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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Has anyone
tried using VoIP to create a point-to-multipoint PCM connection?<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>Our customer has an existing multi-drop PCM
network that he wants to replace with E/M modules over a Cisco network. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;</span>We have successfully used both &#8220;connection
plar&#8221; trunks and a single point-to-point Hoot &amp; Holler connection to
work but they need a point-to-multipoint connection. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;</span>Using Hoot &amp; Holler to connect three
sites, the connections synchronise but after a few seconds they lose their
synchronisation and I suspect it is the way the E/M source port handles
multiple sessions. The PCM network only runs at 2400 Baud.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:normal;mso-no-proof:yes'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:normal;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b style='mso-ansi-font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:normal;mso-no-proof:yes'>Keith.</span></font></b></strong><font
size=2 color=navy><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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