asterisk users - Sep 2004 - Non-PRI T1 configuration

I'm trying to hook up a non-PRI fractional T1 using a T400P port. The
Telco says that it is provisioned as AMI with SF (not ESF) and that they are
 signalling by "sending down a straight DS1" (I'm not sure what
exactly that
means).  They are also sending DNIS over these channels. I currently run it
through a channel bank for my IVR application and it works fine but I am now
trying to convert to *.

  This leaves me with three questions. First, * does not have an option for
SF framing. If I use ESF, should that work or is there another way?

  Second, how do I configure the channel signalling in both zaptel.conf and
zapata.conf?

  Third, how can I capture the DNIS in this situation or will it
automatically be available in the ${EXTEN} variable and also passed to AGI
scripts?

  I would appreciate any help.

SF framing is called d4 in the zaptel.conf.  And use ami instead of b8zs.
If you want those changed, it will be basically a new circuit from your
telco!

You say that you have it running into a channel bank now.  What type of
channel units are in the channel bank?   That will tell us what type of
signalling is on the channels.  There is more to the signalling/chan type
than you have learned about yet.

I am not sure on DNIS.  They may be just sending the callerid the same way
it's sent over a analog line.  If it was my circuit and my pbx and migrating
to *, I would want to convert this to an ISDN PRI.

Lyle

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <lll@advancedcommunications.us>
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Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 1:01 PM
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Non-PRI T1 configuration

>   I'm trying to hook up a non-PRI fractional T1 using a T400P port. The
> Telco says that it is provisioned as AMI with SF (not ESF) and that they
are
>  signalling by "sending down a straight DS1" (I'm not sure
what exactly
that
> means).  They are also sending DNIS over these channels. I currently run
it
> through a channel bank for my IVR application and it works fine but I am
now
> trying to convert to *.
>
>   This leaves me with three questions. First, * does not have an option
for
> SF framing. If I use ESF, should that work or is there another way?
>
>   Second, how do I configure the channel signalling in both zaptel.conf
and
> zapata.conf?
>
>   Third, how can I capture the DNIS in this situation or will it
> automatically be available in the ${EXTEN} variable and also passed to AGI
> scripts?
>
>   I would appreciate any help.
>
>
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>>SF framing is called d4 in the zaptel.conf.
Thanks.
>>You say that you have it running into a channel bank now.  What type of
>>channel units are in the channel bank?   That will tell us what type of
>>signalling is on the channels.  There is more to the signalling/chan
type
>>than you have learned about yet.
I just have FXS cards in the channel bank. Does this mean I expect FXS
signalling from the T1?  If not, what more do I need to ask the Telco?
>>I am not sure on DNIS.  They may be just sending the callerid the same
way
>>it's sent over a analog line.
I'm not getting callerID, just DID.
>>If it was my circuit and my pbx and migrating
>>to *, I would want to convert this to an ISDN PRI.
Yes, of course...and I am planning to do exactly that. But before going to
that expense, I need to test my software (converted to AGI) under asterisk
with what I've got now.
>>Lyle
----- Original Message -----
From: <lll@advancedcommunications.us>
To: <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 1:01 PM
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Non-PRI T1 configuration


>>   I'm trying to hook up a non-PRI fractional T1 using a T400P port.
The
>> Telco says that it is provisioned as AMI with SF (not ESF) and that
they
are
>>  signalling by "sending down a straight DS1" (I'm not
sure what exactly
>>  that>> means).  They are also sending DNIS over these channels.
I currently
>> run it>> through a channel bank for my IVR application and it
works fine but I
>> am now>> trying to convert to *.
>>
>>   This leaves me with three questions. First, * does not have an option
>>   for>> SF framing. If I use ESF, should that work or is there
another way?
>>
>>   Second, how do I configure the channel signalling in both zaptel.conf
>>   and>> zapata.conf?
>>
>>   Third, how can I capture the DNIS in this situation or will it
>> automatically be available in the ${EXTEN} variable and also passed to
AGI
>> scripts?
>>

Are they just sending dnis? Do you have feature group D? 

Paul


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> 
>   I'm trying to hook up a non-PRI fractional T1 using a T400P 
> port. The Telco says that it is provisioned as AMI with SF 
> (not ESF) and that they are  signalling by "sending down a 
> straight DS1" (I'm not sure what exactly that means).  They 
> are also sending DNIS over these channels. I currently run it 
> through a channel bank for my IVR application and it works 
> fine but I am now trying to convert to *.
> 
>   This leaves me with three questions. First, * does not have 
> an option for SF framing. If I use ESF, should that work or 
> is there another way?
> 
>   Second, how do I configure the channel signalling in both 
> zaptel.conf and zapata.conf?
> 
>   Third, how can I capture the DNIS in this situation or will 
> it automatically be available in the ${EXTEN} variable and 
> also passed to AGI scripts?
> 
>   I would appreciate any help.
> 
> 
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