[Asterisk-Users] Migration to Asterisk - Running off of Merlin Legend system

[Steven Critchfield]

On Thu, 2003-07-03 at 15:11, Steve Creel wrote:
> We currently have a Merlin Legend system.  The voicemail is falling apart
> (with the transition to a 10 digit timestamp on Sept. 8, 2001, the system
> locked up and refused to take calls; the official solution is to change
> the system time back to a year with a matching calendar).  We are in the
> process of preparing the network infrastructure to support a VoIP system
> with Asterisk, but won't be there for a few months.  We'd like to go ahead
> and replace the voicemail system with Asterisk now, and as we're ready,
> drop the Merlin system.
> 
> My questions:
> 
> Right now, the voicemail system (and auto-attendant) are connected to the
> switch by 4 analog lines.  Logic says that these are FXS cards in the
> switch, like any other extension.  The switch handles an incoming call and
> transfers it to the auto-attendant.  How would such a call be identified
> to be dropped in the appropriate context?
> 
> When the phone switch fails to reach someone at an extension, it transfers
> them to the voicemail system.  How could these calls be identified as
> different from an incoming call to the auto-attendant?  How is the
> appropriate mailbox or extension identified?

It is unlikely that you have 4 lines max to send and receive calls to
voicemail and auto attendant. It may be some other technology to route
TDM to the PC that does voicemail and auto attendant. If this is true,
then you won't be able to use those interfaces. 
-- 
Steven Critchfield  <critch at basesys.com>