[Asterisk-Users] R2 support

[LQ (Asterisk)]

Ok, it's old and clunky, but in some countries like Brazil, Argentina and
China is the only alternative.
So, the original question, does anybody know something about the Steve's
project or know a release date?

All the best,
Pablo.

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Alfred R. Nurnberger [mailto:alfred at flosys.com]
>> Posted At: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 1:11
>> Posted To: Asterisk
>> Conversation: [Asterisk-Users] R2 support
>> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] R2 support
>>
>>
>> Steve.
>> You are saying this from your view of 2004.
>> But at the time R2 was developed there were no
>> microcontrollers and tones
>> were decoded with LC filters.
>> R2 provides interactive capabilities base on a simple tones
>> protocol to
>> retrieve ANI, dialed numbers,
>> signalling status etc. It's compelled structure provides some kind of
>> handshaking to deal with different
>> kind of switches and their speed. Nowadays this is no issue
>> at all but at
>> the days R2 was developed
>> you had to take into account that relays and step by step
>> switches take
>> their time.
>>
>> On the other hand I have to agree with you... Well, what is
>> the definition
>> of sane anyway :-)
>>
>> Regards.
>> Alfred.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
>> [mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com]On Behalf Of Steve
>> Underwood
>> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 5:08 PM
>> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
>> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] R2 support
>>
>>
>> Olle E. Johansson wrote:
>>
>> > LQ (Asterisk) wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi guys,
>> >>
>> >> I was reading that Steve Underwood is working on Asterisk
>> R2 signalling
>> >> support, and has the 95% of the work done.
>> >
>> >
>> > What is R2? I'm curious.
>>
>> Half of R2D2, of course.
>>
>> Its also a stupid clunky multi-tone based telephone signaling system
>> widely used over E1s in South America, Asia, and parts of Eastern
>> Europe. No sane telecoms engineer would use it. However, few telecoms
>> engineers are entirely sane :-)
>>
>> Regards,
>> Steve
>>
>>
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