[Asterisk-Users] How many digium cards per server ?

[Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk]

>> Hello,
>>
>> How  many digium cards is supported per asterisk
>> server ?
>
>
> hi
>
> I know people in here use 4 boards, but I believe the only real  
> limitation is the number of PCI slots in your computer.
>
> Obviously, with 4x4xE1/T1 boards (480 B channels) you need a pretty  
> fast monster to drag it around due to the way the zaptel/asterisk  
> works. So the actual limit is probably mostly restricted to how  
> fast your PC is. I know other telco engines easily drag 16 E1's,  
> but I am not sure Asterisk can do that even without echo cancel?  
> You have to test...

I recently tested a dual xeon64 3.2 with two sangoma A104 cards, and  
that could just handle the load. I beleive the digium cards will  
require about the same load, since it is mainly zaptel eating cpu...

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