An FXS port connects to a phone at a WorkStation, whereas the FXO connects
to the Phone Companies (or your PBX) Central Office.
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> On Feb 17, 12:53pm, "Priscilla Oppenheimer" wrote:
> } Haakon Claas
On Feb 17, 12:53pm, "Priscilla Oppenheimer" wrote:
} Haakon Claassen (hclaasse) wrote:
} >
} > FXS is a station (end device)
}
} FXS connects an end device, such as a telephone. It isn't an end device
} itself.
An FXS port is a port which connects to a Station device.
} > FXO is a trunk
On Feb 17, 1:06pm, "Priscilla Oppenheimer" wrote:
} John Neiberger wrote:
} >
} > A phone, as an end-user device, is a station and hence an FXS
} > device.
} > This connects to an FXO port on the router?
}
} No, that's backwards. A phone connects to an FXS port on a router. I
Correct.
}
On Feb 17, 12:55pm, "John Neiberger" wrote:
}
} Isn't this the reverse of what Chuck posted? This is how I thought it
Yeah, it was.
} was at one time but later I thought I had it backwards. Now I think I'm
} just really confused! Let me see if I have this right:
The ports are named
Thanks, I was just trying to clarify. It seemed like there was a lot of
confusion, especially on my side!
John
>>> "Priscilla Oppenheimer" 9/27/02 12:30:21 PM
>>>
John Neiberger wrote:
>
> Isn't this the reverse of what Chuck posted? This is how I
> thought it
> was at one time but later I t
John Neiberger wrote:
>
> Isn't this the reverse of what Chuck posted? This is how I
> thought it
> was at one time but later I thought I had it backwards. Now I
> think I'm
> just really confused! Let me see if I have this right:
>
> A phone, as an end-user device, is a station and hence an
Isn't this the reverse of what Chuck posted? This is how I thought it
was at one time but later I thought I had it backwards. Now I think I'm
just really confused! Let me see if I have this right:
A phone, as an end-user device, is a station and hence an FXS device.
This connects to an FXO po
Haakon Claassen (hclaasse) wrote:
>
> FXS is a station (end device)
FXS connects an end device, such as a telephone. It isn't an end device
itself.
Priscilla
> FXO is a trunk line
>
>
>
>
> Haakon Claassen
> EMEA - IT Transport Services -WAN
>
FXS is a station (end device)
FXO is a trunk line
Haakon Claassen
EMEA - IT Transport Services -WAN
Cisco Systems
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From: Chuck's Long Road
At least in the past it could be cost effective for a telephone customer to
have a telephone with a number from a remote location. Usually because they
made many numbers to phones located near that remote location. Such calls
were considered local calls. So the savings in long distance charges wer
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