Re: [asterisk-users] E-911 and Asterisk

2007-03-17 Thread Matthew Crocker
On Mar 17, 2007, at 11:53 AM, Davis Sylvester III wrote: What do you mean there is no way to do. Others have done this so there is a way. I thought the taught the purpose of this list was to HELP THANKS, for the HELP Wow, kinda rude don't you think? Matt WAS Helping, why

Re: [asterisk-users] Some queries on g729 license.

2007-01-08 Thread Matthew Crocker
Performance/Price wise which implementation of the codec is better? Digium or the Ready Tech/Intel IPP code? I'm looking at building a 4 PRI g.729 Asterisk box (Dell 2 x dual core, Digium 4 T1 + echo canceller). Which codec would provide the best audio quality? -- Matthew S. Crocker

Re: [asterisk-users] Some queries on g729 license.

2007-01-08 Thread Matthew Crocker
G.729 is G.729 (assuming same suffixes like B, C, etc.). Audio quality is exactly the same, or the implementations aren't compatible. Yes, but depending on the implementation the CPU resources between two could be quite different. Audio quality could be adversely affected by inadequate

[asterisk-users] PRI boards with g729 capable DSPs

2006-10-20 Thread Matthew Crocker
I'm currently running 1.4b3 with a Digium card and 23 g.729 licenses. Is there a way I can get the g.729 codec work off the CPU and onto a DSP? Any T1/PRI cards with onboard codec DSPs? -Matt -- Matthew S. Crocker Vice President Crocker Communications, Inc. Internet Division PO BOX

Re: [asterisk-users] PRI boards with g729 capable DSPs

2006-10-20 Thread Matthew Crocker
quality is very important. -Matt On Oct 20, 2006, at 1:44 PM, Andrew Kohlsmith wrote: On Friday 20 October 2006 13:01, Matthew Crocker wrote: I'm currently running 1.4b3 with a Digium card and 23 g.729 licenses. Is there a way I can get the g.729 codec work off the CPU and onto a DSP? Any T1

[asterisk-users] Problem with ZAPTEL-1.4.0-beta1 and WCT100P card

2006-10-11 Thread Matthew Crocker
Hello, I'm trying to upgrade an Asterisk 1.2 linux box to Asterisk 1.4. I installed the following -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10908541 Sep 21 13:25 asterisk-1.4.0- beta2.tar.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 993921 Sep 21 13:25 asterisk-addons-1.4.0- beta1.tar.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root

Re: [asterisk-users] Problem with ZAPTEL-1.4.0-beta1 and WCT100P card

2006-10-11 Thread Matthew Crocker
On Oct 11, 2006, at 1:25 PM, Matthew Crocker wrote: Hello, I'm trying to upgrade an Asterisk 1.2 linux box to Asterisk 1.4. I installed the following -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10908541 Sep 21 13:25 asterisk-1.4.0- beta2.tar.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 993921 Sep 21 13:25 asterisk-addons

Re: [asterisk-users] Re: Bandwidth requirements

2006-10-05 Thread Matthew Crocker
True but you need to look at the actual speed of a DSL line. a 1.5m/ 384k DSL line is actually 1.7m/467k so a chunk of that ATM cell tax is already factored into the speed you buy from your DSL provider. If you get an integrated DSL modem/router like a Zoom X5 you can see the actual

[asterisk-users] Asterisk - Tekelec T6000 (Vocaldata, voiss)

2006-09-28 Thread Matthew Crocker
Does anyone have a working sip.conf for a SIP trunk to a Tekelec T6000 switch. I can get everything to work except the DTMF. The t6000 requires RFC1833 and I have that in the sip.conf but it still doesn't seem to work. Thanks -Matt -- Matthew S. Crocker Vice President Crocker

Re: [asterisk-users] Asterisk - Tekelec T6000 (Vocaldata, voiss)

2006-09-28 Thread Matthew Crocker
, Steve Edwards wrote: On Thu, 28 Sep 2006, Matthew Crocker wrote: Does anyone have a working sip.conf for a SIP trunk to a Tekelec T6000 switch. I can get everything to work except the DTMF. The t6000 requires RFC1833 and I have that in the sip.conf but it still doesn't seem to work. I get

Re: [Asterisk-Users] T1 echo canceller

2006-09-05 Thread Matthew Crocker
On Sep 5, 2006, at 11:56 AM, Michael Araba wrote: I have had a bad experience with Asterisk and a Carrier's channel bank. The carrier brought in a PRI (data/voice integrated), the data and voice channels are split from the channel bank. I connected Asterisk to the channel bank via T1

Re: [asterisk-users] Any way to go from factory reset 7970 to SIP without Call Manager?

