you can use dual T1, each on a separate pbx. and use a load balancer for fail over. see http://www.xgforce.com/loadbalancer.html for affordable models.
Best Regards Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Adamson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 7:11 AM Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Fail over > > No, that's a service, or at least I think it is, the sales garbage obscures > > what it really is so who knows. > > > > What I need is a little box that diverts calls if the PBX goes down. > > FYI, the topic has been discussed previously on the list, and the > problem that you're trying to address is far more difficult that > what you might think. > > The issue is... how do you know when the pbx is down? > - machine is up, asterisk is down > - machine is up, asterisk is up but not responding > - machine is down hard (somewhat easier to address) > > Some of the previous postings noted using a relay to transfer t1's, > pri's, etc, to a second machine; however, tripping the relay still > requires some sort of watchdog timer that would sense inactivity. > There is no code in asterisk to trigger that process today. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
