[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk in production as a fax server, anyone?

[Adolfo R. Brandes]

	Greetings, All-Knowing Asterisk Users List,

	My company needs to build a reliable fax server that can handle at 
least 30 simultaneous incoming faxes from the PSTN, using PRI.  We 
realize that this can be solved in any number of ways using a Linux box, 
but since IVR is also a must, Asterisk popped up as the most promising 
solution.

	After combing these lists for clues, we began experimenting extensively 
with Asterisk and its software DSP and fax capabilities in most of their 
incarnations, such as Rxfax or Iaxmodem/Hylafax, together with Digium's 
E1 cards in server-grade Intel motherboards, all in a dedicated test 
environment.

	Unfortunately, though, we have yet to achieve reliable and satisfactory 
results, even with only 1 fax call at a time.  I won't go into the 
details because we don't need technical support, given that this is, as 
of yet, a very loosely defined test.  What we want is is merely a 
pointer in the right direction. So here it comes:

	Has anybody ever achieved, or know of someone who has, reliable 30 
simultaneous PRI fax calls using Asterisk and Asterisk-compatible 
hardware and software?

	We are hardware agnostic, so if you say Sangoma's cards do it better 
than Digium's, or that Eicon Diva cards' hardware DSP and chan_capi are 
the only solution, we have no problem going there.  I would be most 
thankful, however, for detailed explanations of successful scenarios, 
including such things as motherboard make and model, processor speed, 
Linux distribution and version, and anything else you decide to be even 
marginally pertinent.

	Thank you very much,
	Adolfo R. Brandes