2006-09-01 Thread Matthew Crocker
On Sep 1, 2006, at 3:36 AM, Jason Lixfeld wrote: I've been having some problems with a couple of 7970G so I decided to factory them. In doing so, it seems to have rendered the phones unbootable as they (as I understand it) are factory'd with some version of SCCP code, which makes it

Re: [asterisk-users] 911 versus 9.911

2006-09-01 Thread Matthew Crocker
I have enabled outside extension '911' and '11' for emergency service. This way users can either dial '9911' or '911' to get to a PSAP. I would rather have a couple accidential 911 calls than a death because someone forgot to dial a 2nd 9. When people are freaking out they fall back

Re: [asterisk-users] Realtime Extensions -- Comments?

2006-08-22 Thread Matthew Crocker
Add a boolean field to the table then create a view based on the value of that field CREATE TABLE `extensions_table_data` ( `id` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment, 'isActive' boolean NOT NULL default 'True', `context` varchar(20) NOT NULL default '', `exten` varchar(20) NOT NULL

Re: [asterisk-users] Realtime Extensions -- Comments?

2006-08-22 Thread Matthew Crocker
Create a context 'suspended' that can *only* dial 911 then move extensions into that context. Even if the customer doesn't pay their bill you *still* want them to be able to dial 911, and probably your customer service number. You could even create a dialplan in the context to send all

Re: [asterisk-users] Analog-to-VoIP: blade?

2006-08-21 Thread Matthew Crocker
www.zhone.com. Their MALC can handle 500 POTS lines in a 23 shelf with POTS - VoIP (SIP/MGCP). 'Telco quality' and the per port cost for high density isn't that bad. You could probably also go with a bunch of CAC AccesBanks connected to a CAC Widebank, connected to a Lucent TNT and

[asterisk-users] Dialplan routing based on CallerID

2006-08-04 Thread Matthew Crocker
Can anyone help point me in the right direction? I have calls coming into Asterisk over a PRI, all going to the same #. I need to have asterisk route the calls to a different location based on the NPANXX of the callerId for the inbound call. Something like exten = 123,1,$newnumber =

[asterisk-users] Call Routing based on Caller-Id

2006-08-02 Thread Matthew Crocker
Hello, How can I build extensions.conf so that Asterisk routes calls based on the ANI, not the number dialed. Example: All calls coming down a PRI are going to the same number. I would like to route them to a new number based on the Calling-Station-Id. I.E. All calls from

[asterisk-users] Selective Router (route based on Caller-ID) configuration

2006-07-31 Thread Matthew Crocker
Hello, How can I get Asterisk to take an inbound call over a PRI D-Channel, look up info in a database and send the call out to a new number. I don't want the patch to occur in the Asterisk box (2 B channels) I would like to send the call back to the switch on the other end of the PRI

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Hard drive write cache

2006-06-15 Thread Matthew Crocker
How about having the asterisk config on CF or USB drives and the OS, Asterisk on a Linux LiveCD. That way you can mail out PBX upgrades to the customer they pop it into the CD drive and reboot. Config for DHCP boot, /etc/asterisk (or /etc entirely) on a USB dongle would work great.

[Asterisk-Users] Transcoding g.711 - g.729

2006-06-06 Thread Matthew Crocker
Hello, I have an asterisk server running with 23 g.729 licenses. I have also purchased a sound file from thevoice.digium.com. I need to covert this file (uLaw, PCM I think) to g.711, g.729 g.723 for use with an IVR system. Is there a way I can convert the files using the g.729

Re: [Asterisk-Users] US telco lingo

2006-05-23 Thread Matthew Crocker
On May 23, 2006, at 1:18 AM, Eric Bishop wrote: Could someone explain to a non-US dummy the following phrases I have seen on the list. I can provide you with tier 1 termination 6/6. I can blend or NPANXX breakout. We provide US48 termination, blended rate for 1 MOU and above is . 008

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Are my expectations too high?

