[Freeswitch-users] FXO/FXS card advice

[ocset]

Darcy

This info is very useful, especially since you have this setup running 
in production.

One question  - the two ATA devices (Grandstream & AudioCodes) are 
around the same price so could you give us some more info on why you 
would prefer the one over the other (besides the hook flash feature).

Do they handle echo cancellation or do you deploy a separate solution 
for that?

Thanks again for your help!

On 09/03/2011 08:35 PM, Darcy wrote:
> The grandstream has hookflash timers, but I have never been able
> to get it to work and info back from grandstream indicates is is not a
> pending implementation.
> For cases where I require a hook flash I use the audio codes fxo gateways.
> I never tested it on the freeswitch, we have own ap we wrote to handle it,
> we were doing this before we discovered freeswitch.  I know it works and it
> is quite reliable. If I get time later today, I will give it a try on a
> freeswitch.
>
> Brand: AudioCodes
> Mfr's SKU: MP114/4O/SIP
> VoIP SIP Gateway, 4x FXO, 1x WAN, LBR Codecs,
>
> Here are the options you have for using it.  they have a variety of
> configurations, fxo/fxs combos
> a 4 port is in the 375 range.
>
> Hook Flash Option
> [HookFlashOption]
> Supported hook-flash Transport Type (method by which hook-flash is sent and
> received).
> Valid options include:
> 0 = Hook-Flash indication isn’t sent (default)
> 1 = Send proprietary INFO message with Hook-Flash indication
> 4 = RFC 2833
>
> Darcy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: covici at ccs.covici.com
> Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2011 7:06 AM
> To: FreeSWITCH Users Help
> Subject: Re: [Freeswitch-users] FXO/FXS card advice
>
> Does this ata support picking up call waiting while in a call from the
> fxo?  If it were to do that, I would get one right away.  The Digium FXO
> card I have has problems doing this with freetdm.
>
> Darcy<darcy at primrose.ws>  wrote:
>
>> Hi, for fxo's with the freeswitch I currently use:
>>
>> Mfr's SKU: GXW4104
>> Brand: Grandstream
>> 4 x FXO Gateway, 2 x LAN, 1 or 2 stage dialing, G.168 echo cancellation
>>
>> They work exceptionally well, easy to configure and can be auto configured
>> if you
>> are into that, we are.  You can also get an 8 port version.  I pay 220 for
>> the 4 port
>> and 300 for the 8 port.  I have quite a few of them deployed.
>>
>> Darcy
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ocset
>> Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2011 1:38 AM
>> To: freeswitch-users at lists.freeswitch.org
>> Subject: Re: [Freeswitch-users] FXO/FXS card advice
>>
>> Thank you all for your replies.
>>
>> Anthony, you reply has left me uncertain again. All of the ATA's listed
>> here (wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Interop_List) seem to have some
>> limitations and bugs which have to worked around.
>>
>> Your reply suggests that buying a OpenVox A400P04 card (currently only
>> $219 for 4 FXO's) would be more difficult to install and maintain that 4
>> ATA's. I would have thought that the FXS/FXO cards were engineered to
>> work with Freeswitch/Asterisk etc. without limitations like caller-id
>> not working or call-transfer not working as expected.
>>
>> I can see the benefit of an ATA since I can add them on as needed with
>> little or no hassle (except for the large power board to plug them all
>> into:-)
>>
>> I have only just got the SPA3102 receiving incoming calls and I am no
>> expert in either solution but would have thought that a 4 port FXO card
>> would be easier as it is made to purpose?
>>
>> ps. the PAP2T seems to be one of the better Linksys ATA's from the list
>> of features that work?
>>
>> Thanks again for all your help and suggestions.
>>
>> On 09/03/2011 05:54 AM, Anthony Minessale wrote:
>>> If you are doing FXO and you already have an ATA working that might be
>>> as good as you'll get.
>>> Its nice to not have to deal with TDM if you can help it and most
>>> analog ATA are cheap and effective and much less painful to deal with
>>> than analog cards.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 8:39 AM, Saugort Dario Garcia Tovar
>>> <dgarcia at anew.com.ve>   wrote:
>>>> One think you should consider also, is the FXO/FXS board that you will
>>>> buy,
>>>> you have to check compatibility with your server/pc.
>>>>
>>>> For example openvox models A800P and A1200P has an issue with
>>>> motherboard
>>>> based on chipset H55 for example.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 9/1/2011 9:59 PM, curriegrad2004 wrote:
>>>>
>>>> In the following order, most people usually recommend:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Sangoma
>>>> 2. Diginum/OpenVox
>>>> 3. Building your own Tormenta Zapatel Card (Only for serious
>>>> engineering types of people) from COTS
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Michel Daggelinckx
>>>> <michel.daggelinckx at gmail.com>   wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Digium and sangoma cards are high quality and work greast with FS
>>>>
>>>> Michel
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 5:24 PM, ocset<ocset at the800group.com>   wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> As a new member of the forum, I am curious to know your experience with
>>>> FXO/FXS cards.
>>>>
>>>> I have a SPA3102 and have configured it to work with FS, but it feels a
>>>> bit like I am trying to make a square peg fit a round hole. I am hoping
>>>> to implement FS at a business which currently has 4 POTS lines and
>>>> would
>>>> prefer to use an internal IDE card for the job of integrating these
>>>> phone lines into FreeSwitch.
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone got some advice on which cards I should be looking at that
>>>> just "work" with FS? What about echo cancellation - is that something I
>>>> should just cater for or does it depend on the client situation? What
>>>> about software cancellation?
>>>>
>>>> This seems like one of those times when too much choice is a bad thing
>>>> and I need some guidance on what has worked for you.
>>>>
>>>> All advice would be greatly appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
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