Jon Pounder wrote: > Quoting Dave Donovan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Sorry I'm a little late to the thread but this question has puzzled me as >> well. My key thing for me is hardware. > > I hear you loud and clear - I am in much the same situation. > from what I know about the cards (which isn't much) there are 2 types > just like there are modems and "winmodems", the hard bri cards > understand all the signalling in hardware (its different between > na/euro much like a modem has different standards it can adhere to > when connecting to different remotes even though they are all carried > on the same physical type of line) so if you get a "hardware" card you > need one that understands our signalling here. The soft cards are > pretty much universal since they are implemented in software only, but > you need a driver that understands the NA signalling - I am not sure > about the state of this situation right now. just like their analog > cousins the soft cards are cheap, the hard cards are costly, and the > NA ones rare.
Okay, guys -- since this keeps coming up: http://sangoma.com/datasheets/A500BRI This card is very new. I don't have a price but I don't think it will be much more expensive than the A200 with some modules in it. I have been told -- tentatively -- that no 2B1Q driver was planned for this card, but it's early days and if you guys make some noise, I think Sangoma could be persuaded to write one. My hope is stoked by the fact that no mention is made of signalling type for this card. Anyway -- it uses the wanpipe platform and would work just fine with Asterisk. (I will be visiting Sangoma in late July and would like to have something to bring them to encourage a 2B1Q driver -- please contact me off-list to discuss.) -Stephen- _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
