[Asterisk-Users] Channel Bank configuration

[Andy Hester]

Marty,
	You will not be able to use these phones with *.  As far as I know,
there are no digital desksets that work with asterisk.  This leaves you with
either analog sets or VoIP sets.

	If you want to use analog sets, the config that you mentioned would
probably work, but you would be dependant on your phone co. to make any
changes or help with troubleshooting.  This doesn't sound too good to me but
then again, it might be less expensive.

	If you want to go VoIP, you could get the VoIP desk sets and plugem into an
ethernet switch along with your * box.  Whether or not you split out the
analog lines at the ADIT or at the * box really just depends on whether you
want to do any management on those calls.  If you do want to run those
through asterisk, you could get one of their new tdm cards instead of
sending those channels back to the ADIT.

Sincerely,
Andy Hester
Consero


> -----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 11:25 PM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Channel Bank configuration
>
>
> Hello Andy, thank you very much for your response...
>
> The "8 Adit FXS channels on T1-2" that I was referring to is the 8 port
> FXS card that is installed in the Adit.  I was trying to describe our
> voice channels 1-12 entering the * box via T1-2 and having * route up to
> 6 extensions back via T1-2 to the Adit's 8 port FXS card and ultimately
> to the phones via the 25-pair connector.
>
> Is this legitimate?
>
> I may have a problem with the phones....The current phones are an NEC
> model (DtermE) which say "for NEC pbx only" on the back....does anyone
> know if they will work? Otherwise can a decent business phone be
> recommended (with transfer, hold, callerid, etc...capabilties)?
>
> Thanks again Andy,
>
> Marty
>
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 23:02:22 -0500 "Andy Hester" wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > > -----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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