Thanks all for your response. Greatly appreciated!
Reza - Currently I have set up scenario #1; meaning I subscribed thru a VoIP provider and using my Ethernet connection, I process my calls that way. This is going thru a standard Broadband connection. But what I'm looking for is Scenario #2. Let's say I want to use 50% of our 1.544Mbps allocated by the Telco on the T1 ...50% for my Voice calls thru a Digium or Sangoma card and the other 50% to continue servicing our web server. >From the logic, you presented herein, my asterisk box will end up with >approximately 12 channels in Telco language. >From having to set up Scenario#1, I know it takes me an Asterisk box, a >Network card, and IP address, Internet Access and best of all, a subscription >to a VoIP providers supporting BYOD such as Unlimited, broadvoice and etc. Then to set up, scenario#2, I understand that some prerequisites needs to get in the play such as a Digium or Sangoma card.....then I'm kinda not sure if I'd be require subscription from let's say the Telco. Here's what I'm thinking (for scenario#2)..mayB I'm wrong...please advise: -Asterisk box -Digium or Sangoma crd (single T1 to start with) -plug my box to my switch, which is connected to my Cisco router with CSU capabilities (thanks to David Cook for this one, I had no idea of such term or concept) which is then connected to the Telco T1 What I want to accomplish (mayB with misconception) -Be able to make Long Distance phone calls across North America thru the T1 line -Be able to route my already existent incoming DID with DIDx for example to my Asterisk box and dispatch to appropriate extension (as I currently do w/ my current configuration Scenario#1) My grey areas are: -Provided the above Scenario#2, do I still need to pay Unlimited 0.01 a minute for example on each of these cases? - Or do I pay my T1 provider a certain extra fee per month for using the T1 line of phone calls? -or do I still subscribe to Telasip Express for their 15 bux a month unlimited calling to North America? And again, thanks all for your response and help.....this is greatly appreciated! Warmest Regards, Claudius ________________________________ De : Reza - Asterisk Enthusiast [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : Wednesday, April 12, 2006 1:03 AM À : TAUG Objet : Re: [on-asterisk] T1 with [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Claudius: Philip's response was based on the assumption that you are going to use your T1 as a "T1 Trunk" for voice/phone services from Bell. Your regular T1 transmits and receives at 1.544 Mb/s. Strictly speaking the telco language, the T1 is capable of 24 voice circuits, that is "channels". Assuming you had your T1 strictly for voice/phone services, you could technically have a total of 24 incoming and/or outgoing calls. So Philip is correct assuming you are trying to use a combination of both Data service & Voice service through your T1. Now here is the beauty. Your: T1 ==> Cisco Router ==> Switch ==>web server ==>Asterisk box technically speaking IS possible... using your current Cisco Router... assuming that you will use your Asterisk box as a 100% VOIP server. This would mean that you are subscribing to VOIP service through some VOIP provider like Unlimitel. To make things simple, get yourself another IP address & configure your Cisco router appropriately, so that your Asterisk box can use a free IP. If you don't want to use your Asterisk box as a true 100% VOIP server, but wish to process voice services from Bell directly, then you would of course need a T1 card from Sangoma or Digium. Hope this sheds some light from two different perspectives. Cheers!
