Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
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Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
They and it make no sense in a conversation discussing half a dozen or more products.. On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 2:51 PM, C F [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh, and not to mention, they are cheap. Very cheap in fact. On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 2:49 PM, C F [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Steve Totaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Huh, please try to form a complete thought I don't think I have to, since it's strictly an experience based questions, the answer I gave is what my experience has been. Grandstream can/will tell him that theirs works with some complete thought. And here is my thought, it just works, has all the features without a problem, and just don't need to be restarted. They will run and run and stay up unless you pull the power. Thanks, Steve Totaro On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:53 AM, C F [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Channel Banks only On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:44 AM, Steve Totaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quintum Tenor AX. Just glance over the manual. The are far better and in my experience just as reliable as a channel bank. Thanks, Steve Totaro On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:26 AM, Eric ManxPower Wieling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The most reliable ATA is a channel bank. Vieri wrote: --- On Mon, 9/29/08, Sam Tam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not swap it all with just IP phone? That's because we have almost 400 analog phones already wired in our building (which is very large). So we need to take advantage of the wiring. Also, if we were to convert to an all-IP phone system (non-ATA), we would need to buy more ethernet switches (currently they're all full) and tunnel cables thtough ceilings and walls. In other words, it would cost a lot more than to simply buy ATAs. What I'm looking for however are STABLE, RELIABLE ATAs... -- Consulting for Asterisk, Polycom, Sangoma, Digium, Cisco, LAN, WAN, QoS, T-1, PRI, Frame Relay, Linux, and network design. Based near Birmingham, AL. Now accepting clients worldwide. http://www.fnords.org/skillslist.html ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Thanks, Steve Totaro 1.888.777.1888 1.240.938.1212 (cell) ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Thanks, Steve Totaro 1.888.777.1888 1.240.938.1212 (cell) ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Thanks, Steve Totaro +18887771888 (Toll Free) +12409381212 (Cell) +12024369784 (Skype) ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
Google with site:lists.digium.com which will return answers only from archive. On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Brian Webster [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the best-recommended resource for searching archives of this mailing list? Thanks for your time ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
I work at a service provider and we use Audiocode MP-124 (Cisco IAD too). They are reliable and stable. We use them for customers at shopping malls. Regards, Armando -- From: Col Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 11:31 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks We have one hotel using Xorcom devices. It has 1 32 port FXS bank, and 1 24 port FXS + 8 Port FXO. It works great with all the old analog phones in the motel, over the existing wiring. I haven't tried it with a fax though, but modem usage is very hit and miss. The Xorcom guys are looking into this, as it should work. Apart from that problem though, I'm very happy with the Xorcom boxes. To do the 380 extensions though would require 12 of these boxes, so you'd be using 12 USB connection on a single PC. Cheers, Col - Original Message - From: Loic Didelot [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 12:13 AM Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks I would use Xorcom devices. Its not realy an ATA but you will have less problems managing an asterisk with a few Xorcoms than many ATA devices. Also you might have Fax devices and modems in your building and here Xorcom is definitively a better choice than ATA devices. Loic. On Mon, 2008-09-29 at 01:06 -0700, Vieri wrote: Hi, I would like to know if someone can suggest a multi-port ATA worth buying (at least 8 ports). I have around 380 analog phones to convert to SIP extensions. So I need quite a few ATAs but they need to be enterprise-grade, ie. they need to be reliable and stable. I bought and have been using 11 Grandstream GXW4008 (8-port FXS ATA) in a production environment and have been experiencing stability and quality issues which are not acceptable in a large company. I chose Grandstream because: - it was a cheap way to start - I thought their products were stable and reliable because I had already heard their brand name So since my experience with 11 Grandstream GXW4008 has been overall negative (I need to reboot the devices too often!), I'd like to know if someone could help me decide what brand/model to buy. I would also need to find these products in Europe (or at least deliverable there). I've been considering a few products but I don't know if they are reliable: TopGate TG8048 (48 FXS) Soundwin S2400 (24 FXS) In other words, I'd really appreciate feedback from voip administrators (not from resellers) who have had experience testing their devices and are happy with them. Thanks, Vieri ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
