I'm looking for a simple hardware solution where I can connect POTS lines at one place and make them appear transparently at another location with only SIP and the internet between the locations. If I'm thinking this out right one location would need a box with a bunch of fxo interfaces and the other would need a box with a equal number of fxs interfaces. I'd like this to essentially emulate a really long piece of phone wire in as many ways as possible. What hardware should I use and what is the best way to provision this. I'd prefer to forgo the expense of 2 full asterisk servers as this seems unnecessary for the application. Thanks, Eric Fort -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20080522/03be3977/attachment.htm
Eric Fort wrote:> I'm looking for a simple hardware solution where I can connect POTS > lines at one place and make them appear transparently at another > location with only SIP and the internet between the locations. If I'm > thinking this out right one location would need a box with a bunch of > fxo interfaces and the other would need a box with a equal number of fxs > interfaces. I'd like this to essentially emulate a really long piece of > phone wire in as many ways as possible. What hardware should I use and > what is the best way to provision this. I'd prefer to forgo the expense > of 2 full asterisk servers as this seems unnecessary for the application.You can use devices called ATAs (Analogue Telephone Adaptors). They are much cheaper. -- Alex Balashov Evariste Systems Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/ Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670 Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671 Mobile : (+1) (706) 338-8599
Two grandsreams, a 4008 and a 4108 would inexpensively do this for you. Instructions are on their site. -----Original Message----- From: "Alex Balashov" <abalashov at evaristesys.com> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com> Sent: 5/23/08 1:21 AM Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] forwarding pots lines Eric Fort wrote:> I'm looking for a simple hardware solution where I can connect POTS > lines at one place and make them appear transparently at another > location with only SIP and the internet between the locations. If I'm > thinking this out right one location would need a box with a bunch of > fxo interfaces and the other would need a box with a equal number of fxs > interfaces. I'd like this to essentially emulate a really long piece of > phone wire in as many ways as possible. What hardware should I use and > what is the best way to provision this. I'd prefer to forgo the expense > of 2 full asterisk servers as this seems unnecessary for the application.You can use devices called ATAs (Analogue Telephone Adaptors). They are much cheaper. -- Alex Balashov Evariste Systems Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/ Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670 Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671 Mobile : (+1) (706) 338-8599 _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
There are a couple of companies out there that make 24 port fxo and fxs boxes. If you have some unused fibers you cout do this very reliably with two channel banks... One with fxs ports and the other with fxo ports and t1 media converters. The grand stream solution mentioned in an earlier post does 8 ports, you could get one 4 port model and one 8 port model of fxs and the same of fxo and accomplish your goal rather inexpensively as well. Joe -----Original Message----- From: "Dennis P. Clark" <dpclark at DENPRO.COM> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com> Sent: 5/23/08 8:43 AM Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] forwarding pots lines Sorry to jump in on this but I am also interested in this topic. In my scenario I have about 10 POTs lines brought into the front of a facility and the only infrastructure connecting the back of the facility is a 3000ft fiber backhaul. I've been asked to bring the POTs lines to the back of the facility. Are there any ATAs that trunk multiple POTs Lines? Like a multiplexer of some sort. If anyone has any information can you please provide the manufacturer and model of the device? Thank You, Dennis -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of randulo Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 4:44 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] forwarding pots lines On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 10:04 AM, Eric Fort <eric.fort at gmail.com> wrote:> will an ata directly connect to another remote ata thus emulating along> phone cord? also most of the ATA's I've seen drive a phone ratherthan> accepting a line from the telco.Depending on the reliability needed (is this a way to talk to a girlfriend in another country or a mission-critical business use?) I'd say it's better to pay a small monthly fee to someone like OnSIP.com and use their centrex. If it's because you have the phone lines already installed and need to just use them at certain times, I do think there are FXO devices but I'm not sure they will help. You wouldn't need two asterisk servers at any rate but only one. The phones connect (through a router if need be) to the asterisk at the phone lines + FXO end. /r _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users