2006-05-23 Thread Matthew Crocker
If you use g.711 you should expect the same quality because that is essentially the same codec the PSTN uses in T1s. If you use g.729 you should expect some audio degradation as it is a lossy compression codec. You will lose quality but gain significant bandwidth reduction Use a high

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Clustering

2006-03-10 Thread Matthew Crocker
Would an internal DUNDi configuration help the asterisk servers share their extension info? Or, use e.164 with an internal DNS zone to lookup the routing information. SIP phone logs into Asterisk 'A' and a script runs to update the e.164 DNS info pointing the DID to Asterisk 'A'

Re: [Asterisk-Users] OT: VoIP over bonded link

2006-02-23 Thread Matthew Crocker
Take a look at the Net2Net product which was purchased by Paradyne and then by Zhone (www.zhone.com). They make a unit that will bridge Ethernet over SDSL lines, 24 pairs will get you 50mbps through the link. It looks just like ethernet and VoIP will work fine over it. You can also

[Asterisk-Users] Fax to Email with Asterisk and Lucent TNT

2006-02-14 Thread Matthew Crocker
Hello, I have a Lucent MAX TNT, (DS-3, 672 modem ports, 28 PRIs). I'd like to be able to direct an inbound fax call into my TNT, have it answer the fax and send the image file over to Asterisk, or some other system to deliver to an e-mail address(s). I'm not sure if I need Asterisk to

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Fax to Email with Asterisk and Lucent TNT

2006-02-14 Thread Matthew Crocker
On Feb 14, 2006, at 4:33 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 14 Feb 2006, Matthew Crocker wrote: I have a Lucent MAX TNT, (DS-3, 672 modem ports, 28 PRIs). I'd like to be able to direct an inbound fax call into my TNT, have it answer the fax and send the image file over to Asterisk

Re: [Asterisk-Users] DID on analog line

2005-10-13 Thread Matthew Crocker
Yes, DID on analog line is possible. Your carrier may or may not support it. For the most reliable service you'll want a 'wink start' line with DMTF digits. With a DID line you supply 'battery' (-48VDC) to the phone company. They bring the tip to ground for a second to signal an

Re: [Asterisk-Users] asterisk 1.0.9 + spandsp 0.0.2pre20 = crash on boot

2005-09-29 Thread Matthew Crocker
I have asterisk 1.0.9 installed with spandsp 0.0.2pre20. Asterisk crashes on boot while loading app_txfax.so app_rxfax.so. If I move the files out of /usr/lib/asterisk/ modules asterisk boots fine. Running on FC3, Linux asterisk.crocker.com 2.6.11-1.27_FC3smp #1 SMP Tue May

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk for Man-In-The-Middle Trunk Side Call Recording?

2005-09-29 Thread Matthew Crocker
1. Is this possible? Can Asterisk serve as a man-in-the-middle between a traditional PBX and the telco loops? Yes, Asterisk can be a PRI client to the telco and a PRI server to your internal PBX 2. If it's possible, which of the two possibilities above is better? For us, rack space

[Asterisk-Users] asterisk 1.0.9 + spandsp 0.0.2pre20 = crash on boot

2005-09-28 Thread Matthew Crocker
Hello, I have asterisk 1.0.9 installed with spandsp 0.0.2pre20. Asterisk crashes on boot while loading app_txfax.so app_rxfax.so. If I move the files out of /usr/lib/asterisk/modules asterisk boots fine. Running on FC3, Linux asterisk.crocker.com 2.6.11-1.27_FC3smp #1 SMP Tue

[Asterisk-Users] Software only Asterisk PBX (commercial)

2005-09-27 Thread Matthew Crocker
Are there any switchvox/fonality type Asterisk based PBXs where I can buy just the software? I don't want to buy their 'bundles' that come with junky PC hardware. I just want their software/GUI to run on my hardware. Does Asterisk BE come with a GUI management console for managing

Re: [Asterisk-Users] How to fix a Blue Alarm?? Line Noise?

2005-08-12 Thread Matthew Crocker
Well that would explain the choppy/stuttering sound we get on these calls since there is no audio during those error transmissions. According to Kevin's reply I had my timing logic backwards. Should I be using any other timing settings on the Asterisk side?? The tech for our legacy PBX

Re: [Asterisk-Users] SIP to PRI

2005-06-15 Thread Matthew Crocker
Yes, Asterisk can do this, you just need to set the zapata.conf for pri_net instead of pri_cpe. The asterisk server will 'pretend' to be a switch and the PRI based PBX will never know the difference. You can also use a Cisco (c2600,2800), CAC (Adit) and Patton to create a PRI from

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Pricing for DS3000P

2005-06-04 Thread Matthew Crocker
I am curious on cpu load, if all dsp functions are done via software instead of offloaded onto a specialized processor (DSP board) that has to have some effect on call processing, meaning a more beefy machine to handle the load, and the real possiblity of not having a single board do

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Broadvoice delivers CID even when restricted?