Hi Asterisk user-list, I know this sort of mail is frowned upon and I would not normally send it, but as it is very topical to the current thread, I hope it may have value for some. Xietel is in the field testing phase of a modular channel bank that would be ideal for this application – 100's of existing points that has to be converted to asterisk. Basic features: Fxo+Fxs ports. Scalable from 4 to 64 ports per channel bank. Wall mount unit Compact 300mm x 200mm x 100mm deep. TDMoe protocol AIX protocol planned 1000m extension cable length. Benefits *Locate 100's of ports in one location on legacy cable. *Install new banks at point of use – use single cat 5 link cable instead of 20/50 pairs cat3. *Reduce lightning risk for outdoor extensions by using Fiber optic between buildings. Requirements. *Use a sperate - dedicated TDMoE network. Expected pricing $2395 US for 48 ports $1395 US for 24 ports Availability Q1 2009 Regards Lafras www.xietel.com Vinícius Fontes wrote: I installed a few Spidermux units on some clients. It works fine, but I had some trouble with cordless analog phones connected to it. The ring voltage is pretty low and that caused some phones to not ring at all. And the ring voltage isn't configurable. Aside from that, it is a good product. Too bad it's the only TDMoE channel bank (that I know of, at least). Atenciosamente, Vinícius Fontes Núcleo de Tecnologias Convergentes Canall Tecnologia em Comunicações Passo Fundo - RS - Brasil +55 54 2104-7000 Convergent Technologies Core Canall Tecnologia em Comunicações Passo Fundo - RS - Brazil +55 54 2104-7000 - Vieri [EMAIL PROTECTED] escreveu: Thanks for the feedback. I'm particularly curious to know if anyone has tried a TDMoE channel bank. Spidermux seems to be one of the few vendors available. It's the closest I can get to an ATA-like device (ie. no special hardware, just ethernet) and it also offers an easy failover mechanism to another Asterisk server on the LAN. So I'm wondering why TDMoE channel banks aren't that popular (am I wrong?)? Is Asterisk's native TDMoE implemntation unreliable? Has anyone tested Spidermux or other TDMoE channel bank manufacturer? Standard channel banks become expensive when one has to buy the T1/E1 PCI cards on the Asterisk server. Since most channel banks interface with T1 (24 channels) and if I have about 350 analog phones to connect then I'd need around 15 T1s (that's about 4 quad-pri T1 cards which of course require 4 PCI slots and a fair amount of cash). Xorcom's Astribank is something in-between. It doesn't require PCI slots or T1 cards but connects via USB. Just like T1 channel banks, Astribanks don't seem to offer an easy failover mechanism like in the TDMoE solution (correct me if I'm wrong). However, a potentially higher number of astribanks can be cheaply connected to a single Asterisk server via several USB ports. I'm wondering how many 24-FXS astribanks can be connected via USB 2.0 to a single 4-USB-port server. Of the three solutions I'd try the TDMoE device but I'm wondering why noone in this thread even mentioned the protocol. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
Gordon Henderson wrote: On Mon, 29 Sep 2008, Andres wrote: In other words, I'd really appreciate feedback from voip administrators (not from resellers) who have had experience testing their devices and are happy with them. I would recommend the Linksys SPA8000 (8 port ATA). It is as solid and reliable as the SPA2102. The OP has 300 phones. That's 38 SPA devices. And while you might think it's solid and reliable, I have one customer using 3 of them and they're not impressed with echo on their existing analog network. This is high-end channel bank territory. Multiple E1s - traditional channel banks, or something like multiple 24-port Xorcom units or the like... Gordon Does each FXS port need one channel on the E-1 interface, or is there some sort of concentration ? I can imagine that in a hotel environment, 1 FXS port to one E1 channel is a waste of resources. Thanks Hans ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
Google works enter this along with your search string site:lists.digium.com your.search.string.here dont type the On Sep 29, 2008, at 2:42 PM, Brian Webster wrote: What is the best-recommended resource for searching archives of this mailing list? Thanks for your time ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
