[cisco-voip] Fax Server

[Gary L. Pate]

I have a Brooktrout TR1034-P8H-T1-1N card, and my PRI currently connects to
my router which is MGCP back to CCM.. All fax numbers and regular DID
numbers come through that PRI, so I will not have a PRI plugging into the T1
interface on the Brooktrout. I was hoping to use the Ethernet port on the
Brooktrout card, but it looks like I may have to convert to H.323 if I go
that route using option 1. I was hoping to use option 3, but I'm not sure
about the signaling piece of it. Can I connect the Brooktrout card T1 to the
second port on the router module and still use MGCP?

 

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From: Turpin, Mark [mailto:mark.turpin at Calence.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 12:34 PM
To: Gary Pate; cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
Subject: RE: [cisco-voip] Fax Server

 

In my experience with Rightfax, I set it up using the brooktrout t1 card
(although IP was touted as being easier, I didn't think so).  It was
connected to a 6500 with a cmm/pa-6t1 (but any pri supporting router will
do) and the brooktrout.  We were doing pass through (not relay), and
everything worked like a champ once we got the circuit up.

 

Just ignore what they're saying about MGCP and fax relay, you don't have to
do relay.

 

By the way, I used 4ess, network side, and internal clock for the 6500 side
of the t1.  We couldn't get it up with the 6500 being the customer side.

 

Brooktrout has excellent customer support, too.

 

-mark

 

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From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net on behalf of Gary L. Pate
Sent: Wed 10/11/2006 9:20 AM
To: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
Subject: [cisco-voip] Fax Server

I'm doing my first Fax Server install (Rightfax) version 9.0, and I looking
for some guidance. According to the Installation Guide Supplement for Cisco
Fax server, there are three deployment methods. 

 

IP T.38 Fax Relay

All traffic to brooktrout card is via IP. The T1 interface is not used. The
Ethernet on the MCS server uses SIP for call control, and the Ethernet port
on the Brooktrout card is used for media (FOIP UDP packets). - H.323 must be
used on router.

 

ISDN E1/T1 Direct. 

T1 connects directly to T1 port on Brooktrout card.

 

ISDN/MGCP Cisco Fax Relay Mode

Used where mixed voice and fax traffic share same trunk and uses ISDN
overlap sending for signaling. When deployed in this mode, all fax traffic
to the fax server uses the Brooktrout card ISDN interface. Call signaling
for the fax call setup will first traverse the Callmanager using MGCP. For
this configuration either an additional ISDN interface is required on the
router and this plugs directly into the T1 interface on the Brooktrout card.

 

My router is currently using MGCP, so to me the last model looks like the
way to go, but most the document refers to E1 versus T1, and I'm not sure
about the ISDN overlap signaling.

 

Can anyone offer any advice on the best way to proceed?

 

Gary

 

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