> My understanding is that an ISP must have a connection to every POI > which services an area containing their customers.
Yes. There are 121 POIs which everyone agrees is a huge mistake, everyone except the ACCC which enforced it, or certain major telcos that already own lots of fibre back haul between places. > So someone with existing ADSL & VoIP services doesn't need to change > anything much when they migrate to an FTTN-based NBN service except that > they'd have to configure a properly allocated VoIP telephone number for > communication with other telephone users on the national network, and > perhaps some other minor configuration changes. You will have to ditch your existing ADSL modem and buy a new VDSL capable modem that is approved by nbn(tm). You will have to configure your existing VoIP settings into it. Note: a new VDSL modem is *not* 50 bucks like Lord Lightbulb said. > But what do traditional POTS users do when the local NBN network is > fully cutover Everyone has to connect to the nbn(tm). Your POTS line will be switched off. No phone, no ADSL. > Will they each be issued with an NTU Haha. No, you will *have* to connect with a RSP even if you don't want Internet. You will have to get a VDSL capable VoIP modem. > do the kerbside nodes contain analogue signal converters? Nope. > An ISP which doesn't connect to all 121 or so POIs must have a > connection to a service provider which can route voice calls to / from > users in those CSAs. So how does an ISP decide how to route a call when > the called number may be with them, with a user on a different ISP in > the same CSA, or with a user in a different CSA to which the ISP has > direct access, or another CSA altogether? You're confused. VoIP - Voice over Internet Protocol - uses a connection over the Internet to connect to your VoIP provider. Your call is switched by your VoIP provider to the VoIP provider of the person you are calling. I could try and explain it a bit better but I'm out of time... -andyf This message was scanned using Kaspersky Enpoint Security. _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
