[Serusers] Telco GW

[Arnd Vehling]

Alessio Focardi wrote:
> question is simple and straight: what would you suggest as isdn pri
> telco gw for outside dialing from sip equipment ?

cisco AS5300.

> We are experimenting with asterisk, works fine but misses radius
> accounting.

No prob with a cisco.

> We tried to do accounting on ser side but this does not correctly handle calls
> status, example:
> 
> a call is routed from ser to asterisk, and from asterisk to the pstn.

I wouldnt rely my accounting on the SER/SIP database without checking the pstn
calls against a pstn call log of some form.

> Invite and bye are recorded by ser in radius but if call is answered
> or not it does not make any difference, just an invite and a bye are
> logged.
> 
> I'm I missing something or maybe the only way to go is "gw
> accounting" and "big money Cisco equipment" ?

No, u can account using asterkisk, as someone else already pointed out.

The fastet solution though is to use a cisco box. Refurbished/Used ones
are not that expensive.

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