Here in Ireland its easier to get "wholesale" call termination prices with the local telcos if you are dealing with SS7 rather than PRI ISDN. I think its just because the different technologies are how they view carriers vs. end-users. It doesn't make sense I know because both SS7 and PRI ISDN come from the same switches. Derek Richard Gintz wrote: >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. > > -- Derek Conniffe Rivertower Ltd Ireland: (Freephone) 1800 719 400 Ireland: (Local) 01 244 9719 United Kingdom: 0870 068 2368 International: 00 353 1 244 9719 Derek Conniffe DDI: 01 201 0146 (International: 00 353 1 201 0146) Derek Conniffe Mobile: 086 856 3823 (International: 00 353 86 856 3823) Fax: 01 201 0085 (International: 00 353 1 201 0085) Email: Derek@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Web: http://www.rivertowerhosting.com -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: derek.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 487 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-ss7/attachments/20050906/91d5562e/derek.vcf
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