Stephen,
In my experience setting up an office PBX, I started with several
SPA-3000's and eventually decided to go with an A200d.
There were two reasons for changing to the A200:
1. Hardware echo canceller. Despite all the configuration settings I
tried, there was always a faint echo with the SPA-3000 that the users kept
mentioning. The A200's echo canceller killed the echo in conversations -
saving both the user's and my sanity. The only echo now is when people are
using speakerphones with the speaker volume cranked up (SNOM 320's).
2. I had several instances with the SPA-3000s where they dropped calls or
bridged two local people into the same PSTN line.
This could have partially been the way I was trying to use it - relying on
the 3000 to reject a request for an outgoing call before trying the next
one. Any erratic behaviour seemed to coincide with it re-registering to the
asterisk server. I was able to reproduce dropped calls on 4 different units
with different FW versions by setting the register time to 1s, and hammering
it with multiple outgoing calls. Since I went with the A200, I didn't
follow this up or investigate further.
It seems that YMMV with the SPA-3000 - my opinion is that they work great
for home use, but I wouldn't use them for a business application.
Most fax transmissions worked well for both of them when going directly from
the FXO to the FXS ports, but not 100%. We eventually plugged the fax
directly into it's own dedicated line - taking the fax line out of the phone
system.
Configuration of the 3000's looks daunting at first, but isn't too bad after
you've done it a couple times. I had some issues getting the echo
canceller on the A200 working when it was first installed, but after I got
it working (their tech support responded quickly) I re-installed the entire
system twice from scratch and couldn't reproduce the issue.
I don't know the power consumption of the A200.
If you are sizing up equipment, I wouldn't rule out the digium cards. I
did some limited testing with a Digium TDM 400P - I don't recall any
issues. I think you need to go to a TDM2400P to get the HWEC.
Perhaps a SBC with a PCI Slot would suit your purpose if you decide to go
with an internal card?
Regards,
Dana Harding
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 7:20 AM
Subject: [asterisk-users] Sipura SPA-3000 vs Sangoma A200
Hi there,
I'm looking to set up a home-office PBX/Asterisk lab using a VIA EPIA
motherboard as an always on, low powered solution.
I am trying to find out the differences between a solution using an
external ATA (like the Sipura SPA-3000) or an internal PCI card (like the
Sangoma A200 with 2 FXO 2 FXS ports).
Can someone tell me what the major functionality and limitations are when
using the two devices with Asterisk? I am looking for things like
configuration, power draw, sending faxes, etc.
So far I have these:
Sipura SPA-3000
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External - can be located remotely from Asterisk server, can be used with
an embedded solution (NSLU2) or a server with no PCI slot (smaller
footprint and lower power draw). The problem with this is that there are
more power blocks/adaptors needed. Draws about 5W (according to the
statistics).
Ports - 1xFXO and 1xFXS
Cost - 80 UK pounds
Features not in Sangoma A200:
Sangoma A200 (A20101)
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Internal PCI - half or full hight.
Ports - 2xFXO and 2xFXO, power consumption ???
cost: 200 UK pounds
Features not in Sipura SPA-3000:
Thanks in advance!
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