Re: alternative to voip gateways - 66 blocks to Amphenol

2020-05-03 Thread Mel Beckman
Yes, that’s what we use. But it means punching down all the wires all over again, or running jumpers if you don’t have enough spare service loop. -mel via cell > On May 3, 2020, at 4:20 PM, Allen McKinley Kitchen (gmail) > wrote: > > On May 3, 2020, at 11:09, Mel Beckman wrote: >> >> 

Re: alternative to voip gateways - 66 blocks to Amphenol

2020-05-03 Thread Allen McKinley Kitchen (gmail)
On May 3, 2020, at 11:09, Mel Beckman wrote: > >  ... > The most time consuming part is wiring the existing POTS lines into amphenol > connectors to plug into the DSLAM, 25 pairs at a time. ... > > > -mel beckman You may already be familiar with this, but leaving it here in case it

Re: alternative to voip gateways

2020-05-03 Thread Colton Conor
Agreed I would do the Adtran Total Access 5000. What you want is the "combo" cards. They combine a SIP FXS gateway and DSL port on one port, aka a Combo port. This would be the way to go, as it doesn't require external splitters to combine a DSL and Voice signal as you are talking about with two

Re: alternative to voip gateways

2020-05-03 Thread Mel Beckman
We’ve been implementing similar DSL systems at large campgrounds for years. There are a huge number of high-density DSLAM solutions out there, and DSL CPE cost practically nothing. As you say, $25K is plenty to pay for the hardware, and a rack is plenty of space. The most time consuming part is

Re: alternative to voip gateways

2020-05-03 Thread Mike Hammett
If you were to outfit them with three chassis of Calix\Occam B6-252s, you'd be under $25k for the whole thing and get ADSL2+ speeds. You would need most of a rack to do it. Other platforms may or may not be more cost effective or a better solution. Just throwing the idea out there.