On Thu, Oct 30, 2003 at 03:00:09PM +0000, Alastair Maw wrote: > On 30/10/03 14:38, Gavin Hamill wrote: > > >Has anyone used ISDN30e in the UK with the Digium E1 cards? > > Many people.
That's reassuring to hear :) > >What options are there to stick on a couple of ISDN2's on top of that > >should we require some 'backup lines'. > > It's more a question of how to implement the backup lines - they're fine > for outbound calls, but it's backup for inbound lines that you really > want. Precisely - the outbound stuff we can route via CPS or any Internet SIP provider... We run a call-centre, so it's utterly crucial that the incoming number is always reachable via some method. > This is difficult to achieve, but you might be able to get BT to > give you a hunt group that hits a pair of ISDN2s after looking through > the E1 bank and failing to connect. I think that'll probably be the route we take - I don't imagine management would be very keen on someone routing the call data to us via a network stream - that would require a lot of high-quality, high-expense bandwidth (i.e. UUNet in the UK) > It's only worth doing if you're going to route them directly to some > other kit, though, so Asterisk support for ISDN2 hardware is largely > irrelevant here. I don't quite understand what you mean by this - we want to terminate the ISDN30e ourselves, and have a couple of ISDN2s also there 'just in case'. > You will be able to just plug it straight in (standard RJ45 termination). Superb. > >I'm trying to gather some tangibility for the project - I see the first > >mailing list post in November 1999... when did the project start, and > >when was it first usable as a simple PBX? > > Can't answer this one, others? Many people/organizations have > successfully deployed it, though. Ah now that continues in the theme of my question - What people? What organisations? What experiences / issues do they have to tell about the installation? There's the likelihood of a lot of great PR for Asterisk if the relevant parties would only put something in an e-mail :) I mean, I'd love to turn round and be able to say to the bigwigs: 'Hey look, Shell UK have converted their entire nationwide telephony system to Asterisk', but that isn't going to happen - but lots of positive reports from small businesses who have made the switch would (IMO) do Asterisk a power of good. > Be aware that it's currently not as easy to configure as many > commercial PBXs, but it tends to be cheaper and more flexible. FAX > support is also coming soon. :) My previous experience with PBXs was a Siemens HiCom system, and even with the Windows-based config tool, I didn't find it terribly easy to configure. Indeed, I managed to kill the NVRAM on �1500-worth of VoIP card in the process - whoops! > or is there the possibilty to re-use proprietary handsets from a > previous PBX? > > I doubt you can reuse proprietary handsets. Please provide more details > (model/make). We have an Inter-Tel Axxess unit with 32 extensions at present, and immediate plans for another 16. If I can hook the S0-bus Asterisk and some IP phones as a proof-of-concept, I'd be very happy. Cheers, Gavin _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
