Well Don, it depends on how you get things setup from your telco. You could get a T1/PRI (or E1) and just trunk all your calls. Then you could have DIDs for each employee along with a primary number, which could receive multiple calls at a time (it's just a DID). If you go with the POTS solution, then you'll need to get a channel bank and do things that way. Frankly, it would be a hell-of-a-lot-easier and cheaper if you got trunked calls. Why buy 23 POTS channels when you can probably get an equivalent number of channels + DIDs for much less money?
-- Tom Hayden Astoria Telecom, LLC www.astoriatelecom.net On 8/5/05, Don Brearley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > I am still researching my dive into Asterisk at my workplace, and I was > wondering about how switchboard > activities are handled.. Right now, a call comes into our switchboard, and > the operator forwards them > to the appropriate line, thus freeing up the primary number and allowing more > calls in. Everyone on > campus has a direct-dial line as it is right now. I want to eliminate most > of those lines, and switch everyone > to extensions instead. > > If I understand correctly, with Asterisk, i'll need to figure out how many > lines are in use at any time > (i'll say 20% to be safe) -- so I'll need to have roughly 25-30 POTS lines > "on standby" for inbound calls? > > The way I see it in my head is, a call comes in on the primary number, and > the operator will forward > them to the correct extension, and Asterisk will route the call to another > circuit, freeing up the > primary line. Is this correct? > > (Sorry for my lack of correct terminology.. still getting familiar!) > > - Don > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > -- Tom _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
