[Asterisk-Users] Looking for input on which way to gowith smallbusiness setup

[Kerry Garrison]

What would the difference be with using IP phones or ATA's in that case? You
are still talking about a network device. Even with 50-60 stations installs
you are highly unlikely to run into a need for QoS internally.
-Kerry
 

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> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of 
> Jean-Michel Hiver
> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 1:41 PM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Looking for input on which way 
> to gowith smallbusiness setup
> 
> Kerry Garrison a écrit :
> 
> >You will kick yourself up and down the block for not using 
> IP phones in 
> >the end. What are you going to spend? $65 for an ata and $25 for a 
> >phone? Spend the extra money and get SNOM or Linksys phones. 
> You then 
> >need to figure out how to get 12 analog lines into Asterisk. Using 3 
> >TDM400's is not really an option as you will spend countless hours 
> >trying to figure out interrupt issues.  The next best option is 3 
> >Mediatrix 1204 Gateways, this will set you back about $1,800 
> and will 
> >be maxed out. The best option, sticking with analog lines that is, 
> >would be a Rhino CB-24 FXO Channel Bank connected to a Rhino 
> R1T1 card 
> >in the asterisk server. This bundle will hit you for about 
> $2,000 but will only be half full.
> >  
> >
> True, but using IP Phones means you need to do proper QoS at 
> the level of your LAN or install a second LAN (which kinda 
> defeats the purpose) as otherwise a network card going 
> bananas could kill your phone system. So you need to get a 
> proper QoS enabled switch, which is quite expensive too...
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