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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hi Nacho,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Our open source DiaStar server can act as an SS7 gateway to
Asterisk. &nbsp;DiaStar has been available since last fall, but has only recently
been qualified to work with SIGTRAN.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>It uses our DSI SIGTRAN stack for ISUP signaling, and is integrated
directly into the Asterisk dialplan. &nbsp;You would just need to supply the dialed
number and a technology type of &#8220;ss7&#8221;.&nbsp; &nbsp;Installing and setting up
a DiaStar server is quite easy.&nbsp; The only real work needed to get it going is
the usual SS7 configuration against your carrier&#8217;s SIGTRAN
implementation.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I should mention that it uses Dialogic&#8217;s DNI T1/E1
boards (single &#8211; octal spans) for bearer channels rather than Digium boards.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Please take a look at the DiaStar project:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.projectdiastar.org/">www.projectdiastar.org</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We have not finished with all of the SIGTRAN documentation
yet, but the wiki does contain info on SS7 configuration. Here&#8217;s the
place to look:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://wiki.projectdiastar.org/index.php/Project_DiaStar%E2%84%A2_Server_-_ISO_Install_V2.0">http://wiki.projectdiastar.org/index.php/Project_DiaStar%E2%84%A2_Server_-_ISO_Install_V2.0</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;If you had a DNI board, you would be able to give SIGTRAN a
trial.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Here&#8217;s a little more info on the DNI boards and our SIGTRAN
stack:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.dialogic.com/products/signalingip_ss7components/SS7_Protocols.htm">http://www.dialogic.com/products/signalingip_ss7components/SS7_Protocols.htm</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.dialogic.com/products/ip_enabled/hmp_enabled_boards.htm">http://www.dialogic.com/products/ip_enabled/hmp_enabled_boards.htm</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Any question, please let me know.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
 color:navy'>John Hermanski</span></font></st1:PersonName></u1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=gray face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:gray'>Technical Marketing
Engineer</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'><br>
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Arial;color:gray'>Dialogic Inc.<br>
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size=2 color=gray face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:gray'>Salem, MA<br>
<u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:country-region u2:st="on">USA</u1:country-region></u1:place><br>
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face=Arial><span lang=IT style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>978
744 9098<br>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:gray'>Cell:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=IT
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lang=IT><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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