I'm more then happy to share my experiences with anyone, there is just a lot to be said about the things Brandon is trying to accomplish. Take the automatic fail over he mentioned, there are a number of ways to do that and everyone has an opinion. I just want make myself available to help other get from "playing" with Asterisk like I did to really putting it to use so that people sit back and say wow, my cisco/avaya/nortel can't do that.
On 3/12/07, Sean Bright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Why does everyone want to go off-list? Is this not information that could benefit others? On 3/12/07, Bruce Reeves < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brandon > > Your on the right track with what is can do. It will also be good to > look into what kind of QOS you can do on the T-1 connections between > offices. I have an 8 office setup similar to this and many of your > goals I have achieved and would be glad to offer ideas and such if you > want to email me off list. > > On 3/12/07, Brandon Comouche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hello > > > > > > > > I have a brief and a long question about a possible Asterisk deployment I am > > planning. > > > > > > > > Long Story Short: > > > > I have four total offices, one main and three remote. All offices are > > connected using dedicated network T1 lines creating one unified network > > across offices. I would like to know if it is possible to set up an Asterisk > > system with the following capabilities: > > > > - Branch Unification (I know this can be done) > > > > - Branch Independence (In case of T1 network Failure, PSTN line failover at > > each branch) > > > > - Roaming Extensions (A user can go to any office and log in to a phone – > > hopefully check voice mail as well) > > > > Basically, I am asking if Asterisk can be a system that will seamlessly > > operate as one big system and handle failovers as well. > > > > > > > > After spending hours playing with Asterisk, reading voip-info.org, and > > watching this list, it seems that Asterisk can handle anything. I just would > > like re-assurance that I am not chasing a lost cause. A simple Yes or No > > answer is acceptable to me. Below I have a long version of what I am trying > > to do if anyone is in the mood to give me more pointers J > > > > > > > > > > Brandon > > > > (Long Version Follows) > > > > > > > > Long Story Version: > > > > Here is what I have to work with: > > > > - Four Offices (One main and three remote) > > > > - Dedicated T1 lines connecting three remote offices to one main office (all > > connections made through the main office) > > > > - Will have a T1 Voice line at the main office > > > > - Three PSTN lines at each remote office > > > > > > > > Essentially what I would like to do is create a system comparable to the > > ShoreTel ShoreGear product line (if you are familiar with it). This system > > will seamlessly unite all offices as one and provide failover in the case of > > line outage. It also allows users to roam from phone to phone across offices > > seamlessly. It has many more features, but those are two main features I am > > looking for. About 40 total phones will be deployed. To make it even more > > difficult, I would like all user extensions to start the same (i.e. across > > offices all extensions are 5### with no discernable pattern). > > > > > > > > Progress so far: > > > > At this time I have determined that I will need a server at each office as > > well as a T1 card (TE110P) at the Main office and the four port TDM PSTN > > cards at each remote office. I plan on using the Polycom IP 430 or 501 > > (Undecided, 501 if required). I have been using TrixBox to this point, would > > like to continue if possible. It appears that I will want to use DunDi in > > some fashion to unite the branches. > > > > > > > > My main roadblock right now is trying to figure out how to get all the > > information across the offices at the same time (extensions, voicemail). I > > have successfully had two boxes communicate, but what I am looking for is > > much more complex I feel. I have thought of synchronized MySQL databases, > > but I do not know if that will work the way I wish. > > > > > > > > If anyone reads this far ;) I am looking for suggestions for routes I might > > consider or places I should/could look for more information. I am relatively > > new to Asterisk, but I am not afraid to get my hands dirty. If something I > > said did not make any sense or if there is more information I could provide, > > I am happy to help where I can. Thank you for your time and assistance. > > > > > > > > Brandon Comouche > > An IT Guy > > _______________________________________________ > > --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 > > > > > > > -- > Bruce > Nortex Networks > _______________________________________________ > --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 > -- sean _______________________________________________ --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
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