I would use Xorcom devices. Its not realy an ATA but you will have less problems managing an asterisk with a few Xorcoms than many ATA devices. Also you might have Fax devices and modems in your building and here Xorcom is definitively a better choice than ATA devices. Loic. On Mon, 2008-09-29 at 01:06 -0700, Vieri wrote: Hi, I would like to know if someone can suggest a multi-port ATA worth buying (at least 8 ports). I have around 380 analog phones to convert to SIP extensions. So I need quite a few ATAs but they need to be enterprise-grade, ie. they need to be reliable and stable. I bought and have been using 11 Grandstream GXW4008 (8-port FXS ATA) in a production environment and have been experiencing stability and quality issues which are not acceptable in a large company. I chose Grandstream because: - it was a cheap way to start - I thought their products were stable and reliable because I had already heard their brand name So since my experience with 11 Grandstream GXW4008 has been overall negative (I need to reboot the devices too often!), I'd like to know if someone could help me decide what brand/model to buy. I would also need to find these products in Europe (or at least deliverable there). I've been considering a few products but I don't know if they are reliable: TopGate TG8048 (48 FXS) Soundwin S2400 (24 FXS) In other words, I'd really appreciate feedback from voip administrators (not from resellers) who have had experience testing their devices and are happy with them. Thanks, Vieri ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
We have one hotel using Xorcom devices. It has 1 32 port FXS bank, and 1 24 port FXS + 8 Port FXO. It works great with all the old analog phones in the motel, over the existing wiring. I haven't tried it with a fax though, but modem usage is very hit and miss. The Xorcom guys are looking into this, as it should work. Apart from that problem though, I'm very happy with the Xorcom boxes. To do the 380 extensions though would require 12 of these boxes, so you'd be using 12 USB connection on a single PC. Cheers, Col - Original Message - From: Loic Didelot [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 12:13 AM Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks I would use Xorcom devices. Its not realy an ATA but you will have less problems managing an asterisk with a few Xorcoms than many ATA devices. Also you might have Fax devices and modems in your building and here Xorcom is definitively a better choice than ATA devices. Loic. On Mon, 2008-09-29 at 01:06 -0700, Vieri wrote: Hi, I would like to know if someone can suggest a multi-port ATA worth buying (at least 8 ports). I have around 380 analog phones to convert to SIP extensions. So I need quite a few ATAs but they need to be enterprise-grade, ie. they need to be reliable and stable. I bought and have been using 11 Grandstream GXW4008 (8-port FXS ATA) in a production environment and have been experiencing stability and quality issues which are not acceptable in a large company. I chose Grandstream because: - it was a cheap way to start - I thought their products were stable and reliable because I had already heard their brand name So since my experience with 11 Grandstream GXW4008 has been overall negative (I need to reboot the devices too often!), I'd like to know if someone could help me decide what brand/model to buy. I would also need to find these products in Europe (or at least deliverable there). I've been considering a few products but I don't know if they are reliable: TopGate TG8048 (48 FXS) Soundwin S2400 (24 FXS) In other words, I'd really appreciate feedback from voip administrators (not from resellers) who have had experience testing their devices and are happy with them. Thanks, Vieri ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
[asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
Hi, I would like to know if someone can suggest a multi-port ATA worth buying (at least 8 ports). I have around 380 analog phones to convert to SIP extensions. So I need quite a few ATAs but they need to be enterprise-grade, ie. they need to be reliable and stable. I bought and have been using 11 Grandstream GXW4008 (8-port FXS ATA) in a production environment and have been experiencing stability and quality issues which are not acceptable in a large company. I chose Grandstream because: - it was a cheap way to start - I thought their products were stable and reliable because I had already heard their brand name So since my experience with 11 Grandstream GXW4008 has been overall negative (I need to reboot the devices too often!), I'd like to know if someone could help me decide what brand/model to buy. I would also need to find these products in Europe (or at least deliverable there). I've been considering a few products but I don't know if they are reliable: TopGate TG8048 (48 FXS) Soundwin S2400 (24 FXS) In other words, I'd really appreciate feedback from voip administrators (not from resellers) who have had experience testing their devices and are happy with them. Thanks, Vieri ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
