[Asterisk-Users] Can Asterisk replace Cisco 5350?

[AR Tarzi]

Ignoring SS7, why exactly are you setting up several boxes ? there are quad 
E1 cards no ?
This is way out of my league, but I just want to understand.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jean-Michel Hiver" <jhiver at ykoz.net>
To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" 
<asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 12:19
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Can Asterisk replace Cisco 5350?


> Linuxnizer The Mesmorizer a écrit :
>
>> Hi,
>>  We are using Cisco5350 as a gateway with 2 E1 cards (part# 
>> AS535-DFC-2CE1) to terminate calls. We need 2 more gateways, my question 
>> is can we save some money and use Asterisk + PCI E1 cards?
>
> I've had the same issue lately. I need to set up a 4E1 / g.729 solution.
>
>
> Asterisk way
> ========
>
> - 4 asterisk boxes with 1 E1 card (approx $2k each)
> - 120 g.729 licences ($1.2k)
> - 1 SER box to dispatch the calls on the 4 asterisk boxes ($1k)
>
> Total: 4 * 2 + 1.2 + 1 = 10.2
>
>
> In the end, I went on voipsupply.com and saw that they offer Audiocodes 
> mediant 2000 (4 E1 version) for about $10k. Since this box also does SS7 
> (which is nice if you want to properly interconnect some day), can scale 
> up to 16 E1 and is conveniently packed in a 1U rackable unit, I have 
> decided to go with Audiocodes.
>
> Since I am not set up yet, I can't tell wether it is a good decision or 
> not. I will let you know :)
>
>
> Cheers,
> Jean-Michel.
>
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