Faxing and PCI (was Re: [Asterisk-Users] Digium cards, so disappointing !)

Remco Barende asterisk at barendse.to
Sat Apr 15 06:21:27 MST 2006


> 	So, to document this, the likelihood of a fax working goes in this
> order best to worse:
>
> 	1. POTS -> fax
> 	2. POTS -> FXO-TDM400P-FXS -> fax
> 	3. T1 -> TE410P -> channel bank -> fax
> 	4. T1 -> TE110P -> PCI -> TE110P -> channel bank -> fax
> 	5. T1 -> TE110P -> PCI -> TDM400P-FXS -> fax
>
> 	6. T1 -> TE110P -> PCI -> Ethernet/IP -> IAXy -> fax
> 	7. FXO-TDM400P -> PCI -> Ethernet/IP -> IAXy -> fax
>
> 	Is this a correct?  If it's not a PCI problem then there shouldn't be
> much of a difference between options 3 and 4.  If it's a card issue then
> it would be nice to know which T1 cards handle fax better than others.

Yes, BUT!!!  be aware that if you have an E1 pri from your telco a T1 
channel bank will not help anything. In this case (your option 3) native 
bridging will be possible and asterisk will have to transcode giving you 
the some problems again.....




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