Re: [asterisk-users] FW: Seamless Multi Office Asterisk Deployment
The issue with FreePBX is that it uses the Asterisk database to store user and device information (e.g. who is the currently logged-in user). So you need to replicate that information across multiple machines. The approach we have taken is to customise FreePBX (not trivial) so that all this information is stored (and looked up) in MySQL. In addition we store the context information to enable partitioning of the dialplan. Then use MySQL replication to push the values out to multiple servers. You could use this method to enable Roaming Extensions. You would need a script to push any configuration changes (since FreePBX stores config in the standard flat files) out to the various Asterisk servers (maybe using rsync) and reload the config. Alternatively you could use NFS and store the config centrally (reload still required). Regarding voicemail and recordings, you could use the same approach. We don't use Branch Unification (yet). You may wish to consider OpenSER as the registrar and then farming out to the various Asterisk servers as appropriate. Hope that gives you some ideas. Cameron - Original Message From: Brandon Comouche [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Sent: Tuesday, 13 March, 2007 6:11:12 AM Subject: [asterisk-users] FW: Seamless Multi Office Asterisk Deployment Hello I have a brief and a long question about a possible Asterisk deployment I am planning. Long Story Short: I have four total offices, one main and three remote. All offices are connected using dedicated network T1 lines creating one unified network across offices. I would like to know if it is possible to set up an Asterisk system with the following capabilities: - Branch Unification (I know this can be done) - Branch Independence (In case of T1 network Failure, PSTN line failover at each branch) - Roaming Extensions (A user can go to any office and log in to a phone – hopefully check voice mail as well) Basically, I am asking if Asterisk can be a system that will seamlessly operate as one big system and handle failovers as well. After spending hours playing with Asterisk, reading voip-info.org, and watching this list, it seems that Asterisk can handle anything. I just would like re-assurance that I am not chasing a lost cause. A simple Yes or No answer is acceptable to me. Below I have a long version of what I am trying to do if anyone is in the mood to give me more pointers J Brandon (Long Version Follows) Long Story Version: Here is what I have to work with: - Four Offices (One main and three remote) - Dedicated T1 lines connecting three remote offices to one main office (all connections made through the main office) - Will have a T1 Voice line at the main office - Three PSTN lines at each remote office Essentially what I would like to do is create a system comparable to the ShoreTel ShoreGear product line (if you are familiar with it). This system will seamlessly unite all offices as one and provide failover in the case of line outage. It also allows users to roam from phone to phone across offices seamlessly. It has many more features, but those are two main features I am looking for. About 40 total phones will be deployed. To make it even more difficult, I would like all user extensions to start the same (i.e. across offices all extensions are 5### with no discernable pattern). Progress so far: At this time I have determined that I will need a server at each office as well as a T1 card (TE110P) at the Main office and the four port TDM PSTN cards at each remote office. I plan on using the Polycom IP 430 or 501 (Undecided, 501 if required). I have been using TrixBox to this point, would like to continue if possible. It appears that I will want to use DunDi in some fashion to unite the branches. My main roadblock right now is trying to figure out how to get all the information across the offices at the same time (extensions, voicemail). I have successfully had two boxes communicate, but what I am looking for is much more complex I feel. I have thought of synchronized MySQL databases, but I do not know if that will work the way I wish. If anyone reads this far ;) I am looking for suggestions for routes I might consider or places I should/could look for more information. I am relatively new to Asterisk, but I am not afraid to get my hands dirty. If something I said did not make any sense or if there is more information I could provide, I am happy to help where I can. Thank you for your time and assistance. Brandon Comouche An IT Guy ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ New Yahoo! Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out
Re: [asterisk-users] FW: Seamless Multi Office Asterisk Deployment
On 13 Mar 2007, at 15:58, Brandon Comouche wrote: What I am most curious about at this time is the methods used to move from server to server. *Ideally* I would like to sit down at a phone, enter my extension/password and have that phone ring as my extension. Essentially, I would like a log in system on the phone. This presents me with two issues: I have to make my phones allow simple logon as a SIP device, and I need to get my credentials to move between Asterisk servers. What methods have others used, or where should I look for more information? You might want to take a look at Dundi - It isn't exactly what you are thinking of, but it does deal with the 'Where is steve's phone today' problem. You also might want to think about terminology - most folks don't expect to need to 'login' to a phone before they can use it (especially for 911 or internal calls). Most folks are comfortable with follow-me or redirection concepts. Tim Panton www.mexuar.net www.westhawk.co.uk/ ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] FW: Seamless Multi Office Asterisk Deployment
