[Asterisk-Users] Channel bank question

[Damon Estep]

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> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of 
> Sean Kennedy
> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 4:40 PM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Channel bank question
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Quick question regarding channel banks, I managed to confuse 
> myself ( monday...daylight saving time...no coffee ).
> 
> If I have 10 copper wires coming in from the phone company, 
> and I want to get a channel bank that will turn those into a 
> t1 to feed into an * box with appropriate hardware, do I want 
> an FXS or FXO channel bank?
> 
> While I'm at it:  Are there specific features I should be 
> looking for?  
> Is there a specific company everyone's had good luck with?  
> Any recommendations on this or otherwise?
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Sean


I am assuming you are in the USA, correct me if incorrect.

You want to call your telco and see what the cost of a PRI (T1) is to
replace those 10 lines. You have 10 analog lines should be at the point
where it is about a break even, if not call a competitive carrier.

You do not want to use a channel bank to convert analog to digitial,
even if it could be done you are putting bandaids on a huge wound.

You will get a lot of features with the PRI you can not get on analog,
not to mention it will work, what you are talking about doing makes no
sense from a practical standpoint.

Do it right, get a PRI and a single PRI digium card (or another PRI
terminating device like a T1 chabbel bank)/