[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk as a GW or PBX?

[TC]

See this big fat newbie over view
http://www.vlug.org/vlug/meetings/presentations/VLUG-Telephony.pdf

-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin K <asteriskk at hotmail.com>
To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Date: September 8, 2003 9:01 PM
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk as a GW or PBX?


>Hi all,
>
>I've got myself all confused about the capabilities of *.  I somehow
>convinced myself (because I see a lot emails flying around about IP phones)
>that Asterisk works as a PBX and trunking gateway, but does not do voice
>coding (i.e. TDM in, VoIP out).  Does Asterisk work as a VoIP gateway that
>regular (non-IP, non-SIP) phones can connect to and establish voice
>connections to other non-IP or IP phones?
>
>My understanding is that a network would be connected as so:
>PSTN phone <---> [a channel bank or something to put voice calls onto TDM]
><----> Asterisk  <---> RTP stream
>
>Is this diagram feasible?  In this case, Asterisk would be acting as the
>VoIP gateway (as well as have PBX responsibilities).
>
>I'm trying to work out my confusions, please excuse the ignorance.
>
>Thanks,
>Kevin
>
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