If you had:
a) a dry/hard line (ISDN?, fractioned T1's?) from your local telco
(less than $50/mo?) with 1-800 phone number termination
b) a moderate server box (fast workstation) with hardware to connect to telco
c) linux software to setup LDAP security and domain management
d) client applications to answer/route incoming calls
Then you should be able to:
1) Provide a central 1-800 call-in number and route calls via ext. (or
even use DID to route calls) using PBX *software* as opposed to
hardware (search Asterix Linux)
* using LDAP to route to OBJECT "John Doe"'s vMail box, cell phone,
VoIP or IM connection
* providing rollover for calls so the 1-800 is open for more calls
* detect fax calls and route accordingly (even save to image file
for emailing/storage - see faximum link in "starting points" below)
2) Provide access to highspeed internet access for LAN through 2nd eth
interface (firewalled of course)
3) Web server, mail server
Leading me to my question <grin>
What would be the hardware and software requirements to setup a linux
based server to use a raw (dry, hard, ISDN, T1 - whatever) line to
access the fibre backbone and connect to SIP or other VOIP gateways?
(Presumably the answer will likely point to server/client software to
handle the rest of the requirements noted above)
This might be too in-depth for one question, but my hopes are that
there is already a project or product in place for such an animal.
Otherwise, I'll take general summarization and a point in the right
direction for a roadmap to installation/integration. (is it me, or
did that sound like haiku?)
**Specifics**
Obviously reliability is of importance, hence the need for linux -
server hardware is not a concern (excepting telco interface equipment)
Cost is another factor (as always) and I'd like to stick to as much
open public GNU software and free/small fee services as possible
**Starting points are**
http://community.inin.com/ AND
http://www.inin.com/products/communite/communite.asp
** above taken from http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=381488
Linux distros: sipX, Asterix, ASTLinux
fax messaging system: http://www.faximum.com/fms/monograph/
fax DID (Direct Inward Dialing):
http://www.hylafax.org/archive/1998-04/msg00133.html
VoIP stuff: http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/DID
This may be the closest thing to what I'm talking about here:
http://www.vera-tel.com/index.html |