[Asterisk-Users] OT: DS3 -> VoIP Hardware Recommendations

[Bruce Ferrell]

does that mean approching infinite or zero? ;)

Andrew Latham wrote:
> Not measurable with current tools. 
> 
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> On 7/13/05, Sahil Gupta <sgupta at voicevalley.com.au> wrote:
> 
>>Hi,
>>Whilst the talks are on regarding DS3's, what is the maximum number of
>>simultaneous channels Asterisk should be able to push through in pure
>>pass-through mode?
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>
>>Sahil Gupta
>>VoiceValley
>>
>>On Wed, 13 Jul 2005, Brian C. Fertig wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Trust me dude..  You don't want a lucent TNT.  If your going all out for
>>>an DS3 and you don't want to multiplex it then you will need something
>>>that will take a DS3 which I don't believe TNT's do.  Purchase an
>>>AS5400HPX they will and work very well.  Set yourself up with some
>>>dialpeers etc and your good to go.  Trust me.  I have done it.
>>>
>>>..o-------------------------------------------------------o.
>>>Brian Fertig
>>>NOC/Network Engineer
>>>Planet Telecom, Inc.
>>>Tampa, FL Office
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
>>>[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Tom
>>>Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:05 PM
>>>To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>>>Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] OT: DS3 -> VoIP Hardware Recommendations
>>>
>>>At 10:06 AM 7/13/2005, you wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hello all,
>>>> We are looking for some hardware requirements/recommendations to be
>>>
>>>able
>>>
>>>>to handle a full DS3's worth of TDM -> VoIP traffic. The DS3 would
>>>
>>>bring
>>>
>>>>24 calls per T1 x 28 T1s = 672 simultaneous calls. We would then need
>>>
>>>to
>>>
>>>>convert those calls into G729 SIP VoIP calls to send to our asterisk
>>>
>>>box
>>>
>>>>over ethernet. Since everything is going in/out of asterisk is 729,
>>>
>>>and
>>>
>>>>no features are needed, I think it can handle the routing. If not, I
>>>
>>>can
>>>
>>>>whip up a SER box.
>>>>
>>>> We currently have a Cisco 7206VXR (1 voice resource) and a Cisco
>>>
>>>AS5300
>>>
>>>>(120 voice resources). The DS3 will also have SS7 signaling on it.
>>>>
>>>>Recommendations/comments/concerns/rants are graciously welcomed.
>>>
>>>Lucent TNT
>>>
>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Matthew
>>>
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