[Asterisk-Users] CPU power required - Asterisk

[Jeremy McNamara]

The last I had heard neither the T-1 or E-1 cards are bus mastering, so 
you can only expect to run 2 boards in one machine. Plus, it is better 
to go with more psychical boxes and have things configured for 
redundancy if you happen to loose a box or trunk.




Jeremy McNamara







Scott Stingel wrote:

>Hi-
> 
>I'm almost embarrassed to ask the following simple question, following John's 
>excellent and rigorous bandwidth analysis (see earlier thread):
> 
>I have a straightforward Asterisk application, IVR-only (no connections 
>between channels).  It will simply decode DTMF's and speak prompts (probably 
>A-Law encoded) on a number of E1 circuits simultaneously.
> 
>Realistically, how many 30-channel E1's can I support with, for example, a 
>Pentium III 1.4 GHz?   I want to build an 8 E1 (240 channel) system - do I 
>need more horsepower than this?
> 
>Thanks
>Scott Stingel
> 
>Scott M. Stingel 
>Emerging Voice Technology Inc.
>Palo Alto, California and London, England
>URL:            www.evtmedia.com  
>
> 
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