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<DIV>How can you caculate the number of call an SS7 channel can handle ?.</DIV>
<DIV>I have a E1 line, can I just need use 1 channel for SS7 signal, and other 29 channels for data tranmission ?. Is it OK.</DIV>
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<DIV>Giang<BR></DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Cary Fitch <caryf@usawide.net><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Mon, October 25, 2010 12:34:19 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [asterisk-users] ISDN & SS7<BR></FONT><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I do not have knowledge of the SS7 vendors for Asterisk. Using redundant 56k data channels, we handle calls via 6 DS3s (672 X 6 calls) from the PSTN on a commercial telephone switch, with no issues at all.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>huu giang<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Sunday, October 24, 2010 12:06 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [asterisk-users] ISDN & SS7</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Hi cary,</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Can you recommend me what add-on vendors I should use ?</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Can a open source solution such as chan_ss7 or libss7 support many conncurrent calls (for example 240 calls) ?</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Thanks</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Cary Fitch <caryf@usawide.net><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Sun, October 24, 2010 9:33:28 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [asterisk-users] ISDN & SS7</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">SS7 is an inter-telco system using a separate network for all signaling.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">You must have an SS7 network connection before anything will work.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Then the T1 Spans run 24 64k audio paths. The SS7 net exchanges the call data and connection info between the switches.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Asterisk doesn’t support SS7 natively although I believe there are one or more add-on vendors.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Cary</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Fitch</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>huu giang<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Sunday, October 24, 2010 10:53 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [asterisk-users] ISDN & SS7</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Hi all,</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I'm being requested to deploy an IVR service using SS7. </SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I've deployed Asterisk before using ISDN connection, but never with SS7.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Can anyone explain me the different between using ISDN and SS7 ? What need I do now to change to use SS7 ?.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Many thanks,</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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