on time frames? P.S. I want to thank everyone who replied so quickly, surprised my co-worker and I :D -- Thanks, Brandon Comouche IT Administrator Sno Falls Credit Union -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Reeves Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 9:52 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] FW: Seamless Multi Office Asterisk Deployment I'm more then happy to share my experiences with anyone, there is just a lot to be said about the things Brandon is trying to accomplish. Take the automatic fail over he mentioned, there are a number of ways to do that and everyone has an opinion. I just want make myself available to help other get from playing with Asterisk like I did to really putting it to use so that people sit back and say wow, my cisco/avaya/nortel can't do that. On 3/12/07, Sean Bright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why does everyone want to go off-list? Is this not information that could benefit others? On 3/12/07, Bruce Reeves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brandon Your on the right track with what is can do. It will also be good to look into what kind of QOS you can do on the T-1 connections between offices. I have an 8 office setup similar to this and many of your goals I have achieved and would be glad to offer ideas and such if you want to email me off list. On 3/12/07, Brandon Comouche [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello I have a brief and a long question about a possible Asterisk deployment I am planning. Long Story Short: I have four total offices, one main and three remote. All offices are connected using dedicated network T1 lines creating one unified network across offices. I would like to know if it is possible to set up an Asterisk system with the following capabilities: - Branch Unification (I know this can be done) - Branch Independence (In case of T1 network Failure, PSTN line failover at each branch) - Roaming Extensions (A user can go to any office and log in to a phone - hopefully check voice mail as well) Basically, I am asking if Asterisk can be a system that will seamlessly operate as one big system and handle failovers as well. After spending hours playing with Asterisk, reading voip-info.org, and watching this list, it seems that Asterisk can handle anything. I just would like re-assurance that I am not chasing a lost cause. A simple Yes or No answer is acceptable to me. Below I have a long version of what I am trying to do if anyone is in the mood to give me more pointers J Brandon (Long Version Follows) Long Story Version: Here is what I have to work with: - Four Offices (One main and three remote) - Dedicated T1 lines connecting three remote offices to one main office (all connections made through the main office) - Will have a T1 Voice line at the main office - Three PSTN lines at each remote office Essentially what I would like to do is create a system comparable to the ShoreTel ShoreGear product line (if you are familiar with it). This system will seamlessly unite all offices as one and provide failover in the case of line outage. It also allows users to roam from phone to phone across offices seamlessly. It has many more features, but those are two main features I am looking for. About 40 total phones will be deployed. To make it even more difficult, I would like all user extensions to start the same (i.e. across offices all extensions are 5### with no discernable pattern). Progress so far: At this time I have determined that I will need a server at each office as well as a T1 card (TE110P) at the Main office and the four port TDM PSTN cards at each remote office. I plan on using the Polycom IP 430 or 501 (Undecided, 501 if required). I have been using TrixBox to this point, would like to continue if possible. It appears that I will want to use DunDi in some fashion to unite the branches. My main roadblock right now is trying to figure out how to get all the information across the offices at the same time (extensions, voicemail). I have successfully had two boxes communicate, but what I am looking for is much more complex I feel. I have thought of synchronized MySQL databases, but I do not know if that will work the way I wish. If anyone reads this far ;) I am looking for suggestions for routes I might consider or places I should/could look for more information. I am relatively new to Asterisk, but I am not afraid to get my hands dirty. If something I said did not make any sense or if there is more information I could provide, I am happy to help where I can. Thank you for your time and assistance. Brandon Comouche
RE: [asterisk-users] FW: Seamless Multi Office Asterisk Deployment
