
36 2.4 CTI in the call center
Telecom servers
The new approach uses a telecom server, which is installed as another node
on a workgroup LAN and equipped with the hardware and software ele-
ments necessary to deliver CTI solutions to that workgroup. The telecom
server connects directly to the public network to handle all calls coming
into the group and connects directly to the desktop client to deliver those
calls. This approach allows all the “priority” customer contacts to bypass
the enterprise PBX. As a result, the enterprise PBX no longer needs to be
upgraded. The telecom server has a few simple connections back to the leg-
acy PBX to allow internal ...