Hello, I am very new to Asterisk, so please forgive me for my basic question. I couldn't find a good answer to this on the info boards. I'd like to know if the following is possible and reasonable to accomplish: I'd like to configure a voice recording system using Asterisk and a Tormenta2 Quad T1 card. A co-worker was able to create this system a while back with Bayonne and a Dialogic card, but I would like to do the same thing with much cheaper hardware. I do not believe Bayonne supports the Tormenta2. (I think it is also known as the Wildcard TE410P) When the user dials in: - He enters his user id - he enters his password - he begins his recording. - while recording, he has the option to pause, continue, rewind by 4 seconds and review his recording, - press a button to start another recording. - press a button to recieve a recording ID number In addition to this, I would like the user to be able to call in again later and listen to his previous recordings by entering his recording id numbers. So, Is this possible and resonable to accomplish with the Asterisk system? Or is Asterisk more of an out-of-the-box PBX rather than a voice application system? Thanks Gary F.
Steven Critchfield
2004-Jan-14 12:59 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] Basic Asterisk capabilities question
On Wed, 2004-01-14 at 11:22, Gary Franczyk wrote:> Hello, I am very new to Asterisk, so please forgive me for my basic > question. I couldn't find a good answer to this on the info boards. I'd > like to know if the following is possible and reasonable to accomplish: > > I'd like to configure a voice recording system using Asterisk and a > Tormenta2 Quad T1 card. A co-worker was able to create this system a while > back with Bayonne and a Dialogic card, but I would like to do the same thing > with much cheaper hardware. I do not believe Bayonne supports the > Tormenta2. (I think it is also known as the Wildcard TE410P) > > When the user dials in: > - He enters his user id > - he enters his password > - he begins his recording. > - while recording, he has the option to pause, continue, rewind by 4 > seconds and review his recording, > - press a button to start another recording. > - press a button to recieve a recording ID number > > In addition to this, I would like the user to be able to call in again later > and listen to his previous recordings by entering his recording id numbers. > > So, Is this possible and resonable to accomplish with the Asterisk system? > Or is Asterisk more of an out-of-the-box PBX rather than a voice application > system?I can tell you it is possible, and my company has already deployed this solution. -- Steven Critchfield <critch@basesys.com>
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004, Gary Franczyk waxed:> I'd like to configure a voice recording system using Asterisk and a > Tormenta2 Quad T1 card. A co-worker was able to create this system a while > back with Bayonne and a Dialogic card, but I would like to do the same thing > with much cheaper hardware. I do not believe Bayonne supports the > Tormenta2. (I think it is also known as the Wildcard TE410P)Yes, but the TE410P is not required. Only if you want T1 connections. You could just use a regular linux box and VoIP, for example.> When the user dials in: > - He enters his user id > - he enters his password > - he begins his recording. > - while recording, he has the option to pause, continue, rewind by 4 > seconds and review his recording, > - press a button to start another recording. > - press a button to recieve a recording ID number > > In addition to this, I would like the user to be able to call in again later > and listen to his previous recordings by entering his recording id numbers. > > So, Is this possible and resonable to accomplish with the Asterisk system?This system is possible with Asterisk, using the Asterisk Gateway Interface (AGI). You could code it in your favorite language, too.> Or is Asterisk more of an out-of-the-box PBX rather than a voice application > system?It's not a turnkey system as downloaded from CVS. --Chris -- Chris Maj <cmaj_hat_freedomcorpse_hot_info> Pronunciation Guide: Maj == May Fingerprint: 43D6 799C F6CF F920 6623 DC85 C8A3 CFFE F0DE C146
Hi Gary- In a nutshell: * asterisk is open-source software, you can run it on many Linux- and Unix-variants. See www.asterisk.org for a lot of general information, and links to useful sites. asterisk's main focus is to implement Voice over IP technology, including call switching etc, but there are many other uses. My company, for example, specializes in large scale IVR systems . * many people use Digium hardware (www.digium.com) when asterisk needs to talk with the PSTN via either loop-start or PRI lines. Digium hardware uses the power of the host PC's processor for many of the functions that are typically implemented on-board on other voice boards (like Dialogic). Digium hardware is Much less expensive than Dialogic, but you have to make sure you have the necessary horsepower in the PC. * It's not at all a turn-key system: you have to put the hardware and software together yourself, or have someone do it for you. But straightforward applications can be put together fairly quickly by almost anyone with some software and telephony background. * I don't think there are Bayonne drivers for the Digium hardware, but not sure. * A lot of people have contributed to the site affectionately known as the "Wiki". Check it out: www.voip-info.org, and click "asterisk". Good luck, and let us know if you need help with your application! Regards Scott M. Stingel Emerging Voice Technology Inc. Email: scott@evtmedia.com URL: www.evtmedia.com -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Gary Franczyk Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 5:23 PM To: Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Basic Asterisk capabilities question Hello, I am very new to Asterisk, so please forgive me for my basic question. I couldn't find a good answer to this on the info boards. I'd like to know if the following is possible and reasonable to accomplish: I'd like to configure a voice recording system using Asterisk and a Tormenta2 Quad T1 card. A co-worker was able to create this system a while back with Bayonne and a Dialogic card, but I would like to do the same thing with much cheaper hardware. I do not believe Bayonne supports the Tormenta2. (I think it is also known as the Wildcard TE410P) When the user dials in: - He enters his user id - he enters his password - he begins his recording. - while recording, he has the option to pause, continue, rewind by 4 seconds and review his recording, - press a button to start another recording. - press a button to recieve a recording ID number In addition to this, I would like the user to be able to call in again later and listen to his previous recordings by entering his recording id numbers. So, Is this possible and resonable to accomplish with the Asterisk system? Or is Asterisk more of an out-of-the-box PBX rather than a voice application system? Thanks Gary F. _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users