Why not swap it all with just IP phone? Sam -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vieri Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 4:06 PM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks Hi, I would like to know if someone can suggest a multi-port ATA worth buying (at least 8 ports). I have around 380 analog phones to convert to SIP extensions. So I need quite a few ATAs but they need to be enterprise-grade, ie. they need to be reliable and stable. I bought and have been using 11 Grandstream GXW4008 (8-port FXS ATA) in a production environment and have been experiencing stability and quality issues which are not acceptable in a large company. I chose Grandstream because: - it was a cheap way to start - I thought their products were stable and reliable because I had already heard their brand name So since my experience with 11 Grandstream GXW4008 has been overall negative (I need to reboot the devices too often!), I'd like to know if someone could help me decide what brand/model to buy. I would also need to find these products in Europe (or at least deliverable there). I've been considering a few products but I don't know if they are reliable: TopGate TG8048 (48 FXS) Soundwin S2400 (24 FXS) In other words, I'd really appreciate feedback from voip administrators (not from resellers) who have had experience testing their devices and are happy with them. Thanks, Vieri ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
--- On Mon, 9/29/08, Sam Tam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not swap it all with just IP phone? That's because we have almost 400 analog phones already wired in our building (which is very large). So we need to take advantage of the wiring. Also, if we were to convert to an all-IP phone system (non-ATA), we would need to buy more ethernet switches (currently they're all full) and tunnel cables thtough ceilings and walls. In other words, it would cost a lot more than to simply buy ATAs. What I'm looking for however are STABLE, RELIABLE ATAs... Thanks for the feedback, Vieri ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 12:00 PM, Vieri [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- On Mon, 9/29/08, Sam Tam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not swap it all with just IP phone? That's because we have almost 400 analog phones already wired in our building (which is very large). So we need to take advantage of the wiring. Also, if we were to convert to an all-IP phone system (non-ATA), we would need to buy more ethernet switches (currently they're all full) and tunnel cables thtough ceilings and walls. In other words, it would cost a lot more than to simply buy ATAs. What I'm looking for however are STABLE, RELIABLE ATAs... Thanks for the feedback, Vieri ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users You can actually buy IP Phones that have an Ethernet switch incorporated in them and take advantage of your existing cabling infrastructure with no need for new switches etc. I have only used Cisco 188 ATA without any troubles at all but those only have 2 ports and not applicable for your situation. Otherwise you can try Software SIP Phones if everyone is using a PC ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
2008/9/29 Thanos Koukoulis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Otherwise you can try Software SIP Phones if everyone is using a PC Beside few people, it's very difficult to swap hardphones and softphones. Have you observed any successful experience in doing so ? Cheers ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
Vieri wrote: --- On Mon, 9/29/08, Sam Tam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not swap it all with just IP phone? That's because we have almost 400 analog phones already wired in our building (which is very large). So we need to take advantage of the wiring. Also, if we were to convert to an all-IP phone system (non-ATA), we would need to buy more ethernet switches (currently they're all full) and tunnel cables thtough ceilings and walls. In other words, it would cost a lot more than to simply buy ATAs. What I'm looking for however are STABLE, RELIABLE ATAs... Thanks for the feedback, Vieri You'll probably want to use FXS channel banks rather than an ATA. At that kind of scale, I'd call Rhino or Xorcom and have them make the recommendation. You will still end up with a large number of devices and likely several asterisk servers to coordinate all of this. When you really look at the numbers, finding a way to use IP phones may not be that much more than the overall hardware cost involved to do this right with analog lines. Darrick ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
