[Asterisk-Users] Fax and PRI

[jjones at quiddesign.com]

On Jan 19, 2005, at 10:03 AM, Peer Oliver Schmidt wrote:

> Lee Howard wrote:
>> On 2005.01.19 01:39 tim panton wrote:
>>> My options include;
>>>     1) get a basic fax machine and plug it into a (iaxy/sipura?) 
>>> ATA. Configure the ATA to do alaw
>>> so asterisk doesn't have to do any transcoding and hope it works.
>>>     2) use spandsp on my asterisk system and add suitable print 
>>> queues
>>>     3) get an separate analog line and plug a fax into it
> [..]

I have had great success connecting FAX machines to analog ports of 
directly connected channel banks (Adit600). This configuration uses * 
as an old fashioned TDM switch. I have one machine which gets very 
heavy use with 20+ page transmissions and is very stable.

ATAs do have issues.