2005-05-24 Thread Matthew Crocker
Odds are likely that its 1 carrier they use. Without seeing where the number was ported (requires SS7 access to the carriers involved) its hard to see which carrier is doing this. If it really bothers you call broadvoice, and dont bother waiting in the queue for techsupprt, go direct :) All

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Digium and Asterisk

2005-05-17 Thread Matthew Crocker
SS7 is a *signaling* standard, much like SIP, MGCP, H323. It is not an encoding standard like PCM,g.711, g.729. Asterisk does not currently support SS7. You could buy a SS7 - SIP (SIP-7) service from a couple different service providers. Then you could use Asterisk to take in your IMT

Re: [Asterisk-Users] DS3000P - 20 E1 capacity on single card

2005-04-11 Thread Matthew Crocker
Come June/July an USB/PCI DSP cost effective solution should be available to address this issues. It will transcode nearly all codec's. I am not in position to reveal the company name at this stage unless MN wants to speak up :) Put me on the mailing list for the PCI DSP card, I'll beta test if

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Question about DID

2005-02-11 Thread Matthew Crocker
How are you telling Asterisk to send the call to the fax group? You should have something in extensions.conf like exten = _4135551234,1,Dial($FAXTRUNKS/${EXTEN}) Asterisk should send the EXTEN down as a DID to the fax server -Matt On Feb 11, 2005, at 11:05 AM, Eric Hall wrote: Hello Group  I

Re: [Asterisk-Users] CAC Access Bank

2005-01-29 Thread Matthew Crocker
You can get a support login at CAC for free, You can download all the manuals in PDF from their support site. www.carrieraccess.com -Matt On Jan 29, 2005, at 11:11 AM, Matt Schulte wrote: We have an old CAC and we're trying to get groundstart working on it, we think it may be a dip switch

Re: [Asterisk-Users] TFTP Server Facing the Internet

2005-01-26 Thread Matthew Crocker
Yes, that's why I'm posting to this list. I certainly don't want to have to track my customer's IP addresses. Is there a better way? Have them go into manual mode and enter your SIP proxy information directly into the phone, or, have them run their own tftp server and send them a SIPmac.cnf

Re: [Asterisk-Users] VOIP - INBOUND Call - best setup

2005-01-17 Thread Matthew Crocker
On Jan 16, 2005, at 8:45 PM, Joseph wrote: What would be my best option to receive calls via VOIP. I would like to use it as an alternative number when my main number is busy. The solution is not that easy as in order for customer to be a free call DID=Direct Inward Dialing provider would need to

Re: [Asterisk-Users] PRI concentrator

2005-01-14 Thread Matthew Crocker
Here is what I am looking for: picture a cisco catalyst switch. (or any 24port rackmount switch thats 1U). Plug into ports 1-23, a single PRI. Plug a 100Megabit (or gigabit) ethernet cable into Port 24 that goes directly to asterisk. Now you have 1 cable to/from asterisk that can handle all 23

Re: [Asterisk-Users] RE: Cisco 79XX phones not talking to asterisk

2005-01-13 Thread Matthew Crocker
You are one step ahead of me. Everytime the phone tries to load the SIP 6.3 image, I receive a checksum error and the phone reboots. I have verified my sip image is correct ?? Any susgestions ?? Which version of code is the phone currently running? I remember you had to boot a new 'boot

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Re: pc

2004-12-08 Thread Matthew Crocker
I gather you've had experience with Rhino. How does it work with Asterisk? Does it provide all features? Caller-id, echo cancellation, how's the voice quality? Transfer? Conferencing? Message indications? In short, how good is it? And of course, can you provide configuration samples or point to

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Hardware PSTN Gateways?

2004-12-06 Thread Matthew Crocker
Tomoki, It depends on how many T1 ports you need. You can use Lucent MAX TNT with VoIP option (available on eBay). You can also us Cisco AS53xx series equipment (available on ebay) -Matt On Dec 5, 2004, at 11:25 PM, tomoki taniguchi wrote: I am thinking about setting up an asterisk PBX

Re: [Asterisk-Users] SS7 for *

2004-11-19 Thread Matthew Crocker
I just avoid people who think it's ok to create proprietary extensions to free software. People like that should be ashamed of themselves, as it's just an insult to the people who have freely contributed to the project. I fully agree. How hard would it be to integrate OpenSS7.org with Asterisk

Re: [Asterisk-Users] DS3 PCI in asterisk

2004-11-18 Thread Matthew Crocker
TC wrote: I was told that there is $2500 PCI DS3 card available, It must be a channelized tdm voice ds3 And not just channelized, but channelized down to DS-0. All channelized cards I've seen only support DS-1 channels. The MAXIM-921 DS from SBS supports DS3 - DS0 channelized. It is a PMC for