In other words, I'd really appreciate feedback from voip administrators (not from resellers) who have had experience testing their devices and are happy with them. I would recommend the Linksys SPA8000 (8 port ATA). It is as solid and reliable as the SPA2102. Andres http://www.neuroredes.com Thanks, Vieri ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 2:30 PM, Olivier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/9/29 Thanos Koukoulis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Otherwise you can try Software SIP Phones if everyone is using a PC Beside few people, it's very difficult to swap hardphones and softphones. Have you observed any successful experience in doing so ? Cheers ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users Well my experience with major softphone deployment was using Cisco Call Manager. In that situation we had ~150 softphones and ~100 IP Phones. Apart from the initial configuration and taking extra care that the machines running the softphones were configured correctly we experienced very few problems. Extra care had to be taken to select good quality headphones and USB headphones did tend to work better than ones connected to sound cards. Problems arose when the users 'tinkered' with their machines (which we eventually locked down pretty hard) or an unrelated application crashing causing the whole machine to slow down to a crawl and affecting voice quality significantly. Otherwise things did work rather smoothly and the extra mobility gains for some of our users (moving around the office with their mobile PCs) made it worthwhile. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
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On Mon, 29 Sep 2008, Andres wrote: In other words, I'd really appreciate feedback from voip administrators (not from resellers) who have had experience testing their devices and are happy with them. I would recommend the Linksys SPA8000 (8 port ATA). It is as solid and reliable as the SPA2102. The OP has 300 phones. That's 38 SPA devices. And while you might think it's solid and reliable, I have one customer using 3 of them and they're not impressed with echo on their existing analog network. This is high-end channel bank territory. Multiple E1s - traditional channel banks, or something like multiple 24-port Xorcom units or the like... Gordon ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
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I will second this opinion. This may be going a little off topic, but is there a way to lock the voip section of the ata so that the end user can not change settings in this area, but as far as the ip settings go and other sections the user will be able to access them? Thanks, Tom -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andres Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 9:58 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks In other words, I'd really appreciate feedback from voip administrators (not from resellers) who have had experience testing their devices and are happy with them. I would recommend the Linksys SPA8000 (8 port ATA). It is as solid and reliable as the SPA2102. Andres http://www.neuroredes.com Thanks, Vieri ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1696 - Release Date: 9/29/2008 7:40 AM ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
Quintum Tenor AX. Just glance over the manual. The are far better and in my experience just as reliable as a channel bank. Thanks, Steve Totaro On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:26 AM, Eric ManxPower Wieling [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: The most reliable ATA is a channel bank. Vieri wrote: --- On Mon, 9/29/08, Sam Tam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not swap it all with just IP phone? That's because we have almost 400 analog phones already wired in our building (which is very large). So we need to take advantage of the wiring. Also, if we were to convert to an all-IP phone system (non-ATA), we would need to buy more ethernet switches (currently they're all full) and tunnel cables thtough ceilings and walls. In other words, it would cost a lot more than to simply buy ATAs. What I'm looking for however are STABLE, RELIABLE ATAs... -- Consulting for Asterisk, Polycom, Sangoma, Digium, Cisco, LAN, WAN, QoS, T-1, PRI, Frame Relay, Linux, and network design. Based near Birmingham, AL. Now accepting clients worldwide. http://www.fnords.org/skillslist.html ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Thanks, Steve Totaro 1.888.777.1888 1.240.938.1212 (cell) ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
The most reliable ATA is a channel bank. Vieri wrote: --- On Mon, 9/29/08, Sam Tam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not swap it all with just IP phone? That's because we have almost 400 analog phones already wired in our building (which is very large). So we need to take advantage of the wiring. Also, if we were to convert to an all-IP phone system (non-ATA), we would need to buy more ethernet switches (currently they're all full) and tunnel cables thtough ceilings and walls. In other words, it would cost a lot more than to simply buy ATAs. What I'm looking for however are STABLE, RELIABLE ATAs... -- Consulting for Asterisk, Polycom, Sangoma, Digium, Cisco, LAN, WAN, QoS, T-1, PRI, Frame Relay, Linux, and network design. Based near Birmingham, AL. Now accepting clients worldwide. http://www.fnords.org/skillslist.html ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
