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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=691242311-23082006>I posted about this
a year or two ago:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=691242311-23082006>Currently we can
find Cisco 801 ISDN Routers on ebay for about 40 euro. This equipment supports
RCAPI (CAPI over TCP) Think of it as a isdn-ethernet
adapter.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=691242311-23082006>There are other
manufacturers who support this protocol in their ISDN Devices. (AVM, Bintec,
Draytek)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=691242311-23082006>With the proper
drivers you could give Asterisk an ISDN interface over a TCP/IP
Connection.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=691242311-23082006>The problem is that
altough the protocol exists for some years, there isn't any known implementation
of this idea integrated with asterisk.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=691242311-23082006>One interesting use
of this technology would be to be able to run Asterisk completely independent
from hardware (in a virtual machine for example) while still supporting ISDN
connectivity, using cheap, reliable and easy to find ISDN "bridges" (Cisco 801's
for example)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=691242311-23082006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=691242311-23082006>I know for sure that
the protocol works, as I have some customers sending and receiving faxes, using
voice mail and ISDN soft-phones on Windows, using RVS-COM.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=691242311-23082006>However I haven't
seen any linux implementation, and no one talking about using it with
asterisk.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=691242311-23082006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=691242311-23082006>Today I have found
some specifications and code samples from bintec (<A
href="ftp://ftp.funkwerk-ec.com/pub/libcapi">ftp://ftp.funkwerk-ec.com/pub/libcapi</A>)
that I hope someone with more knowledge than me can use to evaluate the
possibility.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=691242311-23082006>Maybe we can start a
bounty? I would gladly pay a reasonable amount for a working asterisk-Cisco 801
solution.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=691242311-23082006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=691242311-23082006>Best
Regards,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=691242311-23082006>Daniel
Matos</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>