Server Spec. Was: [Asterisk-Users] Who would use Asterisk SS7?

[Simon Woodhead]

Hey Bill,

I'd love to hear what kind of hardware setup you have to support that level
of usage if you don't mind. Are you doing VoIP on the office side?

I'd be keen to hear 'case studies' from anyone else with reasonable sized
implementations, especially anyone doing VoIP internally and externally. I'm
trying to get a measure of the number of concurrent sessions we could
support on a given server with * managing sip internally to h.323 externally
with a potential codecs change as well. We've got a handful of concurrent
users on an old bombed out machine and it works superbly but that is no
guide as to what sort of capacity we can expect from its production
replacement.

Many thanks in advance,
Simon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <asterisk at billheckel.com>
To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 6:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Who would use Asterisk SS7?


> I'm not too sure what exactly you mean by SS7 but I am running a system of
the size you describe.
>
> We currently have 2 inbound T1s, the third is on order as we usually have
> 30 channels in use and
> keep filling the WATS line.
>
> Bill
>
> Mike M wrote:
> >
> > If a * user connects to the PSTN with a PRI it will cost $900/month (in
1998
> > according to [1]).  An equivalent connection with SS7/IMT is $3000/month
> > ($2500 for two SS7 A-links and one or two route sets and $500 for the
IMT).
> > The SS7/IMT method becomes a better deal when more than 72 VGC (3 x
T1-24ch)
> > are needed.  Are there any * users that use or forsee using 72+ VGC to
the
> > PSTN?
> >
> > I know in at least one or two markets the monthly cost of 2 A-links is
closer
> > to $1800/month.  I cannot verify any of the other costs in the model
above,
> > but they seem about right.
> >
> > Can anyone provide a similar PRI versus SS7/IMT cost model for any other
> > parts of the world?
> >
> > [1] http://www.tmcnet.com/articles/ctimag/0998/featureBay.htm
> >
> > TIA,
>
> _______________________________________________
> Asterisk-Users mailing list
> Asterisk-Users at lists.digium.com
> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
>