[Asterisk-biz] SS7 and Asterisk solution

[Bartosz Jozwiak]

> 
>>>When using SS7 for interconnection with the ILEC our costs would be
>>>less.
>>>They charge about 60% less for SS7.  
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>I see. 60% less on what for SS7?
>>  
>>
> If a PRI costs $1000 a month then the same T1 with SS7 instead of PRI 
> costs $400.
> 
> Basically your T1 will simply have 24 voice circuits but the signalling 
> for those voice circuits will be via some other path using the SS7 
> protocol.  On DMS switches we configured SS7 links via V.35 ports.
> 
> I can see why providers push for SS7.  On a DMS switch, a shelf of PRI 
> enabled E1 cards would cost about 2-3 times what a shelf of plain E1s 
> would cost (known as IMT - Inter Machine Trunks). 
> 
> Andres
> Network Admin
> http://www.telesip.net
> 

What about that solution between telco with SS7 and our Asterisk.
I see that this product supports SS7
http://www.sonusnet.com/contents/products/gsx.cfm

TELECO SS7 |===ss7,tdm===== | GSX9000 <---voip---> asterisk