[Asterisk-Users] Has anyone tried using a Sipura-3000 as an FXO device for *?

[Carmi Weinzweig]

I am most interested in using it for incoming calls. Have you tried 
that yet?

/carmi

On Jul 27, 2004, at 5:30 PM, Rich Adamson wrote:

>
>> I am considering using Sipura-3000s as FXO devices for my * system. 
>> Has
>> anyone tried them in that configuration? They interest me because they
>> need no PCI slots and therefore no drivers. I would much prefer not to
>> have any special kernel requirements for my system.
>
> In the process of doing that now.
>
> Simple / prelim implementation:
>
> Each of the three ports (eg, fxs, fxo, cat5) are treated as separate
> interfaces, and one can configure fxo -> *, fxs -> *, ring-through from
> fxo -> fxs, * g/w functions to the pstn, etc. There seems to be a ton
> of functionality in the box and those functions are mostly limited by
> your imagination (and how well one can read and comprehend).
>
> Configurable from a web interface, however there are a ton of options
> that aren't very clear without digging deep into their newly released
> admin manual (called a user guide on their site). The manual seems to
> have been written for the 1000/2000 with additional chapters/sections
> oriented to the 3000. (Sort of rush to print.)
>
> The fxo and fxs interfaces can be configured to register separately
> with *, making both very addressable, etc.
>
> Like *, it also has an internal dialplan, however understanding the
> various interactions requires some experimentation, as each of the
> interfaces seem to be considered a "gateway", and part of the dialplan
> directs calls to gw0, gw1, gw2 (etc) which correspond to physical
> interfaces in most cases.
>
> The box was truly targeted for the residential user where existing
> phones interface on one side, the pstn line on the other side, and
> the default call is sent to the voip interface. Disconnected (or
> failed) ethernet results in a relay flipping, tying the fxs directly
> to the fxo. Same with power failure. Nice.
>
> So, properly configured, it appears to be a very nice box that would
> allow * to sit in the middle, but still provide excellent fail-over
> capabilities when unusual events occur.
>
> For small installations, it makes handling US 911 calls extremely
> easy as that can be made part of the internal dialplan.
>
> Initial tests did not show any signs of echo, very good volume and
> audio quality, and would probably be a good choice for small quantities
> of pstn lines (particularily soho and residential users).
>
> The only downside I've seen thus far (not much experience as yet) is
> that * calls to the pstn line are cut through immediately, so one
> hears the initial dialtone from the pstn and the sending of the dtmf
> tones on all outgoing calls. Kind of annoying, but there might be
> some config option to handle it; I've just not found it as yet. (If
> anyone knows how to handle that, sure would appreciate a suggestion.)
>
> Thus far, I'd give the box at least an A-, and will likely move
> higher with a little more experience.
>
> Rich
>
>
>
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