Thanx a lot steve and tzafrir. i'll get back to you guys if i run into trouble.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 2:42 AM, Steve Totaro <<a href="mailto:stotaro@totarotechnologies.com">stotaro@totarotechnologies.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 4:30 PM, Tilghman Lesher<br>
<<a href="mailto:tilghman@mail.jeffandtilghman.com">tilghman@mail.jeffandtilghman.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> On Monday 02 June 2008 15:07, Rizwan Hisham wrote:<br>
>> Thanx a lot Tzafrir and Tlighman. But i need to clear some more concepts<br>
>> before starting to implement anything.<br>
>><br>
>> In ATFOT i read about configuring an analogue pstn line, by configuring<br>
>> /etc/zaptel.conf and some other things in etc/asterisk/zapata.conf, that<br>
>> was just one line. if I configure the E1 card then ,correct me if im wrong,<br>
>> i will have similar 32 channels like that single pstn line in TDM card, The<br>
>> only difference will be the number of channels?<br>
><br>
> No. As I said before, you will have 30 channels of voice. Not 32.<br>
><br>
>> what are b & d channels and whats the difference between them?<br>
><br>
> Bearer channels can transport voice. The data channel is used exclusively<br>
> for signalling.<br>
><br>
>> Tilghman..<br>
>> Can a 1.2GH machine handle 62 CONCURRENT zap calls?<br>
><br>
> That would be 60, not 62. Remember, there are 2 D channels, one for<br>
> each circuit. I provided the 1.2GHz speed as an example of the minimum<br>
> you will probably need, as long as you do no transcoding, conferencing, or<br>
> other tasks which would up the CPU load. If you do either of those tasks<br>
> (or the myriad of other tasks, like running a database on the same machine),<br>
> you will need more CPU. And given that a 1.2GHz machine is now generally<br>
> more expensive than most new machines (which are considerably faster), it<br>
> would probably be a wise choice to get the fastest machine for your money.<br>
> I don't know what exactly is the sweet point on processors this month, but<br>
> it's probably around 2.2GHz dual core.<br>
><br>
>> If you can provide me a good source where i can find all the necessary<br>
>> info then it will be more easier and faster for me.<br>
><br>
> Froogle? Pricewatch?<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Tilghman<br>
><br>
<br>
</div></div>Configs for a live four port Digium T1 card. genzaptelconf took care<br>
of it for me, Sangoma has an install script that generates these files<br>
as well. Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz.<br>
<br>
/etc/zaptel.conf<br>
# Autogenerated by ./genzaptelconf -- do not hand edit<br>
# Zaptel Configuration File<br>
#<br>
# This file is parsed by the Zaptel Configurator, ztcfg<br>
#<br>
<br>
# It must be in the module loading order<br>
<br>
<br>
# Span 1: TE4/0/1 "T4XXP (PCI) Card 0 Span 1" B8ZS/ESF<br>
span=1,1,1,esf,b8zs<br>
# termtype: te<br>
bchan=1-23<br>
dchan=24<br>
<br>
# Span 2: TE4/0/2 "T4XXP (PCI) Card 0 Span 2" B8ZS/ESF RED<br>
span=2,2,1,esf,b8zs<br>
# termtype: te<br>
bchan=25-47<br>
dchan=48<br>
<br>
# Span 3: TE4/0/3 "T4XXP (PCI) Card 0 Span 3" B8ZS/ESF RED<br>
span=3,3,1,esf,b8zs<br>
# termtype: te<br>
bchan=49-71<br>
dchan=72<br>
<br>
# Span 4: TE4/0/4 "T4XXP (PCI) Card 0 Span 4" B8ZS/ESF RED<br>
span=4,4,1,esf,b8zs<br>
# termtype: te<br>
bchan=73-95<br>
dchan=96<br>
<br>
# Global data<br>
<br>
loadzone = us<br>
defaultzone = us<br>
<br>
<br>
/etc/asterisk/zapata.conf<br>
<br>
; Autogenerated by ./genzaptelconf -- do not hand edit<br>
; Zaptel Channels Configurations (zapata.conf)<br>
;<br>
; This is not intended to be a complete zapata.conf. Rather, it is intended<br>
; to be #include-d by /etc/zapata.conf that will include the global settings<br>
;<br>
<br>
; Span 1: TE4/0/1 "T4XXP (PCI) Card 0 Span 1" B8ZS/ESF<br>
[channels]<br>
group=1<br>
context=from-pstn<br>
switchtype = national<br>
signalling = pri_cpe<br>
channel => 1-23<br>
<br>
; Span 2: TE4/0/2 "T4XXP (PCI) Card 0 Span 2" B8ZS/ESF RED<br>
group=2<br>
context=from-pstn<br>
switchtype = national<br>
signalling = pri_cpe<br>
channel => 25-47<br>
<br>
; Span 3: TE4/0/3 "T4XXP (PCI) Card 0 Span 3" B8ZS/ESF RED<br>
group=3<br>
context=from-pstn<br>
switchtype = national<br>
signalling = pri_cpe<br>
channel => 49-71<br>
<br>
; Span 4: TE4/0/4 "T4XXP (PCI) Card 0 Span 4" B8ZS/ESF RED<br>
group=4<br>
context=from-pstn<br>
switchtype = national<br>
signalling = pri_cpe<br>
channel => 73-95<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<font color="#888888">Steve Totaro<br>
</font><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Best Regards<br>Rizwan Hisham<br>