Thanks (all) for your help. We've decided to run a few pair of fiber over a different route instead of trying to do this wirelessly.
Thanks again for your input! Bill Ford wrote: > Check this out: > > http://www.engagecom.com/Products/iptube_T1.htm > > On 6/1/05, Rich Adamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>Please forgive the (almost?) OT post. (and the fact that I need a clue-bat) >>> >>>We've got a situation at one of our sites where a construction crew is >>>likely to dig up our conduit which houses some data fiber and one pair >>>of fiber used to tie a Definity 3gsi at a small office building to the >>>rest of the phone system (school district). We're using a pair of >>>Aeronets to the data network stays up, but haven't decided how to keep >>>the phone system up yet. >>> >>>I wonder if it is possible to bridge what I guess it a telco t1 via >>>fiber over wireless using standard media converters like we use for data >>>networks? We're able to dedicate a set of radios to this if needed. >>> >>>Anyone ever tried this or know the basics well enough to know that it >>>(will|will not) work? >>> >>>Any thoughts on how a guy might use * to save the day without having to >>>hack the Definity or get fiber in and out of a * box on each end? >> >>Yes, you can use wireless to accomplish this. However, the aeronet won't >>be able to accomplish this without something to convert the datastream >>into IP-based dataflows (eg, two asterisk boxes with iax between). >> >>There are wireless boxes that will operate at 70 megabits/sec and will >>accept T1 interfaces, but those typically are in the $15k - $20k range. >> >>If you can estimate the true number of simultanous calls expected across >>the facility, using an asterisk box at both ends (each with a T1 card >>interfacing to the respective phone equipment) "might" work across the >>aeronets. If you really had 24 simultanous conversations going on, the >>likelihood of the aeronets providing acceptable service will be very >>low. The exact number of simultanous conversations will be 100% dependent >>on the codec used between the asterisk boxes, the quality of the signal >>between the aeronets, and the stability (including jitter) of the end- >>to-end wireless link. _______________________________________________ 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
