On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:27:53 +0000, cmould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How do you integrate talk to the Asterisk server if you are using the > cmg cards, and what is the cost difference with the CMG cards... > I don't know what you mean by talk. Cost difference: well this is how I calculated it, one the overall cost of having to get an asterisk box that needs more CPU, and 2 the actual cost of the cards to make it work. As well as taking into considiration that adit is telco grade equipment, and has very good performance. Option 1: An adit 600 loaded with 6 FXS cards = $800, Digium Quad t1 = $1500. Option 2: An adit 600 with 5 FXS cards, and 1 CMG02 card = $1500 (Max, you could get it for cheaper). Option 1 for 384 (8 * 48) analog ports: 8 * 800 + 2 * 1500 = $9,400. (around $24.50 per port) Option 2 for 360 (9 * 40) analog ports: 9 * 1500 = $13,500. ($37.50 per port) But option 2 can all go on one asterisk box, since it's all voip, and no transcoding has to take place (in fact it's like getting 9 more asterisk boxes to give you some more horsepower). With option 1 you will run into problems of using more than one digium card on one box, although it works, it is not recommended. Consider that a dual xeon system costs $3000 you will end up paying $7,700 for each pair of 4 adit boxes, and this doesn't even give you the options of adding telco t1s.
In my opinion using the CMG cards will pay out in every single way when you are talking of anything more than 2 Adit boxes to a single system. _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
