Hi there, I'm trying to get hold of an evaluation IP-enabled FXS channel bank. I'm not sure if it's more a channel bank, or should be called a multiport-ATA. Oh well. On the surface it looks quite nice - 16 FXS ports, and since it's connected to the network I can do away with an E1/T1 connection required of the normal channel banks (if it can be called that :) Here are some features I got from the brochure: 1. MGCP, H.323 (v4) and SIP support 2. Selectable, multiple codes (g711/g723/g729A) per channel 3. G.168/165-compliant adaptive echo cancellation 4. Echo canceller jitter buffer, VAD and CNG 5. complete voice band signalling support 6. provides inband/outband DTMF generation/detection 7. provides call progress tones 8. web management interface 9. LAN (10/100) and WAN RJ-45 ports What should I be looking for when I'm testing the unit? Anyone can offer some hints as to what I need to look out for? I know voice quality should be something to look at, especially when all channels are in use. What else should I be looking out for? Cheers, Flynn
el Flynn wrote:> > What should I be looking for when I'm testing the unit? Anyone can > offer some hints as to what I need to look out for? > > I know voice quality should be something to look at, especially when > all channels are in use. What else should I be looking out for?Blah blah.. specs.. Post a link to the product, or at least tell us what it is and maybe someone out there on this like of over 10,000 subscribers will have some experience with it. Honestly, you give us half the info, you'll get half an answer! :) -Brett
el Flynn wrote:> Hi there, > > I'm trying to get hold of an evaluation IP-enabled FXS channel bank. I'm > not sure if it's more a channel bank, or should be called a > multiport-ATA. Oh well. > > On the surface it looks quite nice - 16 FXS ports, and since it's > connected to the network I can do away with an E1/T1 connection required > of the normal channel banks (if it can be called that :) > > Here are some features I got from the brochure: > > 1. MGCP, H.323 (v4) and SIP support > 2. Selectable, multiple codes (g711/g723/g729A) per channel > 3. G.168/165-compliant adaptive echo cancellation > 4. Echo canceller jitter buffer, VAD and CNG > 5. complete voice band signalling support > 6. provides inband/outband DTMF generation/detection > 7. provides call progress tones > 8. web management interface > 9. LAN (10/100) and WAN RJ-45 portsIt looks like a standart VoIP box, not like a channel bank..... Of course it will be worse than a T1 card with CAC Channel bank.