[asterisk-users] Faxing success rate on PRI

[C F]

When I said to stay away from VoIP I meant when it comes to faxing.

On 3/8/09, C F <shmaltz at gmail.com> wrote:
> My recommendation would be to stay away from VoIP even T.38 whenever
> possible.
> That said yout best option is to use TDM, for that you can either use
> 1 single span T/E1 from digium and an analog TDM card for FXS.
> Or you could uee a dual span T/E1 card and a channel bank with FXS
> ports. While the later is more expensive I prefer that, since it gives
> lots more options in the long run.
>
> On 3/8/09, Marco <marcotasto at libero.it> wrote:
>> Hi List,
>> I've been using PSTN-ATA + Asterisk + IAXModem + Hylafax since three
>> years
>> on my lab test setup and I appreciate it. Moreover the global quantity of
>> fax handled by this setup is not very high.
>>
>> I'll be involved in a more complex system for a customer and I would like
>> to ask to All of you if you have experiences and/or statistical results
>> on
>> faxing success and failure rate.
>>
>> The system I have to deploy will operate in the following context:
>>
>> - It will be interfaced to an E1 PRI
>> - It will be able to send and receive faxes (by e-mail and/or virtual
>> printers)
>> - It will be able to send faxes from a normal fax machine.
>>
>> The system will be placed on the same building, i.e. only private
>> ethernet
>> trunks.
>>
>> I'm thinking to this type of solution:
>> - Patton external unit for E1
>> - Asterisk 1.4 + IAXModem + Hylafax
>> - An external ATA for the fax machine
>> but I'm open to any other possible solution (I'm thinking to have a
>> demodulation on Patton and talk T38 with Asterisk 1.6).
>>
>> The fax volume will be high because actually the customer has a ZFax
>> software system with 12 fax-modem installed (that will be replaced by the
>> system).
>>
>> I know that this was already asked in this list in the past, but I would
>> like to know if someone has experience on this and could share their
>> opinion, tricks and/or statistical results on failure/success rate when
>> faxing. I think that this could be useful to other people have to realize
>> a system like that one depicted.
>>
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>> Marco Signorini
>>
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