[Freeswitch-users] Sangoma Cards or FXS gateway for high port density setup (~ 160 fxs)

[Darren Wiebe]

That's been our experience with AudioCodes as well.  Configuration is a 
real pain but after that they just work.

Darren Wiebe
darren at aleph-com.net

On 03/01/2011 1:45 PM, Michael Collins wrote:
> AudioCodes are indeed beastly to configure, so be sure to save your 
> config once you get it working. :) My only experience with an 
> audiocodes was that it was a pain to get it working but once it worked 
> it seemed to be okay. It wasn't my box so I can't speak to the 
> long-term viability of the AudioCodes.
>
> -MC
>
> On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 12:39 PM, guru singh <grsingh750 at gmail.com 
> <mailto:grsingh750 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Yes it is a hotel install. Not that I'm hooking up one, but I met
>     somebody who's a 'system architect' and has been putting proprietary
>     systems for clients for a while. He got interested and asked me for a
>     hardware sizing so to speak, if I was to do it my way.
>     For HA, having a standby machine seems more than sufficient. For ~160
>     fxs, I think  gateways (Audiocodes MP124?) would be a better idea.
>     It'll save me doing the transcoding on the FS box as well. I hear the
>     MP124 is a beast to configure, but works just fine.
>
>     -guru
>
>     On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 1:43 AM, Michael Collins
>     <msc at freeswitch.org <mailto:msc at freeswitch.org>> wrote:
>     > What is the application for 160 FXS ports? Are you hooking up a
>     hotel or
>     > something? I would think the application would determine what
>     level of HA
>     > you need. In some cases having a warm standby on site would be
>     sufficient.
>     > In the case of a failure of box 1 you could have someone go to
>     the switch
>     > room and fire up box 2. This works in cases where a minute or two of
>     > downtime would be inconvenient but not a show-stopper.
>     > -MC
>     >
>     > On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 1:25 AM, guru singh <grsingh750 at gmail.com
>     <mailto:grsingh750 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     >>
>     >> Hi,
>     >>
>     >> Happy New Year!
>     >>
>     >> What would you recommend for a solution that requires ~160 fxs
>     ports?
>     >> Should I get a Sangoma A200, in fact 7 of them and put them on
>     to my
>     >> server or look for other products like Audiocodes/Patton fxs
>     gateways
>     >> etc?
>     >> If I choose Sangoma cards, then I don't think I can set up a HA
>     >> scenario since, all fxs ports will be on the FS box itself.
>     >> But from what I've read people have horrible things to say
>     about most
>     >> gateway devices. They are prone to failure and the support is also
>     >> very lax.
>     >> So what good would be HA anyway, if one of these gateways fails and
>     >> knocks 32 fxs ports off!
>     >> Also I see that Sangoma is actively involved with the FreeSwitch
>     >> project and digging through the mailing lists, I could see great
>     >> support as well.
>     >> Is it advisable to have 6-7 cards with 12 fxs modules each on my FS
>     >> server?
>     >>
>     >> Any suggestions/pointers/heads-up would be really appreciated.
>     >>
>     >> Thanks
>     >> guru
>     >>
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