[asterisk-users] USB or Ethernet based FXO device ?

[Andrew Latham]

On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Carlos Chavez <cursor at telecomabmex.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 2011-08-31 at 17:03 +0200, Marco Signorini wrote:
>> Hi.
>>
>> I was following this thread. We normally use Patton SmartNode SN4112
>> series to interface to FXO ports. But I'm looking for something
>> different for a future setup.
>> Xorcom USB channel banks seems something quite interesting. Is there
>> anyone that could/would share experiences using that?
>> We need to replace an old PBX interfaced to 50 FXS and 8 BRI ISDN in
>> Italy.
>> My concern is about reliability of USB....
>> Any success stories with it? Tips and tricks?
>>
>
>> Gilles wrote:
>> > On Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:41:30 -0500, Carlos Chavez
>> > <cursor at telecomabmex.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > >   Actually Xorcom makes USB channelbanks of up to 32 FXO/FXS ports.
>> > >
>> >
>> > Thanks for the tip. It looks like the smallest option is 8 FXO ports:
>> >
>> > www.xorcom.com/telephony-interfaces/astribank-models.html
>> >
>> >
>        We use them a lot for high density analog lines and extensions.  The
> only thing to keep in mind is to always connect the units in a
> predetermined order to the USB ports so you do not mess up your
> configuration.  Apart from that they are really easy to use since the
> drivers are included in the standard dahdi distribution.
>
>
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I am sure that Tzafrir can pipe in here.  There is an method of
setting the ID of each astribank to keep them in order.  Ask Xorcom
for more info.

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