asterisk users - Feb 2009 - Configuring Patton SmartNode with ISDN2e and Asterisk

Hello
 
Does anyone have any experience with configuring BT (British Telecom)
ISDN2e lines to work with Patton SmartNodes - and then Asterisk?
 
I have a Patton SmartNode 4638, which is now connected to 3 x ISDN2e
lines - and in turn connected to our internal LAN.  I'm having huge
issues configuring the SmartNode to successfully "see" the ISDN
channels
- and to be honest, I'm lost as to how to then route those calls to
Asterisk?  The instructions, user guide and website all assume a
knowledge of the technology/terminology that I just don't have :-(
 
Has anyone had to do anything similar, and if so would you be able to
provide some guidance in plain English?  A kind list member has given me
the outline steps of which bits need configuring, but I'm hoping someone
may have a little more info on the actual settings for ISDN2e - as the
Patton website (or BT) is not hugely helpful.  Any further information
on configuring Patton or other gateway boxes with Asterisk would also be
extremely helpful.
 
Thanks in advance
 
Phil
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On Mon, 2 Feb 2009, Phil Knighton wrote:
> Hello
>
> Does anyone have any experience with configuring BT (British Telecom)
> ISDN2e lines to work with Patton SmartNodes - and then Asterisk?
>
> I have a Patton SmartNode 4638, which is now connected to 3 x ISDN2e
> lines - and in turn connected to our internal LAN.  I'm having huge
> issues configuring the SmartNode to successfully "see" the ISDN
channels
> - and to be honest, I'm lost as to how to then route those calls to
> Asterisk?  The instructions, user guide and website all assume a
> knowledge of the technology/terminology that I just don't have :-(
>
> Has anyone had to do anything similar, and if so would you be able to
> provide some guidance in plain English?  A kind list member has given me
> the outline steps of which bits need configuring, but I'm hoping
someone
> may have a little more info on the actual settings for ISDN2e - as the
> Patton website (or BT) is not hugely helpful.  Any further information
> on configuring Patton or other gateway boxes with Asterisk would also be
> extremely helpful.
Any reason you can't stick an ISDN2e card in the asterisk box and bypass 
the Patton entirely?

I've installed several units like this using asterisk 1.2 and the mISDN 
drivers.

The openVox cards work just fine too - this is what I've used:

   http://www.voipon.co.uk/openvox-b400p-pci-isdn-bri-card-p-662.html

Gordon

2009/2/2 Phil Knighton <phil.knighton at mjog.com>
>  Hello
>
> Does anyone have any experience with configuring BT (British Telecom)
> ISDN2e lines to work with Patton SmartNodes - and then Asterisk?
>
> I have a Patton SmartNode 4638, which is now connected to 3 x ISDN2e lines
> - and in turn connected to our internal LAN.  I'm having huge issues
> configuring the SmartNode to successfully "see" the ISDN channels
- and to
> be honest, I'm lost as to how to then route those calls to Asterisk? 
The
> instructions, user guide and website all assume a knowledge of the
> technology/terminology that I just don't have :-(
>
> Has anyone had to do anything similar, and if so would you be able to
> provide some guidance in plain English?  A kind list member has given me
> the outline steps of which bits need configuring, but I'm hoping
someone may
> have a little more info on the actual settings for ISDN2e - as the Patton
> website (or BT) is not hugely helpful.  Any further information on
> configuring Patton or other gateway boxes with Asterisk would also be
> extremely helpful.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
Hi,

Did overcome the issues you met when setting this Patton ?
I can't speak ISDN2e as I'm not living in the UK but I would happy to
help
if you think it could be relevant.

Using Patton embeded web server, what does :
(hostname of your patton box)/Ports/BRI shows ? How many interfaces are
enabled ?
For each enabled BRI Port, have you declared an  ISDN interface (can be
checked reading Call-router ISDN interfaces panel) ?

Cheers

>
> Phil
>
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