[asterisk-users] PRI Splitter

[Igor Hernandez]

We recently got a fsv-4fps failover switch from failsafevoip and it
seems to be pretty solid and affordable for the ability to switch 4
trunks. It switches on power failure or death of asterisk.

The only drawback being that its an external enclosure, if you're short
of space on the rack it might be hard finding a spot for it.




Karl Fife wrote:
> On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 06:53:11 "Olivier" <oza-4h07 at myamail.com> said:
>> and power it ...
>>
>> Maybe, an external USB port could be used to power the board but the
>> "enclosure" question remains ...
>>
> 
> You're right.  At this time there's no Rhino enclosure for the Single
> Port Failover card, but it definitely designed to be powered by the
> External USB port if you mount it externally.  If I ever need to mount
> it externally, I'll get a $5 project box at radio shack if there's not
> better available by then.  
> 
> ...in response to:
>> 2008/9/1 Karl Fife <asterisk-users at kfife.mailworks.org>
>>
>>>> So this card has interesting price position, the main drawback being,
>>>> IMHO,
>>>> it's eating a slot, which can be a rare resource in rackable servers.
>>>>
>>> You raise a very important point.  This device uses a BRACKET, but not a
>>> motherboard SLOT.
>>> In other words, it hangs free in one of the chassis slots that do not
>>> have a corresponding slot on the motherboard.
>>> If you do not have a bracket slot, you could mount it externally, but
>>> you'd have to engineer a way to hold it.
>>
> 
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