Vieri wrote: > --- On Mon, 9/29/08, Sam Tam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Why not swap it all with just IP phone? > > That's because we have almost 400 analog phones already wired in our building > (which is very large). So we need to take advantage of the wiring. > > Also, if we were to convert to an all-IP phone system (non-ATA), we would > need to buy more ethernet switches (currently they're all full) and tunnel > cables thtough ceilings and walls. In other words, it would cost a lot more > than to simply buy ATAs. What I'm looking for however are STABLE, RELIABLE > ATAs... > > Thanks for the feedback, > > Vieri
You'll probably want to use FXS channel banks rather than an ATA. At that kind of scale, I'd call Rhino or Xorcom and have them make the recommendation. You will still end up with a large number of devices and likely several asterisk servers to coordinate all of this. When you really look at the numbers, finding a way to use IP phones may not be that much more than the overall hardware cost involved to do this right with analog lines. Darrick _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
