[Asterisk-Users] Channel Bank?

[Andy Powell]

I'd take a look at the VoiceTronic cards ( http://www.voicetronix.com/hda.htm ) which can be used with * or their free software.. these cards can be configured as :

12 Loop-Start ports only. 
8 Loop-Start AND 4 Station ports. 
4 Loop-Start AND 8 Station ports (default configuration). 
12 Station ports only. 

HTH

Andy

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On 07/04/2004 at 08:00 John Vogel wrote:

>Four or five analog lines can be done with a single computer so no channel
>bank is needed. If you need 6 or more than there is also the choice of
>using
>two machines and IAX. 
>
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>Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Channel Bank?
>
>
><quote who="Ken">
>> Hello, I'm new to Asterisk and would like to know how you could have 4 
>> to 6 incoming analog POTS lines connecting to the Asterisk server and 
>> have 4 to 6 analog lines going out.(A T1 line is too costly). Would 2 
>> channel banks be used?
>
>A T1 channelbank has 24 channels, so only 1 is needed.
>
>FXO channels (What you connect to the POTS lines) can be both inbound and
>outbound.  If you are not using DID.  So, you just need to find out how
>many
>concurrent calls you need to support.
>
>If you are using analog DID lines, then those are inbound only, and require
>FXS ports.  (You supply dialtone and battery, the carrier's switch picks up
>your line and dials into your PBX.)
>
>Now, there are multiple ways to get the analog lines into Asterisk...
>   o use an external gateway...  POTS <-> SIP <-> Asterisk
>   o wait until next month and get the FXO multiport cards from Digium
>   o get a T1 card + channelbank
>
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