[Asterisk-bsd] OT: Data DS1/Channelized DS3 terms for FreeBSD.

[Forrest W. Christian]

I realize that this is slightly off-topic, but I'm not sure where to
ask... And since it does have some overlap with voip...

I'm looking for an option to terminate a fair number of T1 channels into a
freebsd box.  These for HDLC (or PPP) encapsulated data.  In short, we're
buying a T1 PtP loop from us to the customer and using it for voice and
data.

I really would like to avoid having a large pile of boxes just terminating
T1's.   Everything I'm finding does a maximum of about 4T1's per U, or is
really expensive.

I would *love* to find a multiport T1 card for FreeBSD which does data
well and that we can put multiple ones in the same chassis.  The other,
probably preferred, option would be a Channelized DS3 card for FreeBSD
which we can then either just take a DS3 from the ILEC or put a 1U DS3 mux
in.

Does such a beast exist?  What options are available for multiport T1
cards or Channelized (to the T1 level) DS3 cards which work with FreeBSD?

I'm aware of the Digium 4 port cards, but I understand they may have data
issues, plus I'm not sure about putting more than one in a box ... It
sounds like this isn't a possibility.

It sounds like the sangoma 4 port card works well for data but I'm not
sure about FreeBSD suport.

Can anyone shed any more light on this?

-forrest