I'm confused a bit about the following and was hoping to get some answers on this group - What is exactly implied when we say asterisk can connect to a PSTN. Does it mean connecting to the PSTN via PRI/T1/E1? If yes, then I assume asterisk does not need to do any SS7 signaling and all it does (playing the role of a PBX) is to connect to a Class 5 Switch at the CO. Is this a correct statement?
As I understand, Asterisk does not support SS7 signaling. So does this imply that asterisk cannot be really used in a CO as a Softswitch which would interface with the PSTN via SS7 signaling? If that is the case, the only softswitch functionality that Asterisk provides is the media conversion between TDM circuit and an IP network (using SIP)? Is this correct? Thanks in advance for any clarification. Deepak _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
