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Brandon Comouche

2007-Mar-12 10:14 UTC

[asterisk-users] FW: Seamless Multi Office Asterisk Deployment

Hello

I have a brief and a long question about a possible Asterisk deployment
I am planning.

Long Story Short:

I have four total offices, one main and three remote. All offices are
connected using dedicated network T1 lines creating one unified network
across offices. I would like to know if it is possible to set up an
Asterisk system with the following capabilities:

- Branch Unification (I know this can be done)

- Branch Independence (In case of T1 network Failure, PSTN line failover
at each branch)

- Roaming Extensions (A user can go to any office and log in to a phone
- hopefully check voice mail as well)

Basically, I am asking if Asterisk can be a system that will seamlessly
operate as one big system and handle failovers as well.

After spending hours playing with Asterisk, reading voip-info.org, and
watching this list, it seems that Asterisk can handle anything. I just
would like re-assurance that I am not chasing a lost cause. A simple Yes
or No answer is acceptable to me. Below I have a long version of what I
am trying to do if anyone is in the mood to give me more pointers :-)

Brandon

(Long Version Follows)

Long Story Version:

Here is what I have to work with:

- Four Offices (One main and three remote)

- Dedicated T1 lines connecting three remote offices to one main office
(all connections made through the main office)

- Will have a T1 Voice line at the main office

- Three PSTN lines at each remote office

Essentially what I would like to do is create a system comparable to the
ShoreTel ShoreGear product line (if you are familiar with it). This
system will seamlessly unite all offices as one and provide failover in
the case of line outage. It also allows users to roam from phone to
phone across offices seamlessly. It has many more features, but those
are two main features I am looking for. About 40 total phones will be
deployed. To make it even more difficult, I would like all user
extensions to start the same (i.e. across offices all extensions are
5### with no discernable pattern).

Progress so far:

At this time I have determined that I will need a server at each office
as well as a T1 card (TE110P) at the Main office and the four port TDM
PSTN cards at each remote office. I plan on using the Polycom IP 430 or
501 (Undecided, 501 if required). I have been using TrixBox to this
point, would like to continue if possible. It appears that I will want
to use DunDi in some fashion to unite the branches.

My main roadblock right now is trying to figure out how to get all the
information across the offices at the same time (extensions, voicemail).
I have successfully had two boxes communicate, but what I am looking for
is much more complex I feel. I have thought of synchronized MySQL
databases, but I do not know if that will work the way I wish.

If anyone reads this far ;) I am looking for suggestions for routes I
might consider or places I should/could look for more information. I am
relatively new to Asterisk, but I am not afraid to get my hands dirty.
If something I said did not make any sense or if there is more
information I could provide, I am happy to help where I can. Thank you
for your time and assistance.

Brandon Comouche
An IT Guy

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Stephen Wingfield

2007-Mar-12 14:35 UTC

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Brandon,

You're certainly inviting a challenge.
All you describe is possible with PBXware from www.bicomsystems.com a lot, lot
more of course and some helping hands.

Please contact me offline if you prefer for more detail.

Regards,
Steve
steve 'at' bicomsystems {dot} com
----- Original Message -----
From: Brandon Comouche
To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 6:11 PM
Subject: [asterisk-users] FW: Seamless Multi Office Asterisk Deployment

Hello

I have a brief and a long question about a possible Asterisk deployment I am
planning.

Long Story Short:

I have four total offices, one main and three remote. All offices are
connected using dedicated network T1 lines creating one unified network across
offices. I would like to know if it is possible to set up an Asterisk system
with the following capabilities:

- Branch Unification (I know this can be done)

- Branch Independence (In case of T1 network Failure, PSTN line failover at
each branch)

- Roaming Extensions (A user can go to any office and log in to a phone -
hopefully check voice mail as well)

Basically, I am asking if Asterisk can be a system that will seamlessly
operate as one big system and handle failovers as well.