Tom Moore wrote: I will second this opinion. This may be going a little off topic, but is there a way to lock the voip section of the ata so that the end user can not change settings in this area, but as far as the ip settings go and other sections the user will be able to access them? Yes it is possible but a little bit more involved. First you setup the device to download the profile from a tftp or http server where you setup the xml file. The file will have all the parameters defined like this: Proxy_1_ ua=na192.168.1.200/Proxy_1_ What that ua=na mean is that the user will have No Access to the parameter. The other 2 options are ro and rw, read-only and read-write respectively. There is no way to define these directly on the SPA web page, you have to use a provisioning file in order to define these permissions. Andres http://www.neuroredes.com Thanks, Tom ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
Channel Banks only On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:44 AM, Steve Totaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quintum Tenor AX. Just glance over the manual. The are far better and in my experience just as reliable as a channel bank. Thanks, Steve Totaro On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:26 AM, Eric ManxPower Wieling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The most reliable ATA is a channel bank. Vieri wrote: --- On Mon, 9/29/08, Sam Tam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not swap it all with just IP phone? That's because we have almost 400 analog phones already wired in our building (which is very large). So we need to take advantage of the wiring. Also, if we were to convert to an all-IP phone system (non-ATA), we would need to buy more ethernet switches (currently they're all full) and tunnel cables thtough ceilings and walls. In other words, it would cost a lot more than to simply buy ATAs. What I'm looking for however are STABLE, RELIABLE ATAs... -- Consulting for Asterisk, Polycom, Sangoma, Digium, Cisco, LAN, WAN, QoS, T-1, PRI, Frame Relay, Linux, and network design. Based near Birmingham, AL. Now accepting clients worldwide. http://www.fnords.org/skillslist.html ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Thanks, Steve Totaro 1.888.777.1888 1.240.938.1212 (cell) ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
Try AudioCodes MP-124 which is 24 ports FXS. I have one but haven't used it much yet, so I cannot comment about its quiality. __Yehavi: ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
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Huh, please try to form a complete thought Thanks, Steve Totaro On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:53 AM, C F [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Channel Banks only On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:44 AM, Steve Totaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quintum Tenor AX. Just glance over the manual. The are far better and in my experience just as reliable as a channel bank. Thanks, Steve Totaro On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:26 AM, Eric ManxPower Wieling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The most reliable ATA is a channel bank. Vieri wrote: --- On Mon, 9/29/08, Sam Tam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not swap it all with just IP phone? That's because we have almost 400 analog phones already wired in our building (which is very large). So we need to take advantage of the wiring. Also, if we were to convert to an all-IP phone system (non-ATA), we would need to buy more ethernet switches (currently they're all full) and tunnel cables thtough ceilings and walls. In other words, it would cost a lot more than to simply buy ATAs. What I'm looking for however are STABLE, RELIABLE ATAs... -- Consulting for Asterisk, Polycom, Sangoma, Digium, Cisco, LAN, WAN, QoS, T-1, PRI, Frame Relay, Linux, and network design. Based near Birmingham, AL. Now accepting clients worldwide. http://www.fnords.org/skillslist.html ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Thanks, Steve Totaro 1.888.777.1888 1.240.938.1212 (cell) ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Thanks, Steve Totaro 1.888.777.1888 1.240.938.1212 (cell) ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
