Why does everyone want to go off-list? Is this not information that could benefit others?<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/12/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Bruce Reeves</b> <<a href="mailto:asterisk@nortex-networks.com">
asterisk@nortex-networks.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Brandon<br><br>Your on the right track with what is can do. It will also be good to
<br>look into what kind of QOS you can do on the T-1 connections between<br>offices. I have an 8 office setup similar to this and many of your<br>goals I have achieved and would be glad to offer ideas and such if you<br>want to email me off list.
<br><br>On 3/12/07, Brandon Comouche <<a href="mailto:brandon@snofalls.com">brandon@snofalls.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> Hello<br>><br>><br>><br>> I have a brief and a long question about a possible Asterisk deployment I am
<br>> planning.<br>><br>><br>><br>> Long Story Short:<br>><br>> I have four total offices, one main and three remote. All offices are<br>> connected using dedicated network T1 lines creating one unified network
<br>> across offices. I would like to know if it is possible to set up an Asterisk<br>> system with the following capabilities:<br>><br>> - Branch Unification (I know this can be done)<br>><br>> - Branch Independence (In case of T1 network Failure, PSTN line failover at
<br>> each branch)<br>><br>> - Roaming Extensions (A user can go to any office and log in to a phone –<br>> hopefully check voice mail as well)<br>><br>> Basically, I am asking if Asterisk can be a system that will seamlessly
<br>> operate as one big system and handle failovers as well.<br>><br>><br>><br>> After spending hours playing with Asterisk, reading <a href="http://voip-info.org">voip-info.org</a>, and<br>> watching this list, it seems that Asterisk can handle anything. I just would
<br>> like re-assurance that I am not chasing a lost cause. A simple Yes or No<br>> answer is acceptable to me. Below I have a long version of what I am trying<br>> to do if anyone is in the mood to give me more pointers J
<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> Brandon<br>><br>> (Long Version Follows)<br>><br>><br>><br>> Long Story Version:<br>><br>> Here is what I have to work with:<br>><br>> - Four Offices (One main and three remote)
<br>><br>> - Dedicated T1 lines connecting three remote offices to one main office (all<br>> connections made through the main office)<br>><br>> - Will have a T1 Voice line at the main office<br>><br>> - Three PSTN lines at each remote office
<br>><br>><br>><br>> Essentially what I would like to do is create a system comparable to the<br>> ShoreTel ShoreGear product line (if you are familiar with it). This system<br>> will seamlessly unite all offices as one and provide failover in the case of
<br>> line outage. It also allows users to roam from phone to phone across offices<br>> seamlessly. It has many more features, but those are two main features I am<br>> looking for. About 40 total phones will be deployed. To make it even more
<br>> difficult, I would like all user extensions to start the same (i.e. across<br>> offices all extensions are 5### with no discernable pattern).<br>><br>><br>><br>> Progress so far:<br>><br>> At this time I have determined that I will need a server at each office as
<br>> well as a T1 card (TE110P) at the Main office and the four port TDM PSTN<br>> cards at each remote office. I plan on using the Polycom IP 430 or 501<br>> (Undecided, 501 if required). I have been using TrixBox to this point, would
<br>> like to continue if possible. It appears that I will want to use DunDi in<br>> some fashion to unite the branches.<br>><br>><br>><br>> My main roadblock right now is trying to figure out how to get all the
<br>> information across the offices at the same time (extensions, voicemail). I<br>> have successfully had two boxes communicate, but what I am looking for is<br>> much more complex I feel. I have thought of synchronized MySQL databases,
<br>> but I do not know if that will work the way I wish.<br>><br>><br>><br>> If anyone reads this far ;) I am looking for suggestions for routes I might<br>> consider or places I should/could look for more information. I am relatively
<br>> new to Asterisk, but I am not afraid to get my hands dirty. If something I<br>> said did not make any sense or if there is more information I could provide,<br>> I am happy to help where I can. Thank you for your time and assistance.
<br>><br>><br>><br>> Brandon Comouche<br>> An IT Guy<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by <a href="http://Easynews.com">Easynews.com</a>
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