[Asterisk-Users] Channel Bank configuration

[Andy Hester]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com]On Behalf Of Marty Mastera
> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 6:34 PM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Channel Bank configuration
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I don't have any experience with channel banks and would appreciate any
> feedback on my theory outlined below:
>
> We have a single T1 entering the building with channels 1-12 being voice
> lines and 13-24 being a 768k internet connection.  This T1 terminates to
> an Adit 600 (T1-1).
>
> Here's what I know.  Channels 11-12 go out the Adit 600's 25-pair
> connector to a wiring block (and eventually to 2 fax machines - I assume
> this is to have the fax machines bypass the currently installed phone
> switch).  The data comes out the Router card on the Adit and into
> our network.
>
> The currently installed phone system is an NEC NEAX2000 IVS box which is
> connected by CAT5 to the Adit 600's T1-2 port.  (I am assuming that voice
> channels 1-10 are mapped to the Adit T1-2 and getting to the NEC this
> way....There is also a 25 pair cable leaving the NEC and terminating on a
> wiring block for the desk phones.
>
> So my assumption is that channels 1-10 are mapped as FXO onto the Adit's
> 2nd T1 port, channels 11-12 to the Adit's 25-pair connector and 13-24 to
> the router card for data.
>
> This leaves the NEC box to handle the FXS (and hence why it is directly
> connected to the phones).

So far so good...

>
> When I replace the NEC box with an * box/T100P, I'm thinking that I will
> have to map Channels 1-12 to the T1-2 port and map the 8 Adit FXS
> channels on the T1-2 port to the Adit's 25-pair for the Adit's FXS
> capability....then run that T1 into the T100P and configure * to route
> between the FXO and FXS channels appropriately.

yes - map channels 1-12 to T1-2 on the Adit, but what are the "8 Adit FXS
channels on the T1-2 port"?

Also, what type of desk sets are you planning to use with *?


>
> Does this sound right?  I'm trying to understand if the channel bank uses
> the T1 from the Adit for both FXO and FXS channels!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marty
>
>
>
>
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