Can someone give me an example of the cost/feature differences between SS& and PRI ISDN? I just got a PRI line in from XO Communications (Texas). And how much differently would Asterisk configurations be using SS7 vs. PRI? Thanks > > > To me the reason I'd really like SS7 over PRI ISDN is that I would > > really like to get the CPC data on incoming calls which PRI > > ISDN cannot > > do and thats it in total. > > I am not sure what _I_ would do with the CPC information in my case. It may > be good to know where the call came from so that I can setup more cost > effective route in the future but Caller ID (number) seems good enough to > start. So simply converting the SS7 message to a PRI should be good enough. > If I can pass the caller ID information down to the Voip Subscribers that > would be the only reason I need it. > What do _you_ use the CPC information for? > > > I think not many people need SS7 - maybe its not big/available in the > > US? Also normal businesses will get by fine with PRI ISDN > > (they don't want/need the CPC switch data). > > It is the primary way to interconnect to the ILEC (at least Qwest in the > Northwest). The cost of lines controlled by SS7 is only a fraction of PRIs > from Qwest or other providers. > > > Markku Korpi's driver is not cheap for sure > > Yes but it is certainly less money than most hardware solutions I have seen > out there. (Markku hasn't gotten back to me yet from my first email to him > so I am not even sure whether I will be able to get it if I want it) > > > Best of luck! When you are finished I you might want lots of > > money for > > your non-opensource SS7 software too! :) > > I am not a greedy person but of course I wouldn't mind lots of money (That > is why I am in business). Asterisk has helped us a ton and at very little > cost. We might be able to give back depending on what it will end up > costing. There is always a consulting / support income possibility even if > it is open sourced. (I don't want to talk like it is done before I even > start though) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-SS7 mailing list > Asterisk-SS7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-ss7 > ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
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