asterisk users - Jul 2008 - Implementing an Asterisk Server behind a Meridian Norstar

We have an older Meridian Norstar system and are thinking of using Asterisk
behind it
to use a SIP Voip Provider instead of our local telco.

Does anyone make an interface card that can integrate with the digital input of
the
Meridian. Not the optimal solution, but it allows for the current infrastructure
to
be retained.

Thanks!
jlc

> Does anyone make an interface card that can integrate with 
> the digital input of the Meridian. Not the optimal solution, 
> but it allows for the current infrastructure to be retained.
By digital input do you mean a T1 interface? If so then yes several T1
interfaces are available. However I think you mean is there a gateway to use
the Meridian/Norstar phones with Asterisk. If so, yes there is a company
that makes a gateway to use the Nortel p-phones with a SIP based system.
However past experience has shown that for the less than the cost of the
gateway, I could replace the phones with IP phones and eliminate another
point of failure and the hassle of configuring it. 

John

>By digital input do you mean a T1 interface? If so then yes several T1
>interfaces are available. However I think you mean is there a gateway to use
>the Meridian/Norstar phones with Asterisk. If so, yes there is a company
>that makes a gateway to use the Nortel p-phones with a SIP based system.
>However past experience has shown that for the less than the cost of the
>gateway, I could replace the phones with IP phones and eliminate another
>point of failure and the hassle of configuring it.
John,
Well, I am not sure what is needed to interface between the two. I hoped
there was something you could use and from the sounds of it, its not worth
it. I guess the only thing I would need is a small switch in each office
then as we only have one run of cat-5e to each office.

Do they make phones with a gig switch in them? I am told there are phones
with 100meg switches in them?

Thanks!
jlc

for a similar project I used  astandard FXS interface
connected to one extension connector (RJ) of the legacy pbx and

I could end some commands to he legacy pbx by flashing the line and then send

appropriate dtmf

bye


2008/7/23 Joseph L. Casale <JCasale at
activenetwerx.com>:
> We have an older Meridian Norstar system and are thinking of using Asterisk
behind it
> to use a SIP Voip Provider instead of our local telco.
>
> Does anyone make an interface card that can integrate with the digital
input of the
> Meridian. Not the optimal solution, but it allows for the current
infrastructure to
> be retained.
>
> Thanks!
> jlc
>
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