[Asterisk-Users] picking a channel bank

[Ken Alker]

I have never had to pick out a channel bank before but I'd like to use one 
with the Digium T-1 card to hook 8 analog CO lines to an * PBX.

Is there a reference somewhere describing and comparing channel banks (old 
and new)?

Can modern channel banks handle translating all the "new" analog signaling 
features into a T-1 format?  For example, can it interpret the 1200 baud 
FSK caller ID stream that is inserted between the first and second ring and 
translate that into digital caller ID delivery out the RJ-45 port?

How about:

1) caller ID
2) caller ID call waiting
3) distinctive rings
4) call waiting
5) analog 3-way calling (flash hook)
6) analog call transfer (3-way call w/hang up)
7) stutter dial-tone (message waiting)
8) anything else I've missed?

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