[Asterisk-Users] How to use a data T-1?

[Warren]

Steve,

I want to end up with a system that will let me send and receive voice
calls.  I guess what I want to do depends on the best way to do that. 
Can I do more than 23 (decent sounding) voice calls on a data T-1 with
someone else handling the final part of the call to the copper for me? 
If so than that is my likely final destination.

I have a channelized voice T-1 currently plugged into my meridian
system, but I would like (if realistically possible) to do as much of
this over IP as possible for maximum flexibility.  Is that a pipe dream
or just silly given the current state of technology?

I am lucky enough to work for a company that is letting me take my time
with this, test the various options and come up with the proper
solution.  I am assuming (I know: dumb to assume) at this point that
VoIP over a T-1 to a provider that can then route it to hard phones for
me would be the way to go.  Similarly, I would point my 800 number to a
DiD hosted by a VoIP provider that would then route the call back to
me.  If that is an incorrect assumption, please let me know.

Regards,
Warren

Steve Jones wrote:

>Depends what you want to do!
>
>Do you want to do VoIP over that T1 to a provider or IP telephones?
>Do you want to hook up to the PSTN through that T1 as 24 voice channels,
>through a T1 card on your asterisk?
>
>If you want to use the T1 as 24 voice channels, the Telco is going to
>have to re-provision the T1 as a voice T1, because currently, presumably
>it is one big channel of data.  You could have the telco do any
>combination of 24 channels, some voice and some data, if your DSU or
>router allows drop and insert of channels.  It would then split the T1
>into a "voice side" and a "data side", each with part of the channels
>available.
>
>Once you have a channelized voice T1, it can plug into a voice T1 card
>in your Asterisk, but typically can't do data anymore, so if that's not
>what you intend, then please explain further..
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Warren [mailto:warren-lists at icruise.com] 
>Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 10:16 AM
>To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>Subject: [Asterisk-Users] How to use a data T-1?
>
>I have a data T-1 available to me to do some testing of a new asterisk
>systemthat I am putting together.  Do I just leave this T routed through
>my cisco router and plug in the asterisk system through a network card
>or do I need to get a T-1 card and use that?  I looked on the voip-info
>wiki and it did not seem to answer this for me.
>
>TIA,
>Warren
>
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