Digium hardware and Elastix - a perfect combination
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The document discusses Digium's hardware products and their integration with Asterisk and Elixir. It highlights that Digium offers a range of phones, gateways, and cards that are designed to work seamlessly with Asterisk. The phones provide tight integration with Asterisk features and can be easily provisioned and customized through Asterisk.
Digium hardware and Elastix - a perfect combination
- 1. Elas-x and Digium hardware – the Perfect Combina-on Steve Sokol & David DuffeA Asterisk Marke-ng & Community Digium Confiden-al
- 2. So what does Digium have for Elas-x people? • Phones • Gateways • R-‐Series for Redundancy • Cards – a huge variety • SoJware add-‐ons • …All of which contribute to the ongoing development of Asterisk Open Source 2 Digium Confiden-al
- 3. Asterisk Sta-s-cs § 2M+ downloads for 2011 § 83,000+ registered asterisk.org members § 68,000+ forum users § 34,000+ forum topics § 109,000+ forum posts The Asterisk § 900+ ac-ve contributors Community § 9800+ developers over the life-me of the project § Worldwide Asterisk deployment in 170+ countries § Dedicated Industry Events: -‐ AstriCon for Asterisk Developers and Users -‐ Asterisk World for Business users -‐ Elas-x World for our friends in the Elas-x Community 3 Digium Confiden-al
- 4. Digium hardware is a natural choice Distro/Framework GUI Communica-ons Engine Channel Driver Kernel Driver Opera-ng System Digium Confiden-al
- 6. The Only Phones Designed for Asterisk Simple, Customizable Integrated Best Value in SMB UC Phone Systems Digium Confiden-al
- 7. • Leverage the power of Asterisk/Elas-x The Phones • The -ghtest integra-on with Asterisk & Elas-x Designed for • Control the users’ end-‐to-‐end experience Asterisk Digium Confiden-al
- 8. • Easiest phones to install, integrate and provision Simple, • Digium App Engine – customs apps for the phone Customized, • Extend Switchboard to the desk phone Integrated Digium Confiden-al
- 9. • Compe--ve pricing and good margins Best Value • Does not require phone feature pack -‐ beAer pricing In UC • No extra licensing for features, add-‐ons Digium Confiden-al
- 10. Digium’s Family of IP Phones 6 Digium Confiden-al
- 11. D40 – Entry-‐Level Phone • 2 line keys (for mul-ple extensions or contacts) • 4 feature keys – Msgs, Transfer, Redial, Hold, Conference, Info Digium Confiden-al
- 12. D50 -‐ Mid-‐Level Phone • 4 line keys (for mul-ple extensions or contacts) • 6 feature keys – Msgs, Transfer, Redial, Hold, Conference, Info • 10 Rapid Dial Keys for Your Contacts Digium Confiden-al
- 13. D70 -‐ Execu-ve-‐Level Phone • 6 line keys (for mul-ple extensions or contacts) • 10 feature keys – Msgs, Transfer, Redial, Hold, Conference, Info • LCD Display for 100 Rapid Dial Keys for Your Contacts Digium Confiden-al
- 14. Comparing Models 15 Digium Confiden-al
- 15. Vivid LCD Display 10 Digium Confiden-al
- 16. Programmable SoJkeys 11 Digium Confiden-al
- 17. Feature Keys 13 Digium Confiden-al
- 18. LCD Display for BLFs 14 Digium Confiden-al
- 19. Integrated Contacts Digium Confiden-al
- 20. Parking Digium Confiden-al
- 22. Visual Voicemail Digium Confiden-al
- 23. Digium Phones: Asterisk & Elas-x Digium Confiden-al
- 24. Digium Phones For Asterisk • Automa-c Provisioning – One-‐Touch: Select User Account – Zero-‐Touch: MAC assigned • Direct Access To Asterisk Features – Asterisk Voicemail – Parked Calls • Direct Access To Asterisk Data – Device Status (BLF) – User Status 24 Digium Confiden-al
- 25. Asterisk For Digium Phones • Special Version Of Asterisk (for now) – Adds SIP message handling for provisioning, data transfer – Includes enhanced versions of core applica-on modules • Digium Phone Module for Asterisk (DPMA) – Gateway module to communicate with phones • Provisioning Data • Phone Books / BLF Assignments • Asterisk Internal Data – Add-‐On to Asterisk 1.8.phones, Asterisk 10 – Commercially licensed, not open source 25 Digium Confiden-al
- 26. AsteriskNOW For Digium Phones • AsteriskNOW: – SoJware Appliance (installs OS + Asterisk + tools) – Fast, easy way to get started with core Asterisk • AsteriskNOW 2.0 – Reference Implementa-on of Asterisk + Phones – Includes phone modules for FreePBX interface • Demonstrates: – Provisioning/Configura-on Process – Genera-on of XML buAon assignment – Feature Implementa-on (Presence, Directory) 26 Digium Confiden-al
- 27. Asterisk + Digium Phone Apps • Applica-on Engine – Build applica-ons that have access to: • Phone Data, Features, Events • PBX Data • Remote Data • Applica-on Examples: – Stock Ticker Idle Screen App – Emergency No-fica-on App – Call Center Script Display 27 Digium Confiden-al
- 28. Gateway Series
- 29. Gateway Series Products § Digital T1/E1/PRI TDM to SIP Appliances § Models: – Built from the ground up – G100 – Single T1/E1 – Fan free design – G200 – Dual T1/E1 – Rack mountable (single appliance or 2 side-by-side) – Fixed port § Asterisk based § Digium GUI for Management Creative Innovation – Customer Satisfaction – Continual Quality Improvement 29
- 30. Part Numbers and Pricing § G100 Single T1/E1/PRI appliance: $1,195 List – 1G100F: North America – 1G101F: Europe – 1G102F: United Kingdom – 1G103F: Australia § G200 Dual T1/E1/PRI appliance: $1,995 – 1G200F: North America – 1G201F: Europe – 1G202F: United Kingdom – 1G203F: Australia § Single Unit Rack Mount Bracket - $15 – 3244-00042 Creative Innovation – Customer Satisfaction – Continual Quality Improvement 30
- 31. Applications: PSTN to SIP Creative Innovation – Customer Satisfaction – Continual Quality Improvement 31
- 32. Applications: SIP to legacy PBX Creative Innovation – Customer Satisfaction – Continual Quality Improvement 32
- 33. Applications: Legacy PBX to VoIP PBX Migration Creative Innovation – Customer Satisfaction – Continual Quality Improvement 33
- 34. Features § Call Management Features: – Automatic Call Type Detection: Voice/Modem/Fax – Answer and Disconnect Supervision – Trunk Group Support – Dial Plan Support Ÿ Call Routing Rules Ÿ Call Routing Groups – Pass Through Support for calls to toll free, local and emergency services numbers – Automatic appending and stripping of digits to dialed numbers – Caller ID name and number support – Fax and Modem support Creative Innovation – Customer Satisfaction – Continual Quality Improvement 34
- 35. Features § Technical Specifications: – Single 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet connection – Internal universal power supply for 100 – 240 VAC – RJ45 connectors – Echo cancellation – Auto codec negotiation via SIP § IP Telephony – SIP (Support for multiple SIP Agents) – Audio Codecs Ÿ G.729 Ÿ G.726 Ÿ G.711 (Coding Support for A-law and u-law) Ÿ GSM-FR Ÿ G.722 – Auto Codec Negotiation – Fax and Modem Support (T.38 and G.711) Creative Innovation – Customer Satisfaction – Continual Quality Improvement 35
- 36. Features § T1 Signaling § T1 CAS – PRI Signaling protocols: – E&M Ÿ National ISDN-1 – E&M Wink Ÿ National ISDN-2 – Feature-Group-D (DTMF, MF) Ÿ 4ESS (AT&T) – FXS Loop Start with Forward Ÿ 5ESS (Lucent) Battery Disconnect Ÿ DMS100 (Nortel) – FXS Loop Start Ÿ Q.SIG – FXS Ground Start – FXO Loop Start with Battery Disconnect Supervision – FXO Loop Start – FXO Ground Start § E1 – PRI (EuroISDN or Q.SIG) § DTMF Signaling via RFC 2833 Creative Innovation – Customer Satisfaction – Continual Quality Improvement 36
- 37. GUI
- 38. R-Series
- 39. R-Series § The R-Series appliances failover appliances for up to 8 PSTN circuits § Supports digital (T1/E1/PRI/BRI) or analog § Solution for high availability applications where phone service to employees is critical such as call centers and sales offices § The R-Series integrates with software to mirror Asterisk configuration files, manages the transition of a shared IP address and monitors system health between the primary and standby § Immediate recovery of all PBX functions and services (voice mail, phone registrations, etc) Creative Innovation – Customer Satisfaction – Continual Quality Improvement 39
- 40. R-Series Pricing and Part Numbers § Part Numbers: – 1R800F: 8 Port Analog – 1R850F: 8 Port Digital (T1/E1/PRI/BRI) § List Price – 1R800F: $995 – 1R850F: $995 § Ship Dates: – 1R800F: December 7 – 1R850F: ?? Creative Innovation – Customer Satisfaction – Continual Quality Improvement 40
