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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>So to be clear, in my scenario… The CISCO port would be “emulating” an analog handset to the Avaya.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I guess that’s where my confusion comes in; in that a CISCO FXO port is normally expecting to see a CO, not a station. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The Avaya station port will be expecting to see an analog handset, so my CISCO side needs to be able to act like that.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>So the consensus is FXO port on the CISCO side?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Norton, Mike<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 29, 2011 2:58 PM<br><b>To:</b> Ryan Ratliff; Lelio Fulgenzi<br><b>Cc:</b> cisco-voip@puck.nether.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [cisco-voip] FXS or FXO?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I guess it depends on what you define “routing” as. Yes you can send ring voltage out an FXS port, but all that tells the other side is to ring because there’s a call. It doesn’t tell it where to send the call so I wouldn’t classify sending ring voltage to be routing a call.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Mike Norton<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I.T. Support<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Peace Wapiti School Division No. 76<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Helpdesk: 780-831-3080<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Direct: 780-831-3076<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ryan Ratliff [mailto:rratliff@cisco.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> April-29-11 1:38 PM<br><b>To:</b> Lelio Fulgenzi<br><b>Cc:</b> Norton, Mike; cisco-voip@puck.nether.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [cisco-voip] FXS or FXO?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>You can send calls in both directions (just as you can send and receive calls on your land line at home, which is essentially an FXO).<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>The FXS port can route calls, at least in the manner that it provides dialtone and receives digits.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>The FXO port is just told to ring but can send digits when making an outbound call.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>-Ryan<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA>On Apr 29, 2011, at 3:18 PM, Lelio Fulgenzi wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:13.5pt'><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>ya learn something new every day! ;)<br><br>although i'm sure i'll forget this.<br><br>can you route out an FXS port though? i guess that's where i'm confused.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>From:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>"Mike Norton" <</span><span lang=EN-CA><a href="mailto:mikenorton@pwsd76.ab.ca"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>mikenorton@pwsd76.ab.ca</span></a></span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>><br><b>To:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>"Lelio Fulgenzi" <</span><span lang=EN-CA><a href="mailto:lelio@uoguelph.ca"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>lelio@uoguelph.ca</span></a></span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>>, "Edward Countryman" <</span><span lang=EN-CA><a href="mailto:Edward.Countryman@provena.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Edward.Countryman@provena.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>><br><b>Cc:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b></span><span lang=EN-CA><a href="mailto:cisco-voip@puck.nether.net"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>cisco-voip@puck.nether.net</span></a></span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br><b>Sent:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>Friday, April 29, 2011 3:14:08 PM<br><b>Subject:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>RE: [cisco-voip] FXS or FXO?<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Um... no. Like ports do not connect. One sides needs to provide battery and dialtone, and one sides needs to accept battery and dialtone. Always office ports to station ports.</span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>In this scenario, since the Avaya is provide the station port, you need an office port on the Cisco.</span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>--</span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Mike Norton</span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I.T. Support</span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Peace Wapiti School Division No. 76</span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Helpdesk: 780-831-3080</span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Direct: 780-831-3076</span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-right-color:initial'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span lang=EN-CA><a href="mailto:cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net</span></a></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>[mailto:cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net]<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>Lelio Fulgenzi<br><b>Sent:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>April-29-11 1:07 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Edward Countryman<br><b>Cc:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span lang=EN-CA><a href="mailto:cisco-voip@puck.nether.net"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>cisco-voip@puck.nether.net</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><br><b>Subject:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Re: [cisco-voip] FXS or FXO?</span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br>If what you're trying to do is this:<br><br>avaya:FXS <-----> FX?:Cisco<br><br>I don't think you can.<br><br>an FXS port is just that, a station port.<br><br>I believe you have to do this:<br><br>avaya:FXO <-----> FXO:Cisco<br><br>There _may_ be FXS/FXO converters out there from the likes of Viking, etc. but I think FXO to FXO is what you want/need.<br><br><br>---<br>Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.<br>Senior Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph * Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1<br>(519) 824-4120 x56354 (519) 767-1060 FAX (JNHN)<br>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<br>Cooking with unix is easy. You just sed it and forget it.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br> - LFJ (with apologies to Mr. Popeil)</span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>From:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>"Edward Countryman" <</span><span lang=EN-CA><a href="mailto:Edward.Countryman@provena.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Edward.Countryman@provena.org</span></a></span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>><br><b>To:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b></span><span lang=EN-CA><a href="mailto:cisco-voip@puck.nether.net"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>cisco-voip@puck.nether.net</span></a></span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br><b>Sent:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>Friday, April 29, 2011 2:55:00 PM<br><b>Subject:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>[cisco-voip] FXS or FXO?</span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Looking for a quick answer on something.</span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>For a specific scenario, I need to route calls from Cisco to an analog “station port” on one of my Avaya’s.</span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Question is; do I need an FXO or an FXS in my router to accomplish this? </span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=EN-CA style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br>_______________________________________________<br>cisco-voip mailing list<br></span><span lang=EN-CA><a href="mailto:cisco-voip@puck.nether.net" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>cisco-voip@puck.nether.net</span></a></span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><span lang=EN-CA><a href="https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip</span></a><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande","serif"'>_______________________________________________<br>cisco-voip mailing list<br></span><span lang=EN-CA><a href="mailto:cisco-voip@puck.nether.net"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande","serif"'>cisco-voip@puck.nether.net</span></a></span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande","serif"'><br></span><span lang=EN-CA><a href="https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande","serif"'>https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip</span></a></span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>