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Astribank Data Sheet

Astribank is a versatile and powerful channel bank that was specifically designed for the Asterisk IP-PBX. It extends the functionality of Asterisk-based IP-PBX systems and supports all the common telephony lines and trunks: FXS, FXO, BRI, E1/T1 PRI, T1 CAS and E1 R2.

Astribank connects to the Asterisk IP-PBX server via USB 2.0, thus eliminating the need for an intermediating PCI (the solution used by other channel banks). Click here to see a comparison between Astribank and legacy channel banks.

Software

Astribank's driver has been included as an official part of Zaptel (now DAHDI) since release 1.2.4 (Feb. 2006), making Astribank integral with Asterisk systems. Today Astribank is tested with Debian, CentOS 5 and trixbox (CentOS 4).

TwinStar, Xorcom's failover solution for complete PBX systems, was awarded "Best of Show" at IT Expo East, 2009

Astribank-based Failover Solution

All Astribank units are capable of supporting TwinStar, Xorcom's failover solution for complete PBX systems.

Telephony

Maximum number of built-in analog ports	32
Maximum number of E1 / T1 ports	4
Maximum number of BRI ISDN ports	8
Maximum number of telephony modules	4
Maximum number of telephony ports	54 (E1 PRI/R2/CAS + 24 analog ports)
Supported telephony modules	8 FXS ports 8 FXS ports + I/O ports 8 FXO ports 2 FXO ports, 6 FXS ports + I/O ports PRI/R2/CAS supporting up to 4 ports BRI ISDN supporting up to 8 ports

Dimensions and Weight

Weight	0.8 to 1.5 Kg (1.77-3.3 Lbs) (depends on configuration)
Size	19'' 1U industry standard rack- or wall-mountable chassis

Specifications may change without prior notice.

Download the Astribank data sheet in PDF format (324.82 Kb)

Last Updated ( Monday, 08 February 2010 )

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Astribank Wins Best of Show

Astribank, Xorcom's innovative USB-connected channel bank specifically designed for Asterisk, was awarded "Best of Show" in the "Open Source Solution" category at the IT Expo held recently in Los Angeles.
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Can You Run 300 Concurrent Calls on an Asterisk Server?

Find out the answer and more in the results from load tests recently performed on the XR3000, and explained in the "Five Culprits that Kill Asterisk IP-PBX Performance" recorded webinar.

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