asterisk users - Apr 2005 - Asterisk <-> Altigen

Hi,

If this belongs on a different list, please let me know.

I oversee an Altigen IP-based PBX.  We're wanting to make VoIP calls
through the Internet out to PSTN via a service like BroadVoice or
similar.  I think Asterisk is the ticket of this.

I have successfully configured Asterisk to dialout/dialin on BroadVoice,
FWD, etc. to/from X-Lite softphone.  Altigen uses H.323, and can be
configured for IP-based "trunk" access.  Does anyone know if it would
work to have the Altigen system "trunk out" calls via Asterisk as a
gateway, and then Asterisk can connect them out via BroadVoice.

Has anyone successfully tied together an Altigen system to an Asterisk
system using VoIP (ie. not using hardware (FXO/FXS cards, etc.))?

Thanks,
Dan

> -----Original Message-----
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of 
> Dan Perik
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk <-> Altigen
> 
> 
> Has anyone successfully tied together an Altigen system to an 
> Asterisk system using VoIP (ie. not using hardware (FXO/FXS 
> cards, etc.))?
My experience with the Altigen's IP stack is a bit dated, so take this
for what it's worth...

At the time I was working with it, their VOIP implementation was so bad,
that we abandoned it, and resorted to connecting spare analog ports to a
Multi-Tech VOIP gateway. This solution worked like a champ.

Even if Altigen's VOIP implemenation has gotten more solid, I'd
recommend against using it, if for no other reason than the fact that it
uses H.323. The H.323 support in Asterisk is spotty. In certain
configurations, it seems to work fine, but others, H.323 <--> SIP, for
example, it seems to "have issues".

If you have much time to spare, and you already have the VOIP licenses
for the Altigen, I guess you've got nothing to lose, but I wouldn't try
it under any other terms.

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