[cisco-voip] What's the pro and con for ATA, compared to FXS

[Brian Schultz]

I've been wondering about this.  Since v7, analog licenses can be
purchased but there is no way to assign them.  Is this supposed to
change in later versions of CUCM?

Brian

On 5/11/10, Chris Clouse <Chris.Clouse at cdw.com> wrote:
> Analog ports are going to start taking licenses in CUWL/UCL licensing
> model.
>
> ~Chris
>
> From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Lelio Fulgenzi
> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 8:00 AM
> To: Jeff Ruttman
> Cc: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] What's the pro and con for ATA, compared to FXS
>
> I'm pretty sure all analog ports don't take a device license, so this is the
> route I take with VG248 and VG224. It makes it much easier in the long run
> for procedures.
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Ruttman" <ruttmanj at carewisc.org>
> To: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 8:54:15 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] What's the pro and con for ATA, compared to FXS
> How do you disable an unused port on an ATA?
>
> I don't know that we've experienced calls dropping, but you are right that
> an unused port does try to connect to CM and at the least generates lots of
> fails in the event logs.  I go ahead and add the second port into CM, so it
> can register, and I just don't configure a line on it.  This stops the error
> messages and perhaps stops calls dropping as you describe.
>
> I only have experience with ATAs and largely they've been OK.  Most problems
> have been fixed by using 9600 or 14400 baud rates on fax machines, and I
> think we also had to disable Super G3 on a couple newer fax/copiers.
>
> Thanks
> jeff
>
> ________________________________
> From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of polo person
> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 3:54 AM
> To: junks2you at gmail.com; cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] What's the pro and con for ATA, compared to FXS
> My experience of ATA's and faxes is not good. We have a combination of faxes
> + VG224 and faxes + ATA and I only seem to get problems with the ATA's.
> Quite often they will get their knickers in a twist and stop giving dial
> tone, and a power off / on sorts them out and they will then work again for
> a few months. Other times I get problems with fax transmission, ranging from
> failed sending / receiving to a fax being sent and received ok, but the
> sending fax machine reports it didn't get delivered so it proceeds to send
> it again...and again...and  again... (very frustrating for the recipient!)
> The solution to this one was to drop the speed of fax transmission down to
> 14400 and this cured the problem.
>
> One thing to be wary of is that if the second ATA port is not being used,
> you must disable it. If you don't you will get calls dropping as the ATA
> will reset occasionally when the second port tries to talk to the CM, but as
> it isnt configured it doesent get very far. If a call is in progress on port
> 1 at the time it will get dropped.
>
> Faxes on our VG224's seem to work on the main with very few problems (mostly
> fax passthrough, some fax relay).  We have CM 6.1.3.something_odd..... and
> are en-route to CM7 them CM8 over the course of this year.
>
> Cheers
>
> Simon
>
> ________________________________
> Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 15:59:15 +0800
> From: junks2you at gmail.com<mailto:junks2you at gmail.com>
> To: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net<mailto:cisco-voip at puck.nether.net>
> Subject: [cisco-voip] What's the pro and con for ATA, compared to FXS
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> Can anyone explain to me what the pros and cons of ATA? We got both FXS and
> ATA 186 for FAXing in a call manager 7 controled environment.
>
> Regards,
>
> Charlie
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