Re: [Asterisk-Users] SS7 for *

2004-11-17 Thread Matthew Crocker
Here's a question: if the author has purchased a commercial license to use Asterisk, and I get binary modules from him, I can still use them with my CVS-based Asterisk, right? You may be able to do that. You could always run a couple Asterisk boxes, run IAX2 between them and leave the

Re: [Asterisk-Users] SS7 for *

2004-11-16 Thread Matthew Crocker
Steve, Who ever is offering the SS7 to * box let me know ASAP. I'll buy it in a second. I'll beta, I'll work on integration with Verizon East SS7. Let me know, great timing :) -Matt On Nov 16, 2004, at 8:05 PM, Steve Underwood wrote: Hi Angel, It is working pretty well. I think it will be

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Re: How far is IAX to be a Standard

2004-11-01 Thread Matthew Crocker
On Nov 1, 2004, at 9:37 PM, Benjamin on Asterisk Mailing Lists wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: IAX really isn't the 'one and only' perfect signaling protocol IAX is *not* a signalling protocol. It is a VoIP protocol. And that's the whole point. H.323, SIP, et al those are all signalling protocols,

[Asterisk-Users] Performance (Cisco AS5350) or Price (Wildcard TE410P)

2004-10-26 Thread Matthew Crocker
I'm looking to build an Asterisk system to place in front of my call center switch. My plan is to eat up 4 PRIs in one office, send to my other office and convert back to PRI for my legacy switch. Voice quality is critical, would I be better off going with a Cisco AS5350 using hardware DSPs

Re: [Asterisk-Users] * and Verisign SIP-7 service

2004-10-22 Thread Matthew Crocker
On Oct 21, 2004, at 11:39 PM, Kevin P. Fleming wrote: Matthew Crocker wrote: I know the AS5400 has STP functionality and I can terminate A-links from the Verizon STP. What would handle the ISUP messages? Can Asterisk handle that part of the transaction? If the AS5400 is doing STP

[Asterisk-Users] * and Verisign SIP-7 service

2004-10-21 Thread Matthew Crocker
Is anyone out there using Asterisk to talk SIP with Verisign SIP-7 (SIP - SS7 gateway service)? I'm looking to control some Cisco AS5400 MGCP gateways but I need SS7 with Verizon. Signaling would travel this path: PSTN - ss7 - Verisign - sip - Asterisk Bearer traffic would travel this path:

Re: [Asterisk-Users] * and Verisign SIP-7 service

2004-10-21 Thread Matthew Crocker
On Oct 21, 2004, at 11:03 PM, Emilio Panighetti wrote: nd why can't yo make the signaling go directly to the Cisco gateway? I'm still playing catch up on SS7 so bear with me if I stumble on stuff. I know the AS5400 has STP functionality and I can terminate A-links from the Verizon STP. What

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Samsung DCS70 PABX

2004-10-20 Thread Matthew Crocker
What about [PSTN] -pri- [Asterisk] --T1/ip-- [Asterisk] -pri- PBX I would need DIDs coming in from the PSTN to be forwarded over a 3mbps (MLPPP T1) connection to another Asterisk which would regenerate the PRI back to the PBX. -Matt ___ Asterisk-Users

Re: [Asterisk-Users] SIP phones

2004-10-20 Thread Matthew Crocker
On Oct 20, 2004, at 10:42 AM, Kristian Kielhofner wrote: Michael Di Martino wrote: I am looking for a loud ringing SIP phone. I am presently using the Polycom and just cannot loud enough to hear it over the din in a collocation room. My Cisco 7960 has the loudest ring that I have ever heard,

Re: [Asterisk-Users] IP Phone that OFFICIALLY support Asterisk

2004-10-20 Thread Matthew Crocker
I don't know if Cisco officially supports Asterisk but I know they do provide funding/programmers for many OSS projects (www.vovida.org VOCAL) being one of them. -Matt On Oct 20, 2004, at 1:58 PM, Joseph wrote: What IP Phones officially support Asterisk. I know that most of them will work with

[Asterisk-Users] PSTN - PRI - ASTERISK - ASTERISK - PRI - Legacy switch ?

2004-10-19 Thread Matthew Crocker
Hello, I'm new to Asterisk, I'll be freeing up some hardware to play with it next week. Would it be possible to eat up 3 PRIs coming from the phone company (Lucent 5ESS) into one Asterisk box, ship the traffic over IP to another Asterisk box and back out as a PRI to a legacy switch? The