The Linksys SPA-8000 is an 8 port FXS unit that works very well. For that volume you should also consider either a Channelbank or maybe a Xorcom Astribank. You can get those in 24 or 32 port versions. On Mon, 2008-09-29 at 02:00 -0700, Vieri wrote: --- On Mon, 9/29/08, Sam Tam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not swap it all with just IP phone? That's because we have almost 400 analog phones already wired in our building (which is very large). So we need to take advantage of the wiring. Also, if we were to convert to an all-IP phone system (non-ATA), we would need to buy more ethernet switches (currently they're all full) and tunnel cables thtough ceilings and walls. In other words, it would cost a lot more than to simply buy ATAs. What I'm looking for however are STABLE, RELIABLE ATAs... Thanks for the feedback, Vieri ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Telecomunicaciones Abiertas de México S.A. de C.V. Carlos Chávez Prats Director de Tecnología +52-55-91169161 ext 2001 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
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On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Steve Totaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Huh, please try to form a complete thought I don't think I have to, since it's strictly an experience based questions, the answer I gave is what my experience has been. Grandstream can/will tell him that theirs works with some complete thought. And here is my thought, it just works, has all the features without a problem, and just don't need to be restarted. They will run and run and stay up unless you pull the power. Thanks, Steve Totaro On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:53 AM, C F [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Channel Banks only On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:44 AM, Steve Totaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quintum Tenor AX. Just glance over the manual. The are far better and in my experience just as reliable as a channel bank. Thanks, Steve Totaro On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:26 AM, Eric ManxPower Wieling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The most reliable ATA is a channel bank. Vieri wrote: --- On Mon, 9/29/08, Sam Tam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not swap it all with just IP phone? That's because we have almost 400 analog phones already wired in our building (which is very large). So we need to take advantage of the wiring. Also, if we were to convert to an all-IP phone system (non-ATA), we would need to buy more ethernet switches (currently they're all full) and tunnel cables thtough ceilings and walls. In other words, it would cost a lot more than to simply buy ATAs. What I'm looking for however are STABLE, RELIABLE ATAs... -- Consulting for Asterisk, Polycom, Sangoma, Digium, Cisco, LAN, WAN, QoS, T-1, PRI, Frame Relay, Linux, and network design. Based near Birmingham, AL. Now accepting clients worldwide. http://www.fnords.org/skillslist.html ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Thanks, Steve Totaro 1.888.777.1888 1.240.938.1212 (cell) ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Thanks, Steve Totaro 1.888.777.1888 1.240.938.1212 (cell) ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
Oh, and not to mention, they are cheap. Very cheap in fact. On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 2:49 PM, C F [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Steve Totaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Huh, please try to form a complete thought I don't think I have to, since it's strictly an experience based questions, the answer I gave is what my experience has been. Grandstream can/will tell him that theirs works with some complete thought. And here is my thought, it just works, has all the features without a problem, and just don't need to be restarted. They will run and run and stay up unless you pull the power. Thanks, Steve Totaro On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:53 AM, C F [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Channel Banks only On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:44 AM, Steve Totaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quintum Tenor AX. Just glance over the manual. The are far better and in my experience just as reliable as a channel bank. Thanks, Steve Totaro On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:26 AM, Eric ManxPower Wieling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The most reliable ATA is a channel bank. Vieri wrote: --- On Mon, 9/29/08, Sam Tam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not swap it all with just IP phone? That's because we have almost 400 analog phones already wired in our building (which is very large). So we need to take advantage of the wiring. Also, if we were to convert to an all-IP phone system (non-ATA), we would need to buy more ethernet switches (currently they're all full) and tunnel cables thtough ceilings and walls. In other words, it would cost a lot more than to simply buy ATAs. What I'm looking for however are STABLE, RELIABLE ATAs... -- Consulting for Asterisk, Polycom, Sangoma, Digium, Cisco, LAN, WAN, QoS, T-1, PRI, Frame Relay, Linux, and network design. Based near Birmingham, AL. Now accepting clients worldwide. http://www.fnords.org/skillslist.html ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Thanks, Steve Totaro 1.888.777.1888 1.240.938.1212 (cell) ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Thanks, Steve Totaro 1.888.777.1888 1.240.938.1212 (cell) ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
