Michael Graves wrote: > On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:46:29 -0500, Doug wrote: > >> At 09:09 4/22/2008, Michael Graves wrote: >>> On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:17:40 -0400, Adam Moffett wrote: >>> >>>> Assuming I only operate in one municipality (I do), and assuming I made >>>> some sort of connection to the emergency services center in this area, >>>> via SIP or a T1 or whatever, does asterisk have a way for me to send the >>>> E911 address data? >>> Others have certainly offered good responses and advice on the matter. >>> But I have a slighlty different approach. I use a GSM gateway to >>> provide what are effectively "cellular trunks" that provide 911 (and >>> 411 for that matter) through a cellular carrier. >>> >>> It seems an inexpensive way to ensure 911 service in what is otherwise >>> a 100% VOIP situation. >>> >>> Michael >> Hey Michael, >> >> Sounds ingenuous. Please elaborate. >> >> Do you fake a cellphone, or do you forward through >> a cellphone. >> >> How do you register each phone number? > > There can be several approaches to the mechanics of this. Some more > elegant than others IMHO. > > You could use chan_bluetooth to connect an old cell phone. You can get > a "Dock-n-talk" to bridge from the celullar to fixed line world. > > I my case I bought a single port SIP-GSM gateway that takes a SIM card > from my cellular provider. I then made the gateway a peer to my > Asterisk. Voila...a GSM trunk. Add dialplan logic to route 411 and 911 > calls to that trunk and away you go. > > Such gateways are available from 1 to 32 ports. Some are GSM - FXO > while others are GSM - SIP/H.323. Some are even GSM - Skype. Just > Google "GSM gateway" and follow the bread crumbs. > > I'm half way through an article on the project that will eventually fin > its way to www.smallnetbuilder.com. I find that I can help offset the > cost of the project by writing it up properly for a publisher.
Great approach! My question would be - is this actually compliant with the FCC E911 regulations applicable to VoIP providers? -- Alex Balashov Evariste Systems Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/ Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670 Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671 Mobile : (+1) (706) 338-8599 _______________________________________________ -- 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
