I see. So how does Asterisk assign "Lines" to the various channels? I intend to have a few Aastra 480i's and these phones I believe have 4 line buttons on them, does the functionality of Asterisk in this scenario allow someone to see "Line 1" is in use and either pickup the phone and attach to a free line or simply push "Line 2" and attach to that next available line?
Thanks so much guys! Jlc -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Signorello Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:19 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Understanding Asterisk I assume you are going to with a VOIP provider. Essentially, you have one DID and any number of channels/ports. Typically, you pay per port with a minute charge. Some people give you "unlimited" ports but charge a higher per minute fee. In you case, where you currently have 3 lines, you would need 3 channels. This would provide three concurrent calls to be in place. Asterisk does not know anything about channels in this example. If 3 calls come in it answers three calls. If a 4th caller comes in , the VOIP prvovider will send the busy signal to the caller. Asterisk does not see it. Joseph L. Casale wrote: > I am about to order some DIDs for my first install but I am unclear on how > Asterisk > will function in either scenario with the two options I can order with. One > option > is the DID has unlimited connections. Another option for the DID is that it > has a > maximum of two concurrent calls only. How does Asterisk understand the > multiple > calls that are coming in and behave for both scenarios? The phone system we > are > trying to replace and therefore replicate the functionality is that of a very > base > Meridian system with 3 lines. > > Thanks for any guidance! > jlc > > _______________________________________________ > -- 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 > _______________________________________________ -- 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 _______________________________________________ -- 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
