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. Click here to see all of the possible telephony module combinations.

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 and CentOS 5.  

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

Hardware

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	16
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 6 FXO ports, 2 FXS ports PRI/R2/CAS supporting up to 16 ports BRI ISDN supporting up to 8 ports

Environment

Dimensions and Weight

Specifications may change without prior notice. 

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