[Asterisk-Users] Re: 12.50$ per port ???

[Miroslav Nachev]

   Hi,

MK> ... 2) Buy 4 Carrier Access Channel Banks for $100 ...

   From where can I buy Carrier Access Channel Banks for $100? Any URL
or related info?


   Best Regards,
   Miroslav Nachev

MK> Shoval,
MK>     Interesting Mention. I agree, most people don't have CO exp. And I
MK> wish daily I had enough.

MK> Understand that what I mean by my e-mail is consumer side FXS ports, in
MK> broader terms, I mean, customer picks up a phone line, it signals a
MK> channel bank which signals *. 24 of those channels.

MK> Not channels equipped to Send Signal to the CO that a loop has been made..
MK> meaning FXO.

MK> 24 FXS, $100. I don't deal with FXO since I deal w/ PRI.. and do not need
MK> FXO ports.

MK> My thought here was related to downstream customers.. which in the this
MK> world implies FXS.

MK> Talk was mentioned for DSPs.. Echo Can and Codec Management, this 
MK> interests me because of the unique hardware requirements of the 4 port
MK> cards.. mainly in interrupts and CPU usage. Fit 10 cards to one system,
MK> that's 40 ports.. fit double density, that's 80.. this interests me on the
MK> cPCI platform. Others know what I think about this and why.


MK> Beyodn that, my point here is 1) Buy a T400P for $800 and 2) Buy 4 Carrier
MK> Access Channel Banks for $100 and 3) You'll have a 96 Downstream Port
MK> solution for $1200, meaning $12.50 a Port NRC.

MK> If you can find a cheaper *OR* easier solution, let me know. Because it'll
MK> save me money and you'll be my friend. ;)

MK> As for FXO, my best solution was Mainstreet Newbridge 3624s from Ebay for
MK> about $150-$300 a box w/ 12 port FXOs a while back. Then I moved to PRI
MK> for the capability of setting Caller ID easily (e&m was a pain in the..).

MK> wherd

MK> -Matt


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MK> On Wed, 15 Dec 2004, Shoval Tomer wrote:

>> 
>> 
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Matt Klein [mailto:mklein at nmedia.net]
>> > Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 11:19 AM
>> > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>> > Cc: markster at lists.digium.com
>> > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Re: Ethernet Channel Bank idea
>> > 
>> > Ethernet Channel Bank
>> > 
>> > Hmm.
>> > 
>> > Caught my attention for more than 34 hours, you win.
>> > 
>> > I'm getting 24 port carrier access channel banks for $100, Digium 4
>> Port
>> > Cards for about $800 (T400P) a card.. Meaning a blended cost of
>> ~$12.50
>> > per channel NRC. I can mux up 96 channels for a cost of $12.50 per
>> channel
>> > all day long. And easily sell it at $25 to cover the cost of the box
>> per
>> > port, T-1 channel per port, and channel bank per port non recurring
>> costs.
>> > 
>> 
>> Matt,
>> 
>> A 24 port channel bank for $100 ???
>> Where? 
>> If you can get one that's working and has 8 FXO ports and 16 FXS ports,
>> and is one of the brands that work well with * (support all or most
>> features) for $100, I'll buy it from you for $200.
>> 
>> Now, as to why we're interested in an Ethernet channel bank, you should
>> keep in mind that some of the people on the list have no telco
>> experience.
>> And that's fine by me (especially since I'm one of them).
>> You can manage a Cisco call manager, and other VOIP systems that
>> originated from the IP side of the VOIP world without being a telco
>> expert.
>> 
>> VOIP systems that originated from the VO side, like ones from Panasonic,
>> LG, etc. are cryptic at best to us non telco guys.
>> 
>> We don't have the experience and knowledge necessary to setup channel
>> banks (it's not like they have 24 RJ45 ports on them, right?)
>> 
>> An Ethernet channel bank will probably be much easier for us to set up.
>> 
>> I can understand and respect telco guys, who've setup channel banks for
>> TDM PBXs for years not being afraid to try and hook it up with *.
>> 
>> Me? I'm scared as hell
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Shoval Tomer,
>> IT Manager,
>> SofTov Advanced Systems, Ltd.
>> Office: +972-3-9230686 ext. 179
>> Fax: +972-3-9216642
>> Mobile: +972-54-8000200
>> 
>> 
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