asterisk users - Aug 2004 - Set-up for 2 Asterisk System

Hello,
 
I will be setting up two asterisk systems and I'm looking for some
suggestions as to what the best way to do this will be.
 
The 2 systems are for 2 companies that share a single T1 line. The T1 line has
12 voice channels and 12 data channels.
 
Currently, they are set-up as follows:
 
T1 line from provider enters CSU/DSU and splits voice/data channels. The voice
channels are sent to an ADIT 600 w/ 4 FXS cards. The ADIT 600 then breaks down
the T1 voice channels into analog lines, of which 8 are fed into one phone
system and 4 are fed into the other phone system.
 
I have been thinking about throwing in 2 more ADIT 600s with the appropriate
number of FXO and FXS ports each and interfacing them with a Digium T100P card
on each phone system, but this seems to be a bit cost prohibitive.
 
I am wondering what the best way to interface the current lines with Asterisk
will be?
 
Thanks!
Craig

		
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Simple.  Buy two asterisk servers, one server has a t1 card in it that 
handles the 12 lines and the 12 Data channels.  That leaves you with 
buying one digium card instead of a mess of channel banks, fxs/fxo 
cards, etc.

To send calls to the other asterisk server use IAX
 As far as fxs/fxo you might want to buy one tdm400 with three fxs and 
one fxo so you can emulate dialtone to fax machines , etc...

The big question is...Are your end point phones going to be IP phones?

Brian

Craig Neumanns wrote:
> Hello,
>  
> I will be setting up two asterisk systems and I'm looking for some 
> suggestions as to what the best way to do this will be.
>  
> The 2 systems are for 2 companies that share a single T1 line. The T1 
> line has 12 voice channels and 12 data channels.
>  
> Currently, they are set-up as follows:
>  
> T1 line from provider enters CSU/DSU and splits voice/data channels. 
> The voice channels are sent to an ADIT 600 w/ 4 FXS cards. The ADIT 
> 600 then breaks down the T1 voice channels into analog lines, of which 
> 8 are fed into one phone system and 4 are fed into the other phone system.
>  
> I have been thinking about throwing in 2 more ADIT 600s with the 
> appropriate number of FXO and FXS ports each and interfacing them with 
> a Digium T100P card on each phone system, but this seems to be a bit 
> cost prohibitive. 
>  
> I am wondering what the best way to interface the current lines with 
> Asterisk will be?
>  
> Thanks!
> Craig
>
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