[asterisk-users] Reverse-ATA : Using PSTN lines to connect toAsterisk

[Drew Gibson]

Grandstream make a 4-port and an 8-port FXO ATA
Linksys make one but I think it is proprietary to their own "Linksys 
One" system

regards,

Drew

Mike wrote:
> Probably, if I only needed one FXO.  What is the customer has 4 
> "channels" (PSTN lines)? Don't I need 4 FXO?
>  
> And, about the Sipura, it looks like it would do what I want, but it 
> only has one FXO, limiting it's usefulness.
>  
> Mike
>  
>  
> On 4/10/07, *Mike* <list at virtutel.ca <mailto:list at virtutel.ca>> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>      
>     I'm looking for a few pointers on using ATA to connect Asterisk to
>     the PSTN.  Basically, I'm running a Hosted PBX service, and in
>     urban centers I can usually get SIP or PRIs.  Since I sell my
>     customers SIP hardphones, the data flow is like this:
>      
>     Customer's SIP Hardphone ---- My own Asterisk ----- Outside lines
>      
>     But when it comes to smaller villages (I deal with people in tiny
>     places), I'd like to reuse their own PSTN line this way:
>      
>     Customer's SIP hardphone ---- My own Asterisk ------ Some device
>     on the customer's premise ---- customer's PSTN lines
>      
>      
>     I know ATAs are mostly used in a scenario where you reuse
>     traditional phones to connect to SIP servers, but can they
>     accomodate my scenario? And if so, what line of ATA should I be
>     looking at?
>      
>     Mike
>
>
> Hello Mike,
>
> Wouldn't a Sipura SPA 3000, with an FXS and an FXO, handle what you want?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Francis
>

-- 
Drew Gibson

Systems Administrator
OANDA Corporation
www.oanda.com

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