[asterisk-users] In the beginning-The first question.

[Doug Lytle]

James R. Stevens wrote:
>
> Have we enough info to ask:
> 1) 1 server or several?
>   
1 for each location, if the T1 goes down, they still will have a phone 
system.  Each Asterisk system can trunk to each other via IAX.

> 2) Channel bank or not?
>   

If you want to supply dial tone (Modems/Faxes/etc) you'll need a channel 
bank.
> 3) Type of card for the server?
>   

Either Digim or Sangoma Dual T1 card.  Depending on your budget, you may 
want to look into their hardware base echo cancellers
> 4) Am I having delusions of grandeur?
>   
No, this is very doable.

Doug



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