Astribank

Asterisk USB Channel Bank

Astribank is a USB channel bank especially designed for Asterisk Open Source PBX systems. Connecting via USB 2.0 it eliminates the need for intermediating PCI used in other channel banks.

Astribank Vs. legacy channel bank - click here for comparison

Astribank offers a wide variety of FXS, FXO, BRI ISDN and I/O ports combinations.

Multiple Astribank units may be connected to a single Asterisk server using different USB 2.0 ports, USB 2.0 hub or USB 2.0 PCI card. Astribank is the leading solution in high density Asterisk systems, as in hotels, motels, apartment buildings etc. Read more...

Architecture

Software

Astribank's driver is an official part of Zaptel 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).

Mechanical Design

Astribank comes in two possible chassis (see Astribank Models table):


Compact chassis	Standard 1U rack/wall mountable chassis

The internal design of Astribank is modular, offering a wide variety of FXS, FXO, BRI ISDN and I/O ports combinations. For all the available models see comparison table.

Astribank Manual