> -----Original Message----- > From: Graham Todd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: February 5, 2006 2:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] Asterisk as answering machine with > existing PBX > > Jim Van Meggelen wrote: > > I think I can give a slightly longer reply now, but the answer is > > still SMDI (Station Messaging Desk Interface) You have > identified one > > of the challenges of interfacing with a proprietary PBX, > namely: how > > do I know where the call was redirected from? > > The other trick is turning on message waiting lamps. > > [...snip...] > > > Your PBX needs to support SMDI, and if it does not (can you say > > Nortel?), you'll need a gateway of some sort such as > Intel's PIMG or > > CTLs PBXLink. I do not think anyone has actually integrated an > > Asterisk with SMDI yet, so this is not for the faint of > heart. Give us > > six months (<shameless plug>or give us a call and we'll > help you make > > it happen</plug>). John Todd and I have been chatting about this a > > fair bit recently; this is really exciting for the legacy > telecom folks among us. > > Our PBX is a Nortel right now - but this could change in the > next few years. Great to know there's work going on in this area.
Uh-oh . . . what model of Nortel PBX is it? probably a Norstar, yes? That's not even a PBX, technically speaking. > > If you want to be on the bloody-edge, this is the ticket! > SMDI support > > in Asterisk is positioned to be a killer app, because a lot of old > > voicemail systems are showing signs of impending death, and > folks are > > loath to buy in to another round of proprietary hell. > > Too true. I feel proud, knowing that we are on the edge of > something :) Turn back! It's not too late! ;-) > Thanks for the feedback! No problem. I love bashing Nortel :-) -- Jim Van Meggelen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2177 "A child is the ultimate startup, and I have three. This makes me rich." Guy Kawasaki -- -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.2/251 - Release Date: 04/02/2006
