doc/tex/hardware.tex

   1 \subsection{Introduction}
   2
   3 A PBX is only really useful if you can get calls into it.  Of course, you
   4 can use Asterisk with VoIP calls (SIP, H.323, IAX, etc.), but you can also
   5 talk to the real PSTN through various cards.
   6
   7 Supported Hardware is divided into two general groups:  DAHDI devices and
   8 non-DAHDI devices.  The DAHDI compatible hardware supports pseudo-TDM
   9 conferencing and all call features through chan\_dahdi, whereas non-DAHDI
  10 compatible hardware may have different features.
  11
  12 \subsection{DAHDI compatible hardware}
  13
  14 \begin{itemize}
  15 \item Digium, Inc. (Primary Developer of Asterisk)
  16       \url{http://www.digium.com}
  17   \begin{itemize}
  18      \item Analog Interfaces
  19      \begin{itemize}
  20        \item TDM400P - The TDM400P is a half-length PCI 2.2-compliant card that supports FXS and FXO station interfaces for connecting analog telephones and analog POTS lines through a PC.
  21        \item TDM800P - The TDM800P is a half-length PCI 2.2-compliant, 8 port card using Digium's VoiceBus technology that supports FXS and FXO station interfaces for connecting analog telephones and analog POTS lines through a PC.
  22        \item TDM2400P - The TDM2400P is a full-length PCI 2.2-compliant card for connecting analog telephones and analog POTS lines through a PC. It supports a combination of up to 6 FXS and/or FXO modules for a total of 24 lines.
  23      \end{itemize}
  24      \item Digital Interfaces
  25      \begin{itemize}
  26        \item TE412P - The TE412P offers an on-board DSP-based echo cancellation module. It supports E1, T1, and J1 environments and is selectable on a per-card or per-port basis.
  27        \item TE410P - The TE410P improves performance and scalability through bus mastering architecture. It supports E1, T1, and J1 environments and is selectable on a per-card or per-port basis.
  28        \item TE407P - The TE407P offers an on-board DSP-based echo cancellation module. It supports E1, T1, and J1 environments and is selectable on a per-card or per-port basis.
  29        \item TE405P - The TE405P improves performance and scalability through bus mastering architecture. It supports both E1, T1, J1 environments and is selectable on a per-card or per-port basis.
  30        \item TE212P - The TE212P offers an on-board DSP-based echo cancellation module. It supports E1, T1, and J1 environments and is selectable on a per-card or per-port basis.
  31        \item TE210P - The TE210P improves performance and scalability through bus mastering architecture. It supports E1, T1, and J1 environments and is selectable on a per-card or per-port basis.
  32        \item TE207P - The TE207P offers an on-board DSP-based echo cancellation module. It supports E1, T1, and J1 environments and is selectable on a per-card or per-port basis.
  33        \item TE205P - The TE205P improves performance and scalability through bus mastering architecture. It supports both E1 and T1/J1 environments and is selectable on a per-card or per-port basis.
  34        \item TE120P - The TE120P is a single span, selectable T1, E1, or J1 card and utilizes Digium's VoiceBus\texttrademark technology. It supports both voice and data modes.
  35        \item TE110P - The TE110P brings a high-performance, cost-effective, and flexible single span togglable T1, E1, J1 interface to the Digium line-up of telephony interface devices.
  36      \end{itemize}
  37   \end{itemize}
  38 \end{itemize}
  39
  40 \subsection{Non-DAHDI compatible hardware}
  41
  42 \begin{itemize}
  43   \item QuickNet, Inc.
  44         \url{http://www.quicknet.net}
  45   \begin{itemize}
  46     \item Internet PhoneJack - Single FXS interface.  Supports Linux telephony
  47           interface.  DSP compression built-in.
  48
  49     \item Internet LineJack - Single FXS or FXO interface.  Supports Linux
  50           telephony interface.
  51   \end{itemize}
  52 \end{itemize}
  53
  54 \subsection{mISDN compatible hardware}
  55
  56 mISDN homepage:  \url{http://www.misdn.org/}
  57
  58 Any adapter with an mISDN driver should be compatible with
  59 chan\_misdn. See the mISDN section for more information.
  60
  61 \begin{itemize}
  62   \item Digium, Inc. (Primary Developer of Asterisk)
  63   \url{http://www.digium.com}
  64   \begin{itemize}
  65     \item B410P - 4 Port BRI card (TE/NT)
  66    \end{itemize}
  67 \end{itemize}
  68
  69 \begin{itemize}
  70   \item beroNet
  71   \url{http://www.beronet.com}
  72   \begin{itemize}
  73     \item BN4S0 - 4 Port BRI card (TE/NT)
  74
  75     \item BN8S0 - 8 Port BRI card (TE/NT)
  76
  77     \item Billion Card - Single Port BRI card (TE (/NT with crossed cable))
  78    \end{itemize}
  79 \end{itemize}
  80
  81 \subsection{Miscellaneous other interfaces}
  82
  83 \begin{itemize}
  84   \item Digium, Inc. (Primary Developer of Asterisk)
  85   \begin{itemize}
  86     \item TC400B - The TC400B is a half-length, low-profile PCI 2.2-compliant card for transforming complex VoIP codecs (G.729) into simple codecs.
  87   \end{itemize}
  88
  89   \item ALSA
  90         \url{http://www.alsa-project.org}
  91   \begin{itemize}
  92     \item Any ALSA compatible full-duplex sound card
  93   \end{itemize}
  94
  95   \item OSS
  96         \url{http://www.opensound.com}
  97   \begin{itemize}
  98     \item Any OSS compatible full-duplex sound card
  99   \end{itemize}
 100 \end{itemize}