For startes I will keep it on the list and we can discuss some major concepts, and I will possibly make some contact off list later for the nitty-gritty :) In-reply to Steve: I did have a look at the bicomsystems product and it does appear to do everything I am looking for. However, I have looked in to vendor systems and have decided to go with an Asterisk system. Hench asking for assistance on the Asterisk mailing list ;) On the discussion at hand: At this time I am not going to worry about the QoS with my T1 network lines, I have been wondering what the quality will be like. I do not plan to have more than maybe three calls on a line at peak times. But I know that there will be more in the future. I am working with a total employee base of around 30, and the remote offices have two to four employees at a time, not a huge traffic demand. What I am most curious about at this time is the methods used to move from server to server. *Ideally* I would like to sit down at a phone, enter my extension/password and have that phone ring as my extension. Essentially, I would like a log in system on the phone. This presents me with two issues: I have to make my phones allow simple logon as a SIP device, and I need to get my credentials to move between Asterisk servers. What methods have others used, or where should I look for more information? At this point I have two Polycom phones (430 and 501) for testing, they seem to be talked about as very flexible. If they will not allow me to add a user friendly login prompt, maybe I need to find alternatives though. But this is the Asterisk list and I don't want to go too far off topic, so the main concern is how I would synchronize my information between asterisk servers. One final topic on this message I would like to cover is time frame. I am thinking maybe around 6 months to have at least a partial functioning system up and tested. By partial I mean deployable with a basic infrastructure feature set. I don't know if this is too little time or too much time. My co-workers are excited about what Asterisk has to offer. Any other thoughts on time frames? P.S. I want to thank everyone who replied so quickly, surprised my co-worker and I :D -- Thanks, Brandon Comouche IT Administrator Sno Falls Credit Union -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Reeves Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 9:52 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] FW: Seamless Multi Office Asterisk Deployment I'm more then happy to share my experiences with anyone, there is just a lot to be said about the things Brandon is trying to accomplish. Take the automatic fail over he mentioned, there are a number of ways to do that and everyone has an opinion. I just want make myself available to help other get from playing with Asterisk like I did to really putting it to use so that people sit back and say wow, my cisco/avaya/nortel can't do that. On 3/12/07, Sean Bright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why does everyone want to go off-list? Is this not information that could benefit others? On 3/12/07, Bruce Reeves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brandon Your on the right track with what is can do. It will also be good to look into what kind of QOS you can do on the T-1 connections between offices. I have an 8 office setup similar to this and many of your goals I have achieved and would be glad to offer ideas and such if you want to email me off list. On 3/12/07, Brandon Comouche [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello I have a brief and a long question about a possible Asterisk deployment I am planning. Long Story Short: I have four total offices, one main and three remote. All offices are connected using dedicated network T1 lines creating one unified network across offices. I would like to know if it is possible to set up an Asterisk system with the following capabilities: - Branch Unification (I know this can be done) - Branch Independence (In case of T1 network Failure, PSTN line failover at each branch) - Roaming Extensions (A user can go to any office and log in to a phone - hopefully check voice mail as well) Basically, I am asking if Asterisk can be a system that will seamlessly operate as one big system and handle failovers as well. After spending hours playing with Asterisk, reading voip-info.org, and watching this list, it seems that Asterisk can handle anything. I just would like re-assurance that I am not chasing a lost cause. A simple Yes or No answer is acceptable to me. Below I have a long version of what I am trying to do if anyone is in the mood to give me more pointers J Brandon (Long Version Follows) Long Story Version: Here is what I have to work with: - Four Offices (One main and three remote
[asterisk-users] FW: Seamless Multi Office Asterisk Deployment
Hello I have a brief and a long question about a possible Asterisk deployment I am planning. Long Story Short: I have four total offices, one main and three remote. All offices are connected using dedicated network T1 lines creating one unified network across offices. I would like to know if it is possible to set up an Asterisk system with the following capabilities: - Branch Unification (I know this can be done) - Branch Independence (In case of T1 network Failure, PSTN line failover at each branch) - Roaming Extensions (A user can go to any office and log in to a phone - hopefully check voice mail as well) Basically, I am asking if Asterisk can be a system that will seamlessly operate as one big system and handle failovers as well. After spending hours playing with Asterisk, reading voip-info.org, and watching this list, it seems that Asterisk can handle anything. I just would like re-assurance that I am not chasing a lost cause. A simple Yes or No answer is acceptable to me. Below I have a long version of what I am trying to do if anyone is in the mood to give me more pointers :-) Brandon (Long Version Follows) Long Story Version: Here is what I have to work with: - Four Offices (One main and three remote) - Dedicated T1 lines connecting three remote offices to one main office (all connections made through the main office) - Will have a T1 Voice line at the main office - Three PSTN lines at each remote office Essentially what I would like to do is create a system comparable to the ShoreTel ShoreGear product line (if you are familiar with it). This system will seamlessly unite all offices as one and provide failover in the case of line outage. It also allows users to roam from phone to phone across offices seamlessly. It has many more features, but those are two main features I am looking for. About 40 total phones will be deployed. To make it even more difficult, I would like all user extensions to start the same (i.e. across offices all extensions are 5### with no discernable pattern). Progress so far: At this time I have determined that I will need a server at each office as well as a T1 card (TE110P) at the Main office and the four port TDM PSTN cards at each remote office. I plan on using the Polycom IP 430 or 501 (Undecided, 501 if required). I have been using TrixBox to this point, would like to continue if possible. It appears that I will want to use DunDi in some fashion to unite the branches. My main roadblock right now is trying to figure out how to get all the information across the offices at the same time (extensions, voicemail). I have successfully had two boxes communicate, but what I am looking for is much more complex I feel. I have thought of synchronized MySQL databases, but I do not know if that will work the way I wish. If anyone reads this far ;) I am looking for suggestions for routes I might consider or places I should/could look for more information. I am relatively new to Asterisk, but I am not afraid to get my hands dirty. If something I said did not make any sense or if there is more information I could provide, I am happy to help where I can. Thank you for your time and assistance. Brandon Comouche An IT Guy ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] FW: Seamless Multi Office Asterisk Deployment
Brandon,
You're certainly inviting a challenge.
All you describe is possible with PBXware from www.bicomsystems.com a lot, lot
more of course and some helping hands.
Please contact me offline if you prefer for more detail.
Regards,
Steve
steve 'at' bicomsystems {dot} com
- Original Message -
From: Brandon Comouche
To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 6:11 PM
Subject: [asterisk-users] FW: Seamless Multi Office Asterisk Deployment
Hello
I have a brief and a long question about a possible Asterisk deployment I am
planning.
Long Story Short:
I have four total offices, one main and three remote. All offices are
connected using dedicated network T1 lines creating one unified network across
offices. I would like to know if it is possible to set up an Asterisk system
with the following capabilities:
- Branch Unification (I know this can be done)
- Branch Independence (In case of T1 network Failure, PSTN line failover at
each branch)
- Roaming Extensions (A user can go to any office and log in to a phone -
hopefully check voice mail as well)
Basically, I am asking if Asterisk can be a system that will seamlessly
operate as one big system and handle failovers as well.
After spending hours playing with Asterisk, reading voip-info.org, and
watching this list, it seems that Asterisk can handle anything. I just would
like re-assurance that I am not chasing a lost cause. A simple Yes or No answer
is acceptable to me. Below I have a long version of what I am trying to do if
anyone is in the mood to give me more pointers J
Brandon
(Long Version Follows)
Long Story Version:
Here is what I have to work with:
- Four Offices (One main and three remote)
- Dedicated T1 lines connecting three remote offices to one main office (all
connections made through the main office)
- Will have a T1 Voice line at the main office
- Three PSTN lines at each remote office
Essentially what I would like to do is create a system comparable to the
ShoreTel ShoreGear product line (if you are familiar with it). This system will
seamlessly unite all offices as one and provide failover in the case of line
outage. It also allows users to roam from phone to phone across offices
seamlessly. It has many more features, but those are two main features I am
looking for. About 40 total phones will be deployed. To make it even more
difficult, I would like all user extensions to start the same (i.e. across
offices all extensions are 5### with no discernable pattern).
Progress so far:
At this time I have determined that I will need a server at each office as
well as a T1 card (TE110P) at the Main office and the four port TDM PSTN cards
at each remote office. I plan on using the Polycom IP 430 or 501 (Undecided,
501 if required). I have been using TrixBox to this point, would like to
continue if possible. It appears that I will want to use DunDi in some fashion
to unite the branches.
