[Asterisk-Users] Beyond T1

[Steven P. Donegan]

Andrew Thompson wrote:

> Christopher Jacob wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>> This may be a stupid question, but here it is...
>>
>> What interface gives the most density? Do I top out at T1's? For 
>> instance, 4
>> t1's to the Digium Quad span t1 card. Is there an interface available 
>> for T3
>> or DS3?
>
>
> Depending on where you using the circuits, you might try an E1. It 
> uses the same total bandwidth as a T1(I think), but splits the 
> channels at 56K instead of 64K, yielding more channels. (And now I 
> can't remember the number.)
>
> I haven't heard of direct DS3 connectivity...
>
> Just stretching my imagination a little bit, you might be able to plug 
> a  DS3 into a H323 box, and then feed the IP-side of the calls to 
> asterisk....
>
Actually T1 is 24x64k and E1 is 30x64k - 1.536 megabits/sec -vs- 2.0 if 
I recall correctly...