[VoiceOps] PRI Termination device

[Alex Balashov]

Jonathan Thurman wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 1:06 PM, Alex Balashov
> <abalashov at evaristesys.com> wrote:
>> Cisco AS5300 or other Cisco chassis with voice feature cards is unmitigatedly solid, stable and good for this purpose.
> 
> We currently have some 2800 series devices we are looking to replace.
> Besides capacity, how to the AS5300 devices compare?  I must say that
> while the Cisco devices do work, I don't prefer them.

I must say, they really are among the most stable and featureful I've 
run into.  There are lots of other options - and I can hardly claim to 
have sampled a vast diversity - but the common thread I've run into 
with other equipment is bugginess, SIP interoperability and DSP issues.

I don't know the grounds for your objection to them, but I can tell 
you they are quite ubiquitous inside carrier environments for a reason.

It's hard to say how the 5300 compares to a router outfitted with 
voice cards;  it depends on many things, including the processing 
power needed for the intended application.  It's definitely more 
powerful CPU-wise than a 2800, though.  Can anyone else on the list 
speak more to the precise feature set differences?

> Right now we need 2 User and 1 Network PRI.  Planning for limited
> future expansion is what went to 4.  I would consider splitting onto
> multiple devices for hardware redundancy though...

I'd get a 5300.

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