Integrating TDM Gateways with Elastix

TDM Gateways let us move from traditional telephony protocols such as analog FXO/FXS, BRI, T1, or E1, to the SIP protocol. This conversion allows us to deploy solutions such as the following:

  • Enable Branch Office Survivability
  • Connect Legacy Equipment to an IP PBX or to an SIP Trunk Provider
  • Fail-Over/High Availability

As stated in the previous recipe, these gateways increase our Elastix capabilities.

How to do it…

  1. Knowing the IP address of the gateway, enter into the administration mode, and depending on its manufacturer, create an SIP trunk to your Elastix server.
  2. Create an SIP trunk in your Elastix server towards the gateway, with the proper dialing options and permissions.
  3. Adapt or manipulate the gateway's internal ...

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