[asterisk-users] Anybody doing PRI over IP?

[Tim Nelson]

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> > -----Original Message-----
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> > [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of
> > Tim Nelson
> > Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 4:18 PM
> > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Anybody doing PRI over IP?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > There is a "T1 over Ethernet" scheme that runs a T1 over
> > Ethernet, Up
> > > all the time. It consumes 1.5 +/- megs 24/7.
> > >
> > > I would suspect that was what was being offered.
> > >
> >
> > Wow, that sounds horrifically inefficient. *MAYBE* keep the D
> > channel open all the time if necessary, but what about all
> > the channels that are not in use? Just waste 64k for each
> > channel just because?
> 
> I work for a CLEC. For our VoIP service we offer the customer a choice
> of how we handoff to the customer. Customers can pick POTS, PRI, CT1,
> or SIP handoff. Calls are SIP from our IAD/CPE device at the customer
> (usually an Adtran box w/SIP) all the way to our core. Many carriers
> do this, there is nothing special about it.
> 

Right, this is how I expected it to operate. My prior question though was regarding the 'T1 over Ethernet' scheme someone mentioned which ran full throughput all the time.

--Tim