Our collectors network ( of obsolete telephone equipment ) has quite a few 
users of AstLinux with both 4 port analog cards ( TDM400/410 ) as well as T1 
cards and channel bank. Older HP thin clients with expansion frames that 
support 1 PCI card are in use. FXS modules require 12VDC, so the units that are 
powered off 12VDC ( up to T5720 ) are more suitable. The SE version of AstLinux 
has to be used, as these are 32 bit.

Certainly not a "bleeding edge" application, but it works well.

As to PSTN connections, in North America, IMO the best choice is voip.ms. They 
support both SIP and IAX into Asterisk/AstLinux. I have used them with IAX for 
10 years, with hardly a burp on their end!

YMMV

John Novack


Lonnie Abelbeck wrote:

On Feb 14, 2021, at 5:32 PM, Doron Keller <doronkel...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello,

I'm not sure this is the place to ask this so I'd appreciate pointing me to the 
right place if not.

I would like to build or buy an embedded system with fxo, fxs and ethernet 
interfaces and a processor that can run astlinux.

Are you aware of such over the shelf hardware?

Thank you.
Hi Doron,

Not knowing your technical background makes it difficult to define a specific 
answer, but maybe a little info.

Short answer, I'm not aware of an x86_64 box with FXO/FXS ports.

Though a plain x86_64 box should work with a SIP voice network, we have some 
examples in the docs:

Generic 64-bit, x86_64 Boards and Appliances
https://doc.astlinux-project.org/userdoc:documentation#generic_64-bit_x86_64_boards_and_appliances

Getting AstLinux running and functioning as a router/firewall/vpn is fairly 
straightforward.

On the other hand, getting the PBX (asterisk) configured from scratch takes 
some effort.  We have tools to help configure phones and such, but getting the 
first phone and upstream SIP provider configured takes time and research.

While PCIe cards that support FXO, FXS exist, some sort of SIP telephony 
gateway device will also get you FXO/FXS with less trouble and more hardware 
options.

An alternative to physical FXO, open an account with an internet SIP provider 
and obtain a phone number and billing by the minute.  Do the math, but is it 
usually not expensive.

Lonnie




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