My main roadblock right now is trying to figure out how to get all the
information across the offices at the same time (extensions, voicemail). I have
successfully had two boxes communicate, but what I am looking for is much more
complex I feel. I have thought of synchronized MySQL databases, but I do not
know if that will work the way I wish.
If anyone reads this far ;) I am looking for suggestions for routes I might
consider or places I should/could look for more information. I am relatively
new to Asterisk, but I am not afraid to get my hands dirty. If something I said
did not make any sense or if there is more information I could provide, I am
happy to help where I can. Thank you for your time and assistance.
Brandon Comouche
An IT Guy
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RE: [asterisk-users] FW: Seamless Multi Office Asterisk Deployment
If you're up for it, I've done this a few times before , and with asterisk. Contact me offlist, and I can help. - Original Message - From: Brandon mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Comouche To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 6:11 PM Subject: [asterisk-users] FW: Seamless Multi Office Asterisk Deployment Hello I have a brief and a long question about a possible Asterisk deployment I am planning. Long Story Short: I have four total offices, one main and three remote. All offices are connected using dedicated network T1 lines creating one unified network across offices. I would like to know if it is possible to set up an Asterisk system with the following capabilities: - Branch Unification (I know this can be done) - Branch Independence (In case of T1 network Failure, PSTN line failover at each branch) - Roaming Extensions (A user can go to any office and log in to a phone - hopefully check voice mail as well) Basically, I am asking if Asterisk can be a system that will seamlessly operate as one big system and handle failovers as well. After spending hours playing with Asterisk, reading voip-info.org, and watching this list, it seems that Asterisk can handle anything. I just would like re-assurance that I am not chasing a lost cause. A simple Yes or No answer is acceptable to me. Below I have a long version of what I am trying to do if anyone is in the mood to give me more pointers :-) Brandon (Long Version Follows) Long Story Version: Here is what I have to work with: - Four Offices (One main and three remote) - Dedicated T1 lines connecting three remote offices to one main office (all connections made through the main office) - Will have a T1 Voice line at the main office - Three PSTN lines at each remote office Essentially what I would like to do is create a system comparable to the ShoreTel ShoreGear product line (if you are familiar with it). This system will seamlessly unite all offices as one and provide failover in the case of line outage. It also allows users to roam from phone to phone across offices seamlessly. It has many more features, but those are two main features I am looking for. About 40 total phones will be deployed. To make it even more difficult, I would like all user extensions to start the same (i.e. across offices all extensions are 5### with no discernable pattern). Progress so far: At this time I have determined that I will need a server at each office as well as a T1 card (TE110P) at the Main office and the four port TDM PSTN cards at each remote office. I plan on using the Polycom IP 430 or 501 (Undecided, 501 if required). I have been using TrixBox to this point, would like to continue if possible. It appears that I will want to use DunDi in some fashion to unite the branches. My main roadblock right now is trying to figure out how to get all the information across the offices at the same time (extensions, voicemail). I have successfully had two boxes communicate, but what I am looking for is much more complex I feel. I have thought of synchronized MySQL databases, but I do not know if that will work the way I wish. If anyone reads this far ;) I am looking for suggestions for routes I might consider or places I should/could look for more information. I am relatively new to Asterisk, but I am not afraid to get my hands dirty. If something I said did not make any sense or if there is more information I could provide, I am happy to help where I can. Thank you for your time and assistance. Brandon Comouche An IT Guy _ ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] FW: Seamless Multi Office Asterisk Deployment
Brandon Your on the right track with what is can do. It will also be good to look into what kind of QOS you can do on the T-1 connections between offices. I have an 8 office setup similar to this and many of your goals I have achieved and would be glad to offer ideas and such if you want to email me off list. On 3/12/07, Brandon Comouche [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello I have a brief and a long question about a possible Asterisk deployment I am planning. Long Story Short: I have four total offices, one main and three remote. All offices are connected using dedicated network T1 lines creating one unified network across offices. I would like to know if it is possible to set up an Asterisk system with the following capabilities: - Branch Unification (I know this can be done) - Branch Independence (In case of T1 network Failure, PSTN line failover at each branch) - Roaming Extensions (A user can go to any office and log in to a phone – hopefully check voice mail as well) Basically, I am asking if Asterisk