[asterisk-users] Asterisk Advice

[yusuf]

K Y Iyer wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Looking at using Asterisk for a new remote office with about 200 
> extensions.  We have an existing EPABX in our central office with about 
> 120 POTS lines.
> 
> The central office and the new office will be connected over a 4Mbps 
> leased line.
> 
> We want to be able to connect our Asterisk box to our EPABX so that 
> people with Asterisk VoIP extensions can dial out using the POTS line - 
> and, of course, receive calls through the POTS line.
> 
> I am informed that we will require a Digium card to connect the Asterisk 
> box to the existing EPABX. This card, I am told is a PRI card that can 
> handle 30 voice channels.  This is fine. 
> 
> My question is -  how many such cards can one Asterisk system handle? 
> 
> What if I want to enable three PRI lines on Asterisk?  Is it recommended 
> to put in three or four PRI cards in one Asterisk box?
> 
> I have a dual Xeon 3.0Ghz (I think!) box with 2GB RAM - this box can be 
> upgraded or changed as well and am running RHEL 4.0 AS on it.
> 
> Thanks very much
> 
> Best wishes
> 
> Iyer


Hi,

PRI cards come in 1/2/4 ports, so just 1 card will be enough to manage three PRI lines.
Also look at Sangoma cards, they have PRI carda also.


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thanks,
yusuf

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