[Asterisk-Users] Brooktrout T1/E1 cards and Asterisk

[George Bean]

I have wanted to setup an Asterisk system for several months but have been unable to do so because I lacked the funds for a T1 card to connect my channel bank to the server. Recently, I acquired several Brooktrout T1/E1 interface (PRI-PCI48VC/PRI-PCI64V-C) cards for the PCI bus. According to the Brooktrout web site   http://www.brooktrout.com/products/netaccess_pri_pci/specs.html   Linux drivers are available for these cards but I don’t as yet know if they are open source. Brooktrout makes several references to the software development package that comes with the cards (I only received the hardware) so I think there is a good chance that the drivers are open source. Assuming that I can obtain the Brooktrout Linux drivers and they are open source, can I use these cards with Asterisk or would Asterisk specific drivers be required?   Regards, George Bean