can be a system that will seamlessly operate as one big system and handle failovers as well. After spending hours playing with Asterisk, reading voip-info.org, and watching this list, it seems that Asterisk can handle anything. I just would like re-assurance that I am not chasing a lost cause. A simple Yes or No answer is acceptable to me. Below I have a long version of what I am trying to do if anyone is in the mood to give me more pointers J Brandon (Long Version Follows) Long Story Version: Here is what I have to work with: - Four Offices (One main and three remote) - Dedicated T1 lines connecting three remote offices to one main office (all connections made through the main office) - Will have a T1 Voice line at the main office - Three PSTN lines at each remote office Essentially what I would like to do is create a system comparable to the ShoreTel ShoreGear product line (if you are familiar with it). This system will seamlessly unite all offices as one and provide failover in the case of line outage. It also allows users to roam from phone to phone across offices seamlessly. It has many more features, but those are two main features I am looking for. About 40 total phones will be deployed. To make it even more difficult, I would like all user extensions to start the same (i.e. across offices all extensions are 5### with no discernable pattern). Progress so far: At this time I have determined that I will need a server at each office as well as a T1 card (TE110P) at the Main office and the four port TDM PSTN cards at each remote office. I plan on using the Polycom IP 430 or 501 (Undecided, 501 if required). I have been using TrixBox to this point, would like to continue if possible. It appears that I will want to use DunDi in some fashion to unite the branches. My main roadblock right now is trying to figure out how to get all the information across the offices at the same time (extensions, voicemail). I have successfully had two boxes communicate, but what I am looking for is much more complex I feel. I have thought of synchronized MySQL databases, but I do not know if that will work the way I wish. If anyone reads this far ;) I am looking for suggestions for routes I might consider or places I should/could look for more information. I am relatively new to Asterisk, but I am not afraid to get my hands dirty. If something I said did not make any sense or if there is more information I could provide, I am happy to help where I can. Thank you for your time and assistance. Brandon Comouche An IT Guy ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Bruce Nortex Networks ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] FW: Seamless Multi Office Asterisk Deployment
Why does everyone want to go off-list? Is this not information that could benefit others? On 3/12/07, Bruce Reeves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brandon Your on the right track with what is can do. It will also be good to look into what kind of QOS you can do on the T-1 connections between offices. I have an 8 office setup similar to this and many of your goals I have achieved and would be glad to offer ideas and such if you want to email me off list. On 3/12/07, Brandon Comouche [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello I have a brief and a long question about a possible Asterisk deployment I am planning. Long Story Short: I have four total offices, one main and three remote. All offices are connected using dedicated network T1 lines creating one unified network across offices. I would like to know if it is possible to set up an Asterisk system with the following capabilities: - Branch Unification (I know this can be done) - Branch Independence (In case of T1 network Failure, PSTN line failover at each branch) - Roaming Extensions (A user can go to any office and log in to a phone – hopefully check voice mail as well) Basically, I am asking if Asterisk can be a system that will seamlessly operate as one big system and handle failovers as well. After spending hours playing with Asterisk, reading voip-info.org, and watching this list, it seems that Asterisk can handle anything. I just would like re-assurance that I am not chasing a lost cause. A simple Yes or No answer is acceptable to me. Below I have a long version of what I am trying to do if anyone is in the mood to give me more pointers J Brandon (Long Version Follows) Long Story Version: Here is what I have to work with: - Four Offices (One main and three remote) - Dedicated T1 lines connecting three remote offices to one main office (all connections made through the main office) - Will have a T1 Voice line at the main office - Three PSTN lines at each remote office Essentially what I would like to do is create a system comparable to the ShoreTel ShoreGear product line (if you are familiar with it). This system will seamlessly unite all offices as one and provide failover in the case of line outage. It also allows users to roam from phone to phone across offices seamlessly. It has many more features, but those are two main features I am looking for. About 40 total phones will be deployed. To make it even more difficult, I would like all user extensions to start the same (i.e. across offices all extensions are 5### with no discernable pattern). Progress so far: At this time I have determined that I will need a server at each office as well as a T1 card (TE110P) at the Main office and the four port TDM PSTN cards at each remote office. I plan on using the Polycom IP 430 or 501 (Undecided, 501 if