[Asterisk-Users] newbie questions

[Jean-Francois Theroux]

Ok, so far I know I would need a 4 ports FXO card for the incoming phone 
lines. I was thinking a Digium TDM04B. Then, I would need a card that 
would connect to a Lucent 306EC expension modules (3 incoming lines, 8 
phones) that goes in a Partner type of PBX system. We would like to keep 
those cards, and have the Asterisk system interact with it. Would that 
be possible? What type of Digium (or any other brand) card would I need 
for that? Since we have 2 expension boards, would I need more than one 
card to connect to it?

Thanks,

Nik Martin wrote:
> Jean-Francois Theroux wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>>
>>     At the office we have a Lucent PBX, which has 3 lines coming from 
>> the CO. 2 are used for phones, 1 for fax. In the office, we have 16 
>> phones. All those are connected in the PBX. We do not have an 
>> automated system nor voicemail system for now. But this is something 
>> we would like to have now. Since we do a lot of work with Linux, I was 
>> asked to look into asterisk to deplace our PBX. Software-wise, I don't 
>> have any problems yet, doesn't look too bad hard to configure.
>>
>>     Now, I know I would need a quad-port FXO card for our lines coming 
>> in from the CO in that PC. What would be the best way to connect all 
>> those 16 digital phones to the Asterisk box? I could always buy 
>> quad-ports FXS cards for now, as we don't use the 16 phones, but I 
>> don't think that's going to work well in the future when the company 
>> grows and we require more phones.
>>
>>     Keep in mind telephony is very very new to me. Any help would be 
>> very appreciated.
>>
> 
> Unfortunately, if you are going to be replacing the Lucent PBX, the 
> phones are goinf to have to go to, unless thay are regular analog 
> phones, which I seriously doubt.  You have a few options from there:
> 
> A channel bank connected to asterisk via a T-1 card, with analog phones 
> connected to the channel bank ports
> 
> VOIP phones coonnected to the office's network. (this would be my 
> recommendation)
> 
> There are other configuration options, but these are probably the most 
> popular.
> 
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