On Sep 29, 2008, at 9:55 AM, Yehavi Bourvine wrote: Try AudioCodes MP-124 which is 24 ports FXS. I have one but haven't used it much yet, so I cannot comment about its quiality. \ Sorry, cant agree with this, tried a couple and replaced with channel banks. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
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What is the best-recommended resource for searching archives of this mailing list? Thanks for your time ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
Linksys SPA-8000 is an 8 port looks great, is there something similar which serves as a wireless router as well. On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Brian Webster [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: What is the best-recommended resource for searching archives of this mailing list? Thanks for your time ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
Thanks for the feedback. I'm particularly curious to know if anyone has tried a TDMoE channel bank. Spidermux seems to be one of the few vendors available. It's the closest I can get to an ATA-like device (ie. no special hardware, just ethernet) and it also offers an easy failover mechanism to another Asterisk server on the LAN. So I'm wondering why TDMoE channel banks aren't that popular (am I wrong?)? Is Asterisk's native TDMoE implemntation unreliable? Has anyone tested Spidermux or other TDMoE channel bank manufacturer? Standard channel banks become expensive when one has to buy the T1/E1 PCI cards on the Asterisk server. Since most channel banks interface with T1 (24 channels) and if I have about 350 analog phones to connect then I'd need around 15 T1s (that's about 4 quad-pri T1 cards which of course require 4 PCI slots and a fair amount of cash). Xorcom's Astribank is something in-between. It doesn't require PCI slots or T1 cards but connects via USB. Just like T1 channel banks, Astribanks don't seem to offer an easy failover mechanism like in the TDMoE solution (correct me if I'm wrong). However, a potentially higher number of astribanks can be cheaply connected to a single Asterisk server via several USB ports. I'm wondering how many 24-FXS astribanks can be connected via USB 2.0 to a single 4-USB-port server. Of the three solutions I'd try the TDMoE device but I'm wondering why noone in this thread even mentioned the protocol. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] ATA for large networks
I installed a few Spidermux units on some clients. It works fine, but I had some trouble with cordless analog phones connected to it. The ring voltage is pretty low and that caused some phones to not ring at all. And the ring voltage isn't configurable. Aside from that, it is a good product. Too bad it's the only TDMoE channel bank (that I know of, at least). Atenciosamente, Vinícius Fontes Núcleo de Tecnologias Convergentes Canall Tecnologia em Comunicações Passo Fundo - RS - Brasil +55 54 2104-7000 Convergent Technologies Core Canall Tecnologia em Comunicações Passo Fundo - RS - Brazil +55 54 2104-7000 - Vieri [EMAIL PROTECTED] escreveu: Thanks for the feedback. I'm particularly curious to know if anyone has tried a TDMoE channel bank. Spidermux seems to be one of the few vendors available. It's the closest I can get to an ATA-like device (ie. no special hardware, just ethernet) and it also offers an easy failover mechanism to another Asterisk server on the LAN. So I'm wondering why TDMoE channel banks aren't that popular (am I wrong?)? Is Asterisk's native TDMoE implemntation unreliable? Has anyone tested Spidermux or other TDMoE channel bank manufacturer? Standard channel banks become expensive when one has to buy the T1/E1 PCI cards on the Asterisk server. Since most channel banks interface with T1 (24 channels) and if I have about 350 analog phones to connect then I'd need around 15 T1s (that's about 4 quad-pri T1 cards which of course require 4 PCI slots and a fair amount of cash). Xorcom's Astribank is something in-between. It doesn't require PCI slots or T1 cards but connects via USB. Just like T1 channel banks, Astribanks don't seem to offer an easy failover mechanism like in the TDMoE solution (correct me if I'm wrong). However, a potentially higher number of astribanks can be cheaply connected to a single Asterisk server via several USB ports. I'm wondering how many 24-FXS astribanks can be connected via USB 2.0 to a single 4-USB-port server. Of the three solutions I'd try the TDMoE device but I'm wondering why noone in this thread even mentioned the protocol. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
