Microsoft MS-721 Exam - Topic 2 Question 48 Discussion

Actual exam question for Microsoft's MS-721 exam

Question #: 48
Topic #: 2

You have a Microsoft Teams Phone deployment that uses Direct Routing.

You need to implement Local Media Optimization.

In the Microsoft Teams admin center, you configure the external trusted IP addresses and define the network regions, network sites, and network subnets.

What should you do next?

ADefine a voice route.

BAssign Session Border Controllers (SBCs) to sites.

CCreate a trunk translation rule.

DModify the default emergency calling policy

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Suggested Answer: B

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/direct-routing-media-optimization-configure

by Penney at Nov 23, 2025, 04:17 AM

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Nichelle

2 days ago

Wait, modifying the emergency calling policy? Is that really necessary?

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Caitlin

7 days ago

B is the way to go, trust me on this!

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Jose

25 days ago

I thought you had to create a trunk translation rule first?

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Stefanie

1 month ago

Definitely A, defining a voice route is crucial!

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Deonna

1 month ago

You need to assign SBCs to sites next.

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Georgene

1 month ago

This question is making my head spin. Where's the coffee?

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Milly

2 months ago

D) Modify the default emergency calling policy. Wouldn't want to forget about that, would we?

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Angelyn

2 months ago

A) Define a voice route. Seems like the right move to me.

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Carey

2 months ago

C) Create a trunk translation rule. Gotta love those pesky translation rules!

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Lashandra

2 months ago

B) Assign Session Border Controllers (SBCs) to sites. That's the logical next step to implement Local Media Optimization.

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Tamera

2 months ago

I feel like we should be creating a trunk translation rule next, but I might be mixing it up with another topic we covered.

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Carman

2 months ago

I remember practicing a similar question where defining a voice route was the next step, but I can't recall if it applies here.

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Fairy

3 months ago

I'm leaning towards C) Create a trunk translation rule. That seems like an important step to configure the SBC integration with Teams.

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Shanda

3 months ago

I'm pretty confident the answer is B) Assign Session Border Controllers (SBCs) to sites. That's the key to enabling local media optimization in a Direct Routing deployment.

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Alfreda

3 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure about that. I think defining a voice route might be the next logical step after setting up the network regions and subnets.

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Huey

3 months ago

I think after setting up the external trusted IPs, we might need to assign the SBCs to the sites, but I'm not entirely sure if that's the next step.

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Dottie

3 months ago

I think we should define a voice route next. It’s crucial for call management.

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Lorean

4 months ago

I thought modifying the emergency calling policy was important, but I don't think that's directly related to Local Media Optimization.

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Vincent

4 months ago

Okay, let's see. I believe the next step is to assign Session Border Controllers (SBCs) to the sites. That should enable the local media optimization functionality.

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Barbra

4 months ago

I think I need to review the steps for implementing Local Media Optimization again. I'm a bit confused about what comes after configuring the network settings.

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Svetlana

4 months ago

Creating a trunk translation rule might be the next step too.

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