[Asterisk-Dev] About OpenSS7 integration to Asterisk

[Steve Underwood]

John Todd wrote:

> At 9:44 AM +0300 on 5/7/04, Csaba Pócsai wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I found a conversation about OpenSS7 integration to Asterisk on this 
>> list's
>> archive. See below.
>> Is there anyone who knows about that? Is there existing integration 
>> already?
>> Is there anyone who dealed with it?
>>
>> Thank you in advice
>> Csaba
>> [Asterisk-Dev] OpenSS7
>> Nathan asterisk-dev at lists.digium.com
>> <mailto:asterisk-dev%40lists.digium.com>
>> Fri, 14 Mar 2003 19:33:08 +0000 (UTC)
>> [snip]
>> Hi,
>>
>> I was wondering if someone is interested, or is currently working on
>> integrating OpenSS7 with Asterisk?
>>
>> It looks like from OpenSS7's website that the T400P (which looks like 
>> its
>> the same one that digium sells) is a supported device:
>> <http://www.openss7.org>
>>
>> SS7 is a protocol stack that, with a proper application level program 
>> can
>> allow for call setup, management and tear down, LNP, 800 and 900 
>> services,
>> [snip]
>> The source code from the openss7.org site is licensed under the the GPL
>> and LGPL.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Nathan
>
>
>
> I will pass along rumor and unsubstantiated gossip that I don't even 
> remember where I heard... There were comments that there was too much 
> bit slipping in the T400P card to pass "certification" (whoever 
> "certifies" such things) and that the project lost a lot of steam due 
> to reliability problems with using the PC interrupt stream due for 
> whatever sensitive portions of the project relied on it.  I have no 
> idea if that's true or not, but this question comes up a lot and 
> nobody seems to have an answer other than vague rumors of "over that 
> horizon over there..."
>
> Yes, the T400P is Digium's card.

Interesting. Have you any evidence the work ever began? I have never 
seen any.

Regards,
Steve