[Asterisk-Users] Forklift a 2000 phone PBX

[James Taylor]

On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 16:42:24 -0700, Michael Welter <mike at introspect.com>  
wrote:

> I'm staring at an RFP--this company wants to replace a 2000 position PBX  
> (at eight locations) with a new system.  Their mindset is Nortel/Avaya  
> because they talk about 28-button digital sets.  The do specify a few IP  
> phones for just one location, so they are aware of VoIP.
>
> I'm going to bid on this--there's nothing to lose except the time it  
> takes to write the proposal.  I'll bid an off site Asterisk system with  
> SIP telephones.  Using the metric of 100 SIP phones/box, I'll bid twenty  
> Asterisk boxes with ten boxes at each of two hosting locations.  Each  
> phone will have registrations to both sites.
>
> The big unknown is wiring.  I'm going to assume the worst, that the  
> existing LAN is overloaded.  I would a) have to make LAN wiring out of  
> existing Cat3 wiring, or b) install a new voice-only LAN.
>
> Does anyone know how to qualify existing Cat3 wiring for use as a LAN?
>
> Has anyone does an Asterisk system on this scale?
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Mike
>
> P.S.  Sorry for the cross post, but I would like everyone to see this.
>


Qualify your cable:
http://www.action-electronics.com/bbrwc.htm



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