[Asterisk-biz] Multipoint VOIP Network

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Well, I don't know what product you taling about, but SER can do the
same (as a gateway) but it is NOT a PBX. A PBX will give you much more
then just call phones and bridge conversations, like transfers, Voice
Mail, IVR, and you name it.

On 7/27/05, Anton Krall <akrall-lists at intruder.com.mx> wrote:
> Guys.
> 
> Maybe this is a very simple or "stupid" question but reading about some
> systems like vodtel's get me thinking.
> 
> In a scenario where you have a HQ offide and some branch offices, most of
> the time you put an asterisk based server on the main office and on the
> satellite or branch offices, you put ATA's, IP phones, mediatrix gateways,
> etc. that all connect to the main Asterisk server thus giving you all the
> PBX functions, etc.
> 
> But, is it possible to have the same scenario but without the Asterisk based
> server and just install gateways on each office? How can they communicate
> between them then? Products like Vodtel claim you can install gateways on
> each office (FXS gateways and sometimes also FXO ports) and exchange calls
> between them and every share the FXO lines, but, don't you need a central
> "brain" like Asterisk to have a dialplan and process the trunk and call
> exchange or know where all the gateways are?
> 
> Maybe this is a silly question but I have always used Asterisk based
> scenarios.
> 
> Hope you can share a light on this matter..
> 
> AK
> 
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