[Asterisk-Users] Multiple zaphfc cards (for ISDN BRI) in a singlemachine

[tim panton]

On 3 Nov 2005, at 11:36, Chris Bagnall wrote:

>> I would suggest using a pair of 4-port cards. The interrupts
>> alone from 5 PCI cards would kill most boxes. There is also
>> an octo-card, but I have no personal experience of that.
>
> Hmm... the price is something of an obstacle - given that single  
> BRI cards
> can be had for sub-£20, justifying £425 on a 4-port card onto which  
> there'd
> need to be another single BRI anyway might be a challenge.
>
> Are there any other options worth considering here? How about a  
> board with 2
> PCI buses (e.g. one PCI, one PCI-X) ?

I know this isn't what you asked, but, I'd think hard about moving to  
PRI instead.
I find that around at around 8 lines it is generally cheaper (and far  
easier) to
switch to partial E1. All the UK providers will offer you a free  
install on a 10 channel
PRI if you sign up for long enough or commit to enough spend.

You can run a partial E1 on a lowpowered 1U server (1Ghz 512Mb),
so you could save on the hardware bigtime.

Tim.

>
> Regards,
>
> Chris
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