After spending hours playing with Asterisk, reading voip-info.org, and
watching this list, it seems that Asterisk can handle anything. I just would
like re-assurance that I am not chasing a lost cause. A simple Yes or No answer
is acceptable to me. Below I have a long version of what I am trying to do if
anyone is in the mood to give me more pointers J

Brandon

(Long Version Follows)

Long Story Version:

Here is what I have to work with:

- Four Offices (One main and three remote)

- Dedicated T1 lines connecting three remote offices to one main office (all
connections made through the main office)

- Will have a T1 Voice line at the main office

- Three PSTN lines at each remote office

Essentially what I would like to do is create a system comparable to the
ShoreTel ShoreGear product line (if you are familiar with it). This system will
seamlessly unite all offices as one and provide failover in the case of line
outage. It also allows users to roam from phone to phone across offices
seamlessly. It has many more features, but those are two main features I am
looking for. About 40 total phones will be deployed. To make it even more
difficult, I would like all user extensions to start the same (i.e. across
offices all extensions are 5### with no discernable pattern).

Progress so far:

At this time I have determined that I will need a server at each office as
well as a T1 card (TE110P) at the Main office and the four port TDM PSTN cards
at each remote office. I plan on using the Polycom IP 430 or 501 (Undecided, 501
if required). I have been using TrixBox to this point, would like to continue if
possible. It appears that I will want to use DunDi in some fashion to unite the
branches.

My main roadblock right now is trying to figure out how to get all the
information across the offices at the same time (extensions, voicemail). I have
successfully had two boxes communicate, but what I am looking for is much more
complex I feel. I have thought of synchronized MySQL databases, but I do not
know if that will work the way I wish.

If anyone reads this far ;) I am looking for suggestions for routes I might
consider or places I should/could look for more information. I am relatively new
to Asterisk, but I am not afraid to get my hands dirty. If something I said did
not make any sense or if there is more information I could provide, I am happy
to help where I can. Thank you for your time and assistance.

Brandon Comouche
An IT Guy

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Bruce Reeves

2007-Mar-12 15:01 UTC

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Brandon

Your on the right track with what is can do. It will also be good to
look into what kind of QOS you can do on the T-1 connections between
offices. I have an 8 office setup similar to this and many of your
goals I have achieved and would be glad to offer ideas and such if you
want to email me off list.

On 3/12/07, Brandon Comouche <brandon@snofalls.com>
wrote:>
>
>
>
> Hello
>
>
>
> I have a brief and a long question about a possible Asterisk deployment I
am
> planning.
>
>
>
> Long Story Short:
>
> I have four total offices, one main and three remote. All offices are
> connected using dedicated network T1 lines creating one unified network
> across offices. I would like to know if it is possible to set up an
Asterisk
> system with the following capabilities:
>
> - Branch Unification (I know this can be done)
>
> - Branch Independence (In case of T1 network Failure, PSTN line failover at
> each branch)
>
> - Roaming Extensions (A user can go to any office and log in to a phone ?
> hopefully check voice mail as well)
>
> Basically, I am asking if Asterisk can be a system that will seamlessly
> operate as one big system and handle failovers as well.
>
>
>
> After spending hours playing with Asterisk, reading voip-info.org, and
> watching this list, it seems that Asterisk can handle anything. I just
would
> like re-assurance that I am not chasing a lost cause. A simple Yes or No
> answer is acceptable to me. Below I have a long version of what I am trying
> to do if anyone is in the mood to give me more pointers J
>
>
>
>
>   Brandon
>
> (Long Version Follows)
>
>
>
> Long Story Version:
>
> Here is what I have to work with:
>
> - Four Offices (One main and three remote)
>
> - Dedicated T1 lines connecting three remote offices to one main office
(all
> connections made through the main office)
>
> - Will have a T1 Voice line at the main office
>
> - Three PSTN lines at each remote office
>
>
>
> Essentially what I would like to do is create a system comparable to the
> ShoreTel ShoreGear product line (if you are familiar with it). This system
> will seamlessly unite all offices as one and provide failover in the case
of
> line outage. It also allows users to roam from phone to phone across
offices
> seamlessly. It has many more features, but those are two main features I am
> looking for. About 40 total phones will be deployed. To make it even more
> difficult, I would like all user extensions to start the same (i.e. across
> offices all extensions are 5### with no discernable pattern).
>
>
>
> Progress so far:
>
> At this time I have determined that I will need a server at each office as
> well as a T1 card (TE110P) at the Main office and the four port TDM PSTN
> cards at each remote office. I plan on using the Polycom IP 430 or 501
> (Undecided, 501 if required). I have been using TrixBox to this point,
would
> like to continue if possible. It appears that I will want to use DunDi in
> some fashion to unite the branches.
>
>
>
> My main roadblock right now is trying to figure out how to get all the
> information across the offices at the same time (extensions, voicemail). I
> have successfully had two boxes communicate, but what I am looking for is
> much more complex I feel. I have thought of synchronized MySQL databases,
> but I do not know if that will work the way I wish.
>
>
>
> If anyone reads this far ;) I am looking for suggestions for routes I might
> consider or places I should/could look for more information. I am
relatively
> new to Asterisk, but I am not afraid to get my hands dirty. If something I
> said did not make any sense or if there is more information I could
provide,
> I am happy to help where I can. Thank you for your time and assistance.
>
>
>
>   Brandon Comouche
>      An IT Guy
> _______________________________________________
> --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com --
>
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> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit:
>
> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
>
>

