Hey gang, We currently have a class 3 switch (CSX) that..well..it sucks. It does terrible CDR writes, doesn't support LCR, the list goes on and on. We want to replace this with several asterisk boxes each running one or two 4 port PRI cards. The problem is: I can plug in 20 PRI lines into the CSX (from PSTN) and have 1 come from CSX into asterisk. If 1 call comes in on each of the 20 pris, the CSX concentrates them into 1 pri into asterisk. Thus I only need a single PRI card for asterisk box. If I want to completly replace the CSX, I would need several boxes with 1 or 2 4 port cards. But that is a big waste of money when I can concentrate into less cables. Does anyone know of some piece of hardware (other than a carrier switch) that will do the same thing? Keeping our current switch doesn't cost anything except in terms of power consumption and physical space (its like 5U or 8U). Thanks, Matthew
Look at the Atlas by Adtran. -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com <asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com> To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> Sent: Thu Jan 13 15:24:13 2005 Subject: [Asterisk-Users] PRI concentrator Hey gang, We currently have a class 3 switch (CSX) that..well..it sucks. It does terrible CDR writes, doesn't support LCR, the list goes on and on. We want to replace this with several asterisk boxes each running one or two 4 port PRI cards. The problem is: I can plug in 20 PRI lines into the CSX (from PSTN) and have 1 come from CSX into asterisk. If 1 call comes in on each of the 20 pris, the CSX concentrates them into 1 pri into asterisk. Thus I only need a single PRI card for asterisk box. If I want to completly replace the CSX, I would need several boxes with 1 or 2 4 port cards. But that is a big waste of money when I can concentrate into less cables. Does anyone know of some piece of hardware (other than a carrier switch) that will do the same thing? Keeping our current switch doesn't cost anything except in terms of power consumption and physical space (its like 5U or 8U). Thanks, Matthew _______________________________________________ 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20050113/51ad7bba/attachment.htm
We are looking to solve the same problem for different reasons.. I am currently looking into the Lucent (Ascend) MAX TNT to terminate the PRI's and then use VoIP/SIP to connect to the Asterisk platform. BTW: Who makes your class-3 switch you are having so much trouble with? -- Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Boehm" <mboehm@cytelcom.com> To: <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 2:24 PM Subject: [Asterisk-Users] PRI concentrator> Hey gang, > We currently have a class 3 switch (CSX) that..well..it sucks. It does > terrible CDR writes, doesn't support LCR, the list goes on and on. We want > to replace this with several asterisk boxes each running one or two 4 port > PRI cards. > The problem is: I can plug in 20 PRI lines into the CSX (from PSTN) and > have 1 come from CSX into asterisk. If 1 call comes in on each of the 20 > pris, the CSX concentrates them into 1 pri into asterisk. Thus I only needa> single PRI card for asterisk box. > > If I want to completly replace the CSX, I would need several boxes with 1 > or 2 4 port cards. But that is a big waste of money when I can concentrate > into less cables. > > Does anyone know of some piece of hardware (other than a carrier switch) > that will do the same thing? Keeping our current switch doesn't cost > anything except in terms of power consumption and physical space (its like > 5U or 8U). > > Thanks, > Matthew > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >
Heh, yea a SWITCH. My Lucent TNT's will do it also, however nothing will be as cheap as multiple asterisk boxes terminating the PRI's from the PSTN I think. Regards MIKE> Hey gang, > We currently have a class 3 switch (CSX) that..well..it sucks. It does > terrible CDR writes, doesn't support LCR, the list goes on and on. We want > to replace this with several asterisk boxes each running one or two 4 port > PRI cards. > The problem is: I can plug in 20 PRI lines into the CSX (from PSTN) and > have 1 come from CSX into asterisk. If 1 call comes in on each of the 20 > pris, the CSX concentrates them into 1 pri into asterisk. Thus I only need a > single PRI card for asterisk box. > > If I want to completly replace the CSX, I would need several boxes with 1 > or 2 4 port cards. But that is a big waste of money when I can concentrate > into less cables. > > Does anyone know of some piece of hardware (other than a carrier switch) > that will do the same thing? Keeping our current switch doesn't cost > anything except in terms of power consumption and physical space (its like > 5U or 8U). > > Thanks, > Matthew > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >
IMHO, In your environment I would recommend to use several Gateways (Cisco, Quintum, whatever you choose) to concentrate and do the transcoding, and use * to switch them and do the other stuff you need. A lot of times where seen in the list people that measure the load on * servers that cannot do more than 60 channels at a time. And personally a do trust more on a GW than in * to do PRI. LTenorio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael B. Murdock" <mike123@switchmaxx.com> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 3:27 PM Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] PRI concentrator> We are looking to solve the same problem for different reasons.. I am > currently looking into the Lucent (Ascend) MAX TNT to terminate thePRI's> and then use VoIP/SIP to connect to the Asterisk platform. > > BTW: Who makes your class-3 switch you are having so much troublewith?> > -- Mike > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Matthew Boehm" <mboehm@cytelcom.com> > To: <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 2:24 PM > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] PRI concentrator > > > > Hey gang, > > We currently have a class 3 switch (CSX) that..well..it sucks. Itdoes> > terrible CDR writes, doesn't support LCR, the list goes on and on.We want> > to replace this with several asterisk boxes each running one or two4 port> > PRI cards. > > The problem is: I can plug in 20 PRI lines into the CSX (from PSTN)and> > have 1 come from CSX into asterisk. If 1 call comes in on each ofthe 20> > pris, the CSX concentrates them into 1 pri into asterisk. Thus Ionly need> a > > single PRI card for asterisk box. > > > > If I want to completly replace the CSX, I would need several boxeswith 1> > or 2 4 port cards. But that is a big waste of money when I canconcentrate> > into less cables. > > > > Does anyone know of some piece of hardware (other than a carrierswitch)> > that will do the same thing? Keeping our current switch doesn't cost > > anything except in terms of power consumption and physical space(its like> > 5U or 8U). > > > > Thanks, > > Matthew > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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_______________________________________________ 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
Adtran Atlas 800+ w/ PRI cards wonderfull box w/ a fairly powerfull dialplan W. Kevin Hunt CCIE #11841 MCSE, Linux+ SME www.huntbrothers.com> -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com > [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of > Matthew Boehm > Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 2:24 PM > To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] PRI concentrator > > Hey gang, > We currently have a class 3 switch (CSX) that..well..it > sucks. It does terrible CDR writes, doesn't support LCR, the > list goes on and on. We want to replace this with several > asterisk boxes each running one or two 4 port PRI cards. > The problem is: I can plug in 20 PRI lines into the CSX > (from PSTN) and have 1 come from CSX into asterisk. If 1 call > comes in on each of the 20 pris, the CSX concentrates them > into 1 pri into asterisk. Thus I only need a single PRI card > for asterisk box. > > If I want to completly replace the CSX, I would need several > boxes with 1 or 2 4 port cards. But that is a big waste of > money when I can concentrate into less cables. > > Does anyone know of some piece of hardware (other than a > carrier switch) that will do the same thing? Keeping our > current switch doesn't cost anything except in terms of power > consumption and physical space (its like 5U or 8U). > > Thanks, > Matthew > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > >