[asterisk-users] North American voice BRI - Informal survey

[Jeff Davis]

Jon Pounder wrote:
> I have a bunch of old cisco stuff with BRI ports on it but it was  
> never meant for voice, just purely data, so I don't think its very  
> useful for this purpose, but some of the basic signalling could  
> probably be tested with it.
> 
> is exploring some sort of back to back card setup worth looking into  
> without committing to a line ? Then at least if a pair of cards can  
> talk in the "new format" there is a better chance of them working on a  
> real line. This would also have the advantage of being able to see  
> both ends of the line for debugging purposes, or put the line in the  
> euro mode which should work out of the box just to make sure the  
> hardware setup is all valid before making changes.


I'm seeing ISDN phones on ebay for US $15-$40. Does anyone know if the 
line simulator and a phone would work. Then get a BRI line when there's 
a driver that looks like it works.

I saw another, although more expensive, line simulator at:
http://vconsole.com/client/?page=simulators&p_id=7

But it's current production and supported by the manufacturer.

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Jeff Davis
Netsource Consulting
Richmond, VA