[asterisk-users] PRI Gateway - Worth it?

2009-08-13 Thread Shashi Dookhee
Hi all, I was looking to build a SIP-to-PRI gateway using Asterisk (as in my other post), but there is also an alternative of using a Cisco router with something like an NM-HDV module with a T1 VIC module and DSP channel banks. The question is, would it be more reliable to offload all

Re: [asterisk-users] PRI Gateway - Worth it?

2009-08-13 Thread Alex Balashov
Shashi Dookhee wrote: The question is, would it be more reliable to offload all dahdi/zaptel/libpri type stuff to a dedicated gateway device (Asterisk or Cisco) Yes - for Cisco. No - for Asterisk. -- Alex Balashov Evariste Systems Web: http://www.evaristesys.com/ Tel: (+1) (678)

Re: [asterisk-users] PRI Gateway - Worth it?

2009-08-13 Thread Steve Howes
On 13 Aug 2009, at 11:37, Alex Balashov wrote: Shashi Dookhee wrote: The question is, would it be more reliable to offload all dahdi/ zaptel/libpri type stuff to a dedicated gateway device (Asterisk or Cisco) Yes - for Cisco. No - for Asterisk. Asterisk can do it but its pretty much

Re: [asterisk-users] PRI Gateway - Worth it?

2009-08-13 Thread Steve Totaro
On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 6:25 AM, Shashi Dookhee sdook...@fortify.comwrote: Hi all, I was looking to build a SIP-to-PRI gateway using Asterisk (as in my other post), but there is also an alternative of using a Cisco router with something like an NM-HDV module with a T1 VIC module and DSP

Re: [asterisk-users] PRI Gateway - Worth it?

2009-08-13 Thread Jonathan Thurman
I try to off-load specific tasks like PRI-to-SIP to dedicated hardware for the task. It is also easier to have centralized call processing and easy to configure/manage devices in our remote locations. I have colleagues that use Digium PRI cards just fine. Just depends on your budget and