required). I have been using TrixBox to this point, would like to continue if possible. It appears that I will want to use DunDi in some fashion to unite the branches. My main roadblock right now is trying to figure out how to get all the information across the offices at the same time (extensions, voicemail). I have successfully had two boxes communicate, but what I am looking for is much more complex I feel. I have thought of synchronized MySQL databases, but I do not know if that will work the way I wish. If anyone reads this far ;) I am looking for suggestions for routes I might consider or places I should/could look for more information. I am relatively new to Asterisk, but I am not afraid to get my hands dirty. If something I said did not make any sense or if there is more information I could provide, I am happy to help where I can. Thank you for your time and assistance. Brandon Comouche An IT Guy ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Bruce Nortex Networks ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- sean ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] FW: Seamless Multi Office Asterisk Deployment
I'm more then happy to share my experiences with anyone, there is just a lot to be said about the things Brandon is trying to accomplish. Take the automatic fail over he mentioned, there are a number of ways to do that and everyone has an opinion. I just want make myself available to help other get from playing with Asterisk like I did to really putting it to use so that people sit back and say wow, my cisco/avaya/nortel can't do that. On 3/12/07, Sean Bright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why does everyone want to go off-list? Is this not information that could benefit others? On 3/12/07, Bruce Reeves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brandon Your on the right track with what is can do. It will also be good to look into what kind of QOS you can do on the T-1 connections between offices. I have an 8 office setup similar to this and many of your goals I have achieved and would be glad to offer ideas and such if you want to email me off list. On 3/12/07, Brandon Comouche [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello I have a brief and a long question about a possible Asterisk deployment I am planning. Long Story Short: I have four total offices, one main and three remote. All offices are connected using dedicated network T1 lines creating one unified network across offices. I would like to know if it is possible to set up an Asterisk system with the following capabilities: - Branch Unification (I know this can be done) - Branch Independence (In case of T1 network Failure, PSTN line failover at each branch) - Roaming Extensions (A user can go to any office and log in to a phone – hopefully check voice mail as well) Basically, I am asking if Asterisk can be a system that will seamlessly operate as one big system and handle failovers as well. After spending hours playing with Asterisk, reading voip-info.org, and watching this list, it seems that Asterisk can handle anything. I just would like re-assurance that I am not chasing a lost cause. A simple Yes or No answer is acceptable to me. Below I have a long version of what I am trying to do if anyone is in the mood to give me more pointers J Brandon (Long Version Follows) Long Story Version: Here is what I have to work with: - Four Offices (One main and three remote) - Dedicated T1 lines connecting three remote offices to one main office (all connections made through the main office) - Will have a T1 Voice line at the main office - Three PSTN lines at each remote office Essentially what I would like to do is create a system comparable to the ShoreTel ShoreGear product line (if you are familiar with it). This system will seamlessly unite all offices as one and provide failover in the case of line outage. It also allows users to roam from phone to phone across offices seamlessly. It has many more features, but those are two main features I am looking for. About 40 total phones will be deployed. To make it even more difficult, I would like all user extensions to start the same (i.e. across offices all extensions are 5### with no discernable pattern). Progress so far: At this time I have determined that I will need a server at each office as well as a T1 card (TE110P) at the Main office and the four port TDM PSTN cards at each remote office. I plan on using the Polycom IP 430 or 501 (Undecided, 501 if required). I have been using TrixBox to this point, would like to continue if possible. It appears that I will want to use DunDi in some fashion to unite the branches. My main roadblock right now is trying to figure out how to get all the information across the offices at the same time (extensions, voicemail). I have successfully had two boxes communicate, but what I am looking for is much more complex I feel. I have thought of synchronized MySQL databases, but I do not know if that will work the way I wish. If anyone reads this far ;) I am looking for suggestions for routes I might consider or places I should/could look for more information. I am relatively new to Asterisk, but I am not afraid to get my hands dirty. If something I said did not make any sense or if there is more information I could provide, I am happy to help where I can. Thank you for your time and assistance. Brandon Comouche An IT Guy ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Bruce Nortex Networks ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- sean ___