- 41. How it Works! § A primary and standby server are clustered using 3rd party open source software packages. These packages are: – Pacemaker: Monitors the health of the servers and Asterisk – Corasync: When the primary fails Corasync starts the applications on the standby server when it is promoted to primary – DRDB: Application for mirroring of Asterisk configuration files § The R-Series utility (RCTL) interacts with the cluster management applications on each server Creative Innovation – Customer Satisfaction – Continual Quality Improvement 41
- 42. How it Works! § If a hardware or software failure event occurs on the primary server, it will be removed from the cluster and the R-Series is instructed to move the PSTN circuits to the standby § The standby server assumes the role of primary without loss of services such as voice mail, phone registrations, etc. Creative Innovation – Customer Satisfaction – Continual Quality Improvement 42
- 43. R-Series FAQ’s § Can the R-Series offer complete redundant failover system? – Yes, and requires two Asterisk servers § Can T1/E1/BRI be mixed through a R-Series? – Yes § Does the solution mirror the Asterisk configuration files of the primary to the standby at all times? – Yes § When the primary server hardware or software fails, will the standby server automatically take over communications? – Yes § Does the system automatically switch the PSTN circuits back when the primary is once again operational? – No, the primary will rejoin the server cluster and become the standby Creative Innovation – Customer Satisfaction – Continual Quality Improvement 43
- 44. R-Series FAQ’s § How are add-on licenses such as G.729 and Fax for Asterisk handled between the primary and secondary? Will the primary licenses work on the secondary? – The secondary will need to have it’s own licenses for add-on software and registered with Digium when the standby server is configured § Does the R-Series have a GUI? – No, the unit does not have a GUI § What are the “Passthrough” ports on the units used for? – These ports are reserved for future use § Will the R-Series work with Switchvox? – Not at this time Creative Innovation – Customer Satisfaction – Continual Quality Improvement 44
- 45. Digium Cards: Contributing to Asterisk Open Source since 2002
- 46. TE820 and VPMOCT256 § Newest Edition to the Digital Boards § 8 T1/E1/J1/PRI Capable § 256 Channel Echo Cancelation Available § DAHDI 2.6 Required Creative Innovation – Customer Satisfaction – Continual Quality Improvement 46
- 47. TE820 Pricing and Part Numbers § Part Numbers: – 1TE820F: TE820 Board – 1VPMOCT256LF: 256 Channel Echo Cancellation Module – 1TE820BF: TE820 and VPMOCT256 Bundle § List Price: – 1TE820F: $1,995 – 1VPMOCT256LF: $995 – 1TE820BF: $2,990 § Ship Date: November 18 Creative Innovation – Customer Satisfaction – Continual Quality Improvement 47
- 48. TE820 FAQ’s § Does the TE820 come in PCI or only PCI-Express? – Only PCI-Express § Is the echo cancellation module a separate daughter card? – Yes, the VPMOCT256 is a separate module for hardware echo cancellation § Can a VPMOCT64 or VPMOCT128 work on a TE820? – No § Can a T1 be plugged directly into the RJ-48 on the TE820 or do the dongles always have to be used? – Direct connections to the ports on the TE820, using standard cables, will connect spans 1 – 4. The use of dongles is required for connecting spans 5 – 8. Port configurations are as follows: Creative Innovation – Customer Satisfaction – Continual Quality Improvement 48
- 49. Digium Cards § From 1 FXS or FXO to 8 PRI § FXS/FXO up to 24 ports § BRI (ISDN2e) up to 8 ports (16 channels) § PRI (ISDN30e) up to 8 ports (240 channels) § PCI and PCI-e § Transcoding card – off load work from host CPU Creative Innovation – Customer Satisfaction – Continual Quality Improvement 49
- 50. In Summary § Digium has EVERYTHING you need for a total solution § …from the people that created Creative Innovation – Customer Satisfaction – Continual Quality Improvement 50
- 51. Questions?