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Sean Bright

2007-Mar-12 16:30 UTC

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Why does everyone want to go off-list?  Is this not information that could
benefit others?

On 3/12/07, Bruce Reeves <asterisk@nortex-networks.com>
wrote:>
> Brandon
>
> Your on the right track with what is can do. It will also be good to
> look into what kind of QOS you can do on the T-1 connections between
> offices. I have an 8 office setup similar to this and many of your
> goals I have achieved and would be glad to offer ideas and such if you
> want to email me off list.
>
> On 3/12/07, Brandon Comouche <brandon@snofalls.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello
> >
> >
> >
> > I have a brief and a long question about a possible Asterisk
deployment
> I am
> > planning.
> >
> >
> >
> > Long Story Short:
> >
> > I have four total offices, one main and three remote. All offices are
> > connected using dedicated network T1 lines creating one unified
network
> > across offices. I would like to know if it is possible to set up an
> Asterisk
> > system with the following capabilities:
> >
> > - Branch Unification (I know this can be done)
> >
> > - Branch Independence (In case of T1 network Failure, PSTN line
failover
> at
> > each branch)
> >
> > - Roaming Extensions (A user can go to any office and log in to a
phone
> ?
> > hopefully check voice mail as well)
> >
> > Basically, I am asking if Asterisk can be a system that will
seamlessly
> > operate as one big system and handle failovers as well.
> >
> >
> >
> > After spending hours playing with Asterisk, reading voip-info.org, and
> > watching this list, it seems that Asterisk can handle anything. I just
> would
> > like re-assurance that I am not chasing a lost cause. A simple Yes or
No
> > answer is acceptable to me. Below I have a long version of what I am
> trying
> > to do if anyone is in the mood to give me more pointers J
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >   Brandon
> >
> > (Long Version Follows)
> >
> >
> >
> > Long Story Version:
> >
> > Here is what I have to work with:
> >
> > - Four Offices (One main and three remote)
> >
> > - Dedicated T1 lines connecting three remote offices to one main
office
> (all
> > connections made through the main office)
> >
> > - Will have a T1 Voice line at the main office
> >
> > - Three PSTN lines at each remote office
> >
> >
> >
> > Essentially what I would like to do is create a system comparable to
the
> > ShoreTel ShoreGear product line (if you are familiar with it). This
> system
> > will seamlessly unite all offices as one and provide failover in the
> case of
> > line outage. It also allows users to roam from phone to phone across
> offices
> > seamlessly. It has many more features, but those are two main features
I
> am
> > looking for. About 40 total phones will be deployed. To make it even
> more
> > difficult, I would like all user extensions to start the same (i.e.
> across
> > offices all extensions are 5### with no discernable pattern).
> >
> >
> >
> > Progress so far:
> >
> > At this time I have determined that I will need a server at each
office
> as
> > well as a T1 card (TE110P) at the Main office and the four port TDM
PSTN
> > cards at each remote office. I plan on using the Polycom IP 430 or 501
> > (Undecided, 501 if required). I have been using TrixBox to this point,
> would
> > like to continue if possible. It appears that I will want to use DunDi
> in
> > some fashion to unite the branches.
> >
> >
> >
> > My main roadblock right now is trying to figure out how to get all the
> > information across the offices at the same time (extensions,
voicemail).
> I
> > have successfully had two boxes communicate, but what I am looking for
> is
> > much more complex I feel. I have thought of synchronized MySQL
> databases,
> > but I do not know if that will work the way I wish.
> >
> >
> >
> > If anyone reads this far ;) I am looking for suggestions for routes I
> might
> > consider or places I should/could look for more information. I am
> relatively
> > new to Asterisk, but I am not afraid to get my hands dirty. If
something
> I
> > said did not make any sense or if there is more information I could
> provide,
> > I am happy to help where I can. Thank you for your time and
assistance.
> >
> >
> >
> >   Brandon Comouche
> >      An IT Guy
> > _______________________________________________
> > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com --
> >
> > asterisk-users mailing list
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> > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Bruce
> Nortex Networks
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kjcsb

