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Asterisk aka *

This is a very powerful PBX software designed so you can build your own mini-exchange like in use in large companies. it scales very well and is extremely powerful. It has support for all sorts of protocols and lets you dial internal or external users and trunk calls in various ways.

NathanWard is writing some proper billing and rating software for *, also some better VoIPLeastCostRouting software. He would like to use it at Quicksilver Internet in his VoIP infrastructure.

VoIP User are developing free community resources to enable Asterisks developers, engineers or users to test Asterisk to PSTN termination.

AsteriskSampleSetup


LindsayDruett would just love to try with the Cisco IP Phones, VoIP Gateways, etc with this software, basically use it as an alternative to the CiscoCallManager using the Cisco Products but without the baggage like product distribution curfews, etc. Also product licensing costs would be substantially cheaper as you can then purchase IP Phones without the CiscoCallManager user licence.

Apparently the Cisco IP Phones are part of the product distrobution curfew.


Note that if your Asterisk machine is connected to a PABX, that's fine (assuming your PABX has a telepermit), but if you're connecting directly to your phoneline, you need to make sure your FXO/FXS device is telepermitted. To the best of my knowledge, not many of the devices are. If anyone knows, list the legal ones here....


SineApps Ltd. is currently in the process of telepermitting all of the digum devices for use in NewZealand. If you can help with this process or would like information on its current timeframe please send an email to

matt{dot}riddell{at}sineapps{dot}com

We will update this page once telepermitting is complete. You can download a sample New Zealand indication.conf file for asterisk from SineApps.

Okay, so the situation has changed somewhat. The old 1 port FXO card has been replaced by a FXO module for the (up to 4 port) card. The 1 port card could not pass telepermitting because the impedance was only 600 ohms and could not be changed. However now the new module can have it settings changed from the software and last week Digium implemented switches in Asterisk to make this possible.

Now I'm just waiting on some more capital and then I will submit the cards for the telepermitting process. I will keep everyone up to date.

BTW I'm also building a stand-alone Asterisk PABX with LCD display (2x20lines) and buttons as opposed to keyboard and screen.

Okay, with regard to telepermitting; Digium has decided that it is going to telepermit the cards in all markets. The latest word I have had with regard to the TDM400P cards and New Zealand telepermitting is that they are ready to go, but a temporary hold has been put on the process by Digium. They say that the cards should all have finished their respective telepermitting by the end of September 2004 (note that this does not include the X100P).