[Asterisk-Users] DS3 PCI in asterisk

[Michael Shuler]

It would be very cool indeed.  Who makes the magical DS3 card?  My only
concern would be if you need G.729 transcoding the host CPU will never be
able to keep up so the magical DS3 card would need enough DSP power to deal
with the transcoding.  Not to take any steam away from the project (I'm all
for it and would be willing to help) but if you are looking for a cheap DS3
solution that will do G.729/G.711 -> PRI take a look at a used Lucent TNT
with TAOS 11.  You can get them used for about $8K off ebay (make sure they
have the VoIP and SIP option enabled) and they only take about 10U of rack
space.  We have a bunch of them and have not had a single problem making
them work with Asterisk and SER. 

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Michael Shuler

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com 
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of 
> Race Vanderdecken
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 12:38 PM
> To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] DS3 PCI in asterisk
> 
> 
> Greetings all,
> 
> 	Over dinner the other evening I was discussing Asterisk with my
> dining partner when the subject of DS3 implementations arose in the
> conversation.
> 
> 	I was told that there is $2500 PCI DS3 card available, but there
> are now drivers to integrate it into Asterisk so they can't 
> be used. An
> no one can figure out how to write a driver/channel for the DS3 card.
> 
> 	As a professional C++/C/PERL coder I can code just about
> anything that is in the networking or telecom genre. 20 years of the
> stuff under my ever expanding belt.
> 
> 	My manhood and programming abilities where called into question
> "if you are any good then you could create the DS3 for asterisk in a
> couple of days..." taunted my dinner partner.
> 
> 	So to restore my confidence level and stop my fiancé from crying
> I am posting this challenge. 
> 
> 	If someone will give me access to an Asterisk box with a $2500
> DS3 card in it I will create the drivers so Asterisk can talk 
> to it (or
> it can play nice with Asterisk, your choice.)
> 
> 	And as Arthur pulled Excalibur from the stone so shall I pull
> the DS3 channel from the code.
> 
> 	Just think 600 plus channels on one Asterisk box.
> 
> 	The code deposition will be decided by who ever supplies the box
> or boxes, but I get the credit for doing it. Being famous is always
> better then being rich.
> 
> 	This is not that hard folks, give me access to a card and I will
> give you DS3's.
> 
> 	Race "The Tyrant" Vanderdecken
> 
> 	Asterisk ate Vanderdecken DOT commie
> 
> 
> 
> 
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