These two books will help you climb the learning curve: Asterisk the future of telephony: http://astbook.asteriskdocs.org/ Without Tears books: http://members.optusnet.com.au/bsharif/contributions.htm There is some helpful stuff here too: http://nerdvittles.com/index.php?p=216
On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 22:46, Kevin Brown <kevin_br...@qwest.net> wrote: > Got a bit of info via email (gotta remember to not bother asking the boss > as he won't give up anything). > > > When looking at a VoIP PBX you need to consider a number of things. >> For example what kind of network do you have, do you already have a >> clean cat5e or better PoE network or do you need to upgrade / install >> equipment or wiring. What kind of hand offs will you be using SIP, >> POTS, T1, etc.? Do you currently have latency problems? What kind of >> telephony integration are your costumes after? What kind of services >> will your PBX need to offer? etc. etc. etc. >> > > Given that we are turning a massive amount of open space into new areas > (converting a class 10,000 cleanroom to a class 10,000 greyspace, a class > 100 cleanroom, offices and other storage) which means new walls and cables > pulled, I can request what I want (doesn't mean they'll do it). > > I'd prefer something more than POTS so that we don't have a lot of lines > running from the curb to the building. Last job I had where I did the phones > (6+ years ago) used a T1 to each site with an Avaya PBX system. I don't mind > if the internal network does VOIP, but I don't have good experience with > them in terms of quality (thick accents are made almost unintelligible to > myself and others in the lab) over network connections. > > > As for Asterisks the PBX box can be fairly low grade, a decent desktop >> quality box will do. You'll need a card for your hand off and that is >> about it. I would recommend using Cisco phones but that is me, others >> on this list have way more Asterisks experience. >> > > I've looked at some of the info provided on some sites (like > http://www.rhinoequipment.com/). I see that there are PCI cards for > driving the external lines, but I'm not sure how the system would be linked > over to the cables inside the building. The old Avaya system had a board > that was wired out to a patch panel for punching down twisted pair > connections (which were carried out through the building in CAT5e wiring). > > > Personally I went with a proprietary product (ShoreTel) for my voip >> install but we had something like 40 phone and 50 users. For the >> smaller office (6 people) we used a hosted solution. >> Ah, I miss the days when I had an office ;) >> > > In any case it is a fun project so keep us informed as information >> rolls your way :) >> >> >> >> On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 9:19 PM, Kevin Brown<kevin_br...@qwest.net> >> wrote: >> >>> I'm trying to spec out a PBX or similar system for a startup company. The >>> requirements for such a system would be 10-15 phones (either analog or >>> digital phones), 1 or 2 fax lines (obviously analog) and voicemail for >>> same, >>> as well as the recommended link to the outside world. Mostly I'm trying >>> to >>> figure out about how much this would cost with setup as part of a >>> presentation. Unfortunately I can't give out a whole lot of information >>> as I >>> haven't been able to get any of my questions answered (this was dumped on >>> me >>> today and wanted by Wed. morning along with servers, switches, Internet >>> access, etc...). >>> >>> Not looking for sales pitches, but wouldn't object to responses from >>> local >>> vendors, heheh. >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >
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