Hello,
does anybody know how stable is OpenCall's fax sending/receiving
software? Is it still in development? I see only an old version on the
ftp.
Does anybody have any experienci with fax sending and the PC
performance needed for this?
What kind of PC hardware would I need when I would like to send
concurrently faxes on one/two/three/four E1? Is it possible either?
Thank you in advance,
Thomas
> Does anybody have any experienci with fax sending and the PC > performance needed for this? > > What kind of PC hardware would I need when I would like to send > concurrently faxes on one/two/three/four E1? Is it possible either?Four E1s (120 channels) worth of concurrent faxing is easy, sure, but you're not likely to be able to (or want to) do that in software. Assuming you're looking for a full-featured fax implementation including ECM error correction, V.34 (33.6) speed faxing, as well as real-time image (re)compression for optimal performance, then you're talking about a non-trivial amount of CPU cycles to drive multiple E1 circuits. These cycles are commonly offloaded to a dedicated fax board. There's lots of them out there, including V.17 boards such as those from NMS Communications, Digi/Patton Cyclades, and PIKA Technologies, as well as the more capable V.34-capable boards from EICON and Brooktrout. Of course you'll need robust fax software to power the boards ... there's several good options available on that front too ;-) -Darren -- Darren Nickerson Senior Sales & Support Engineer iFAX Solutions, Inc. www.ifax.com darren.nickerson@ifax.com +1.215.438.4638 ext 8106 office +1.215.243.8335 fax
Hi Thomas, I think you'll probably need a dedicated fax board to do this. Commetrex in Atlanta has a very nice solution. Check it out at www.commetrex.com. Also Natural MicroSystems, BrookTrout and Eichon all have very capable fax boards. I have been developing voice and fax applications with these boards for over 10 years. If you need any help selecting or coding, just let me know. You can email me directly at Tvaught at ColeTechnical.com Terry> -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com > [mailto:asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Thomas > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 4:46 PM > To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Fax with wildcards > > > > Hello, > > does anybody know how stable is OpenCall's fax sending/receiving > software? Is it still in development? I see only an old version on the > ftp. > > Does anybody have any experienci with fax sending and the PC > performance needed for this? > > What kind of PC hardware would I need when I would like to send > concurrently faxes on one/two/three/four E1? Is it possible either? > > Thank you in advance, > Thomas > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >