[Asterisk-Users] Multiple Bandwidth Providers and Asterisk

[Matthew Boehm]

This is a possible near future situation of ours: 10 different bandwidth
providers, each providing 2 T1s. 15 different call carriers about the US.

Each BW provider has its own Cisco 2610 into which the T1s go. Then 1
ethernet cable from each router goes into * box.

If caller A needs to go to carrier 1, can * tell how many calls are already
on ethernet cable #2?
Cause if ether #2 (the default) is full/close to full, * needs to send
caller A to carrier 1 via a different ethernet port/provider.

Any one in a similar situation with multiple bandwidth providers? How do you
handle BW choice?

Normally this would be done in a router. But the routers don't handle
"calls", they handle "packets". So if the router sends packet #1 of call #1
out 1 provider and packet #2 out another, you get jitter.

Help/Advice appreciated.

Thanks,
Matthew