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Astribank - USB Channel Banks
Astribank is a PSTN channel bank and VoIP telephony system that was especially designed for the Asterisk open source IP-PBX. Astribank uses industry-standard USB 2.0 ports to communicate with the Asterisk server. Housed in an industry-standard 19" rack/wall-mountable chassis, a single Astribank supports up to 32 analog ports, or up to 144 analog and PRI channels.
Features
Features:
Astribank is a USB channel bank especially designed for Asterisk Open Source PBX systems
Astribank connects to the Asterisk IP-PBX server via USB 2.0, thus eliminating the need for an intermediating PCI (the solution used by other channel banks).
Applications
Applications:
Astribank is the leading solution in high density Asterisk systems, as in hotels, motels, apartment buildings etc.
Specs
Specs:
Software
Astribank's driver has been included as an official part of Zaptel (now DAHDI) since release 1.2.4 (Feb. 2006), making Astribank integral with Asterisk systems. Today Astribank is tested with Debian and CentOS 5.
Related Info
Related Info:
Modular, Flexible Channel Bank Grows with Your Telephony Needs
A single Astribank USB-connected channel bank supports various combinations of analog and/or digital telephony lines and trunks. See the Astribank models table for suggested configurations. Furthermore, the Astribank design allows customers to let the system grow along with their telephony needs. The digital modules support individual software activation of each port (up to four ports per PRI module, and up to eight ports per BRI module). In other words, customers purchasing a single E1/T1 port receive hardware that can support up to four active ports. When required, the additional port(s) can be activated remotely, via a software key. Additional analog modules can also be added as needed (each chassis supports up to four modules of eight analog ports each) for a maximum of 32 analog ports per chassis.