[Asterisk-Users] SS7 and Asterisk solution

[Matthew Boehm]

We terminate local calls over PRI. Everything else goes out VoIP via SIP to
national carriers and they terminate it.
Can't you use a channel bank or an FX card to connect to PSTN? Or PRI..

-Matthew

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Underwood" <steveu at coppice.org>
To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
<asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 8:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] SS7 and Asterisk solution


> Matthew Boehm wrote:
>
> >Isn't the goal to move away from SS7? SS7 is pretty old technology. That
is
> >what we are doing. We are dropping 2 SS7 carriers and will now send
traffic
> >to them directly as SIP.
> >
> >
> So how do I connect to a PSTN line by SIP? :-)
>
> SS7 is the basis for the entire world's telephone network signalling.
> New forms which run over IP are being deployed. Even if the last
> remaining fragments of the PSTN are shut down, and everything on land
> lines is IP based, SS7 is still the core protocol for the cellular
> networks - GSM-A, for example, is built upon SS7. Of course, its always
> possible WiMAX might shut those down too. :-)
>
> Regards,
> Steve
>
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