2007-Mar-25 14:32 UTC

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The issue with FreePBX is that it uses the Asterisk database to store user and
device information (e.g. who is the currently logged-in user). So you need to
replicate that information across multiple machines.

The approach we have taken is to customise FreePBX (not trivial) so that all
this information is stored (and looked up) in MySQL. In addition we store the
context information to enable partitioning of the dialplan. Then use MySQL
replication to push the values out to multiple servers. You could use this
method to enable Roaming Extensions.

You would need a script to push any configuration changes (since FreePBX stores
config in the standard flat files) out to the various Asterisk servers (maybe
using rsync) and reload the config. Alternatively you could use NFS and store
the config centrally (reload still required). Regarding voicemail and
recordings, you could use the same approach.

We don't use Branch Unification (yet). You may wish to consider OpenSER as
the registrar and then farming out to the various Asterisk servers as
appropriate.

Hope that gives you some ideas.

Cameron
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From: Brandon Comouche <brandon@snofalls.com>
To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com
Sent: Tuesday, 13 March, 2007 6:11:12 AM
Subject: [asterisk-users] FW: Seamless Multi Office Asterisk Deployment


Hello
 
I have a brief and a long question about a possible Asterisk deployment I am
planning.
 
Long Story Short:
I have four total offices, one main and three remote. All offices are connected
using dedicated network T1 lines creating one unified network across offices. I
would like to know if it is possible to set up an Asterisk system with the
following capabilities:
- Branch Unification (I know this can be done)
- Branch Independence (In case of T1 network Failure, PSTN line failover at each
branch)
- Roaming Extensions (A user can go to any office and log in to a phone ?
hopefully check voice mail as well)
Basically, I am asking if Asterisk can be a system that will seamlessly operate
as one big system and handle failovers as well.
 
After spending hours playing with Asterisk, reading voip-info.org, and watching
this list, it seems that Asterisk can handle anything. I just would like
re-assurance that I am not chasing a lost cause. A simple Yes or No answer is
acceptable to me. Below I have a long version of what I am trying to do if
anyone is in the mood to give me more pointers J
 
  Brandon
(Long Version Follows)
 
Long Story Version:
Here is what I have to work with:
- Four Offices (One main and three remote)
- Dedicated T1 lines connecting three remote offices to one main office (all
connections made through the main office)
- Will have a T1 Voice line at the main office
- Three PSTN lines at each remote office
 
Essentially what I would like to do is create a system comparable to the
ShoreTel ShoreGear product line (if you are familiar with it). This system will
seamlessly unite all offices as one and provide failover in the case of line
outage. It also allows users to roam from phone to phone across offices
seamlessly. It has many more features, but those are two main features I am
looking for. About 40 total phones will be deployed. To make it even more
difficult, I would like all user extensions to start the same (i.e. across
offices all extensions are 5### with no discernable pattern).
 
Progress so far:
At this time I have determined that I will need a server at each office as well
as a T1 card (TE110P) at the Main office and the four port TDM PSTN cards at
each remote office. I plan on using the Polycom IP 430 or 501 (Undecided, 501 if
required). I have been using TrixBox to this point, would like to continue if
possible. It appears that I will want to use DunDi in some fashion to unite the
branches.
 
My main roadblock right now is trying to figure out how to get all the
information across the offices at the same time (extensions, voicemail). I have
successfully had two boxes communicate, but what I am looking for is much more
complex I feel. I have thought of synchronized MySQL databases, but I do not
know if that will work the way I wish.
 
If anyone reads this far ;) I am looking for suggestions for routes I might
consider or places I should/could look for more information. I am relatively new
to Asterisk, but I am not afraid to get my hands dirty. If something I said did
not make any sense or if there is more information I could provide, I am happy
to help where I can. Thank you for your time and assistance.
 
  Brandon Comouche
    An IT Guy
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