013, Skype for Business Server 2015, Skype for Business Server 2019 |
-BWAlternatePaths
A list of objects that contain information about whether alternate Internet connection paths are allowed if a media request is unable to complete along the preferred path (for example, if limits on that path have been exceeded). Alternate path objects must be created by calling the New-CsNetworkBWAlternatePath cmdlet.
If you supply a value for this parameter, you cannot supply values for either the AudioAlternatePath or VideoAlternatePath parameters.
Alternate paths for audio and video are enabled (AlternatePath = True) by default.
| Type: | PSListModifier |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
| Applies to: | Lync Server 2010, Lync Server 2013, Skype for Business Server 2015, Skype for Business Server 2019 |
-BypassID
A globally unique identifier (GUID). This GUID is used to map network regions to media bypass settings within a CAC or Enhanced 9-1-1 (E9-1-1) network configuration. (Use this BypassID value in the call to the New-CsNetworkMediaBypassConfiguration cmdlet.)
If you do not specify a value for this parameter, a value will be automatically generated. If you do specify a value, it must be in the format of a GUID (for example, 3b24a047-dce6-48b2-9f20-9fbff17ed62a). Auto-generation is recommended. If you supply a value for this parameter, you'll receive a confirmation prompt asking if you really want to supply this value rather than allow it to be auto-generated.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
| Applies to: | Lync Server 2010, Lync Server 2013, Skype for Business Server 2015, Skype for Business Server 2019 |
-CentralSite
The central site running the bandwidth policy service. This service must be enabled in order to use CAC. This service runs on the Front End Server or the Standard Edition server.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
| Applies to: | Lync Server 2010, Lync Server 2013, Skype for Business Server 2015, Skype for Business Server 2019 |
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before executing the command.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | cf |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
| Applies to: | Lync Server 2010, Lync Server 2013, Skype for Business Server 2015, Skype for Business Server 2019 |
-Description
A string that describes the region. This parameter can be used to provide a more descriptive explanation of what the region is for than can be expressed by the Identity alone.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
| Applies to: | Lync Server 2010, Lync Server 2013, Skype for Business Server 2015, Skype for Business Server 2019 |
-Force
Suppresses any confirmation prompts that would otherwise be displayed before making changes. For example, if you supply a value to the BypassID parameter, you will not be prompted for confirmation.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
| Applies to: | Lync Server 2010, Lync Server 2013, Skype for Business Server 2015, Skype for Business Server 2019 |
-Identity
A unique identifier for the newly created network region. Regions are created only at the global scope, so this identifier does not need to specify a scope. Instead, it contains a string that is a unique name that identifies that region.
| Type: | XdsGlobalRelativeIdentity |
| Position: | 2 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
| Applies to: | Lync Server 2010, Lync Server 2013, Skype for Business Server 2015, Skype for Business Server 2019 |
-InMemory
Creates an object reference without actually committing the object as a permanent change. If you assign the output of this cmdlet called with this parameter to a variable, you can make changes to the properties of the object reference and then commit those changes by calling this cmdlet's matching Set-<cmdlet>.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
| Applies to: | Lync Server 2010, Lync Server 2013, Skype for Business Server 2015, Skype for Business Server 2019 |
-NetworkRegionID
This value is the same as the Identity. You cannot specify both an Identity and a NetworkRegionID; a value entered for one will be automatically used for both.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
| Applies to: | Lync Server 2010, Lync Server 2013, Skype for Business Server 2015, Skype for Business Server 2019 |
-VideoAlternatePath
This parameter determines whether video calls will be routed through an alternate path if adequate bandwidth does not exist in the primary path.
This parameter populates the BWAlternatePaths property. The value supplied to this parameter is stored in the AlternatePath property for the alternate path element with a BWPolicyModality value of Video.
If you supply a value for this parameter you cannot specify a value for the BWAlternatePaths parameter.
Default: True. Set this parameter to False only if you need to turn off the offload to the Internet. If any of your calls will be Internet calls, this value must be True, regardless of bandwidth settings.
| Type: | Boolean |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
| Applies to: | Lync Server 2010, Lync Server 2013, Skype for Business Server 2015, Skype for Business Server 2019 |
-WhatIf
Describes what would happen if you executed the command without actually executing the command.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | wi |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
| Applies to: | Lync Server 2010, Lync Server 2013, Skype for Business Server 2015, Skype for Business Server 2019 |
Inputs
None.
Outputs
Creates an object of type Microsoft.Rtc.Management.WritableConfig.Settings.NetworkConfiguration.NetworkRegionType.