[Asterisk-Users] Re: * point to point t1 solution? / alternatives

[Bill Michaelson]

I can appreciate the desire to avoid reconfiguring existing hardware, 
but that is part and parcel of what we are discussing: reconfiguring 
hardware.  Without further specification, it has no bearing on how to 
preserve application behavior, which is what we are trying to accomplish 
with this discussion.

I don't wish to second-guess your analysis of the business requirements 
- you are the authority - but your initial post expressed a desire to 
move toward an Asterisk configuration as one of your goals.  Toward that 
end, development of an appropriate dialing plan ultimately must happen, 
and I would think if done properly, would not change dialing patterns or 
extension numbering unless this is what you desired.

I must agree that fax and modem performance is problematic, but here 
again, this would be an issue anyway when you transition completely to 
Asterisk, as you implied about your long-term plan.  So perhaps now is 
the time to address this matter.

Are you sure you really want to do this at all?

>Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 08:52:04 -0700
>From: "Damon Estep" <damon at suburbanbroadband.net>
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what are the application implications of this? In other words, what 
system behavioral changes will your users experience in the various 
scenarios (pure circuit emulation vs. relay via IAX or similar)?

>circuit emulation will;
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>1. eliminate the need to reconfigure the exisitng hardware.
>2. improve the chances that fax and analog modem devices will still work.
>3. NOT change any dialing patterns or extensons numbering.
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>there are other, but they are less significant
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>My goal is to run an asterisk box at each end ... with the goal of migrating off of the
>>norstars eventually.
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