[Asterisk-Users] channel banks

[Peter Svensson]

On Thu, 9 Dec 2004, Dan Goscomb wrote:

> we are about to deploy an asterisk server. on the external side we will
> have an ISDN30e plugged in to a E100P card. On the internal side i wish
> to use a channel bank. Which products work best for this solution? Can
> another E100P be used? and if so... what channel banks are compatible?
> where can they be purchased? and whats the approximate cost?
> 
> please note we are in the UK

I'd go with a TE405P (or TE410P depending in pci flavour). They can cross
connect internally and the stream does not have to go through the pci bus. 
Also, this way the interrupt rate is havled compared to using two single 
E1 cards.

Telappliant have them in stock, I think. As to channel banks, Ebay seem to 
be the cheapest but there are mostly T1 banks on sale. Used E1 banks are 
rarer and more expensive. 

Peter