SLA is not BLF. The only thing you need to configure to have BLF is adding hint priority to your dial plan.
On 8/8/07, James Collier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Flash Operator Panel would do it. > > Also the Aastra 55i phones with the expansion module, which has 36 lines > on > it should work, but you will need to cofigure your Asterisk for Shared > Line > Appearances (also called Bridged Line Appearance) for the Busy Lamp Field > (BLF) to work. The Aastra 55i would show you if they are talking or not. > > > > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] nombre de James R. > Stevens > Enviado el: lunes, 06 de agosto de 2007 5:39 > Para: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Asunto: Re: [asterisk-users] Learn some terminalogy before > mountingthistask. > > > All, > > In the design of an Asterisk system using Cisco 7900 series SIP phones > we are struggling with giving the reception folks (3) hardware that can > tell them the status of everyone in the office (10 or so) (On the phone, > out of office etc) Something that would register each of the extensions > we choose and give status of that ext. > > What hardware (Phone or other) could we give the receptionist to do > this? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerry > Jones > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 4:53 PM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Learn some terminalogy before mounting > thistask. > > > On Jul 2, 2007, at 4:31 PM, James R. Stevens wrote: > > > All, > > > > It's been some time since this thread was alive but we are now seeing > > some progress in this project. Which I will document. > > We have ordered a T1 for the new building which we are moving (We are > > getting 14 channels of the T1.) and have a Sangoma A101 card for a 3U > > rack server. > > The T1 will have B8ZF decoding and ESF framing which the sangoma card > > should handle. > > > > They asked me if we want NI1 or NI2 ?? Is this a reference to the > > PRI ? > Yes. You want NI2. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pierre > > Marceau > > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 11:25 PM > > To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com > > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Learn some terminalogy before mounting > > this task. > > > > James, > > > > I'm sorry that I can't add anything but just wanted you to know that I > > am watching this thread with great interest and suspect that many > > others > > will too. > > > > Thanks in advance for posting lots of details as you go thru the > > process. > > > > Pierre > > > > > >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4/10/2007 10:41:36 PM >>> > > > > Hi James, > > > > Admittedly, the terminological and conceptual barrier may present > > some > > impediments to the completeness and specificity of answers, so we > > might > > have to work at this a bit, but let's see how we can help: > > > > On Tue, 10 Apr 2007, James R. Stevens said something to this effect: > > > >> We have a T1 coming into the building(FYI-Our Voice and Data are on > >> separate T's) terminating at the Smart Jack. > > > > Are you implying that there are two T1 circuits -- one voice, > > and one > > > > data? Or do you mean that the T1 is channelised and some of the > > channels > > are used for voice and some for data? That's kind of what it sounds > > like. > > Sounds like you can do 7 calls on voice channels and the rest are > > provisioned as a clear-channel data pipe. > > > > That would mean that you have some equipment for breaking them > > out on > > > > your premises. The channel bank would break out the voice lines as > > FXO > > analogue lines (if you set it to) and those probably feed into your > > PBX. > > > > The rest of the channels used for data would probably be signaled > > out on > > another T1 interface, but with some subrate DS0 channels missing. > > That's > > ust a guess. > > > > But what you say below suggests that my theory is wrong, so perhaps > > it is > > the case that you have separate voice and data T1s after all, even > > though > > you refer to it in the singular. > > > > Do be aware that under no circumstances does anyone generally refer > > to a > > T1 as a "T." :) > > > >> I can tell you our current phone system can handle 7 phone calls at a > >> time: > >> > >> Does this mean the T only has 7 channels provisioned out of the 24 > >> possible? > > > > This is possible. Do you happen to know what kind of signaling is > > used > > on it? Is it an ISDN PRI, or an E&M trunk? > > > >> Does a channel (In terms of the T1) = a port? > > > > A port on what? The channel bank? > > > > Channel banks generally do break the DS0s (subrate 64 kbps > > channels, > > of > > which there are 24 on a T1) out, but some more sophisticated ones have > > the > > capability to do other things as well. > > > > If so, the answer is yes. > > > >> How many phone calls can one TDM400 support concurrently? (four ??) > > > > If it has four FXO ports and four FXO modules, yes. They come in > > different combinations. Some come with 2 FXO (outside POTS lines > > to CO) > > > > and 2 FXS (plain analogue POTS handsets) ports, etc. > > > >> Would I be better off getting a Zapata T1 card and forgetting the > >> Channel bank all together(Use the digital signal)? > > > > You could do that. Personally, the easiest approach I would say > > would be > > to order a PRI. They've probably considerably gone down in prices, > > too, > > > > especially if you go shopping with some friendly CLECs. The rule of > > thumb > > in the industry is that generally, once you pass the threshold of > > six or > > > > seven POTS lines, it becomes economical to just order an entire > > PRI, and > > > > once you do that, there usually aren't *very* considerable savings > > to be > > > > gained from turning down all but a few channels. A PRI has 23 > > channels > > (bearer channels ("B channels")) and one signaling channel ("D > > channel"); > > it's a type of T1-based ISDN interface. > > > > So, you might potentially be able to get 23 in/outbound phone lines > > for > > roughly the same cost or a modest increase, which would increase your > > organisation's capacity to do things like conference calling and other > > things which tie up large amounts of outside lines. > > > > Do beware that if you go this route, PRIs can be ordered as > > "inward-only" > > (typically used for modem and termination-only telephony applications > > like > > voicemail, IVR, conferencing, etc.) or bidirectionally. > > > >> If we go with a Zapata T1 card for the Asterisk server would we be > > able > >> to provision an analog phone line, for say a FAX machine from it? > > > > No, not if the card doesn't have FXS ports on it. But you could > > get > > another Digium or Digiumlike card that does, even if it's just a > > single-port (like the hugely popular X100P, which is very inexpensive) > > and pull that off. > > > > Let me know what else we can answer, or if I substantially > > misunderstood > > your question. > > > > Good luck, > > > > -- Alex > > > > -- > > Alex Balashov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > _______________________________________________ > > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > > > asterisk-users mailing list > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > _______________________________________________ > > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > > > asterisk-users mailing list > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by Athens Hyperion Scanner, and is > > believed to be clean. > > > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by Athens Hyperion Scanner, and is > > believed to be clean. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- > > > > asterisk-users mailing list > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by Athens Hyperion Scanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by Athens Hyperion Scanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > >
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