Hello,
This issue might sound very basic, but I need to have clarity in order to move ahead. I will explain my scenario in this post and let me know if what I’m trying to do makes any sense.
- I have Asterisk1.8 installed on a clean Ubuntu10.10.
- We have old phone systems(NOT SIP based) at our office and we’re planning to have an IVR system using Asterisk.
- Basically, outside world calls to one of our office numbers and the IVR system has to respond.
- Currently we are developing the dailplan (extensions.conf) and testing it by configuring SIP-based Softphones (Twinkle).
- We are successfully able to receive calls to Asterisk from the Softphones.
- Next task is to make asterisk work with the phones in the office.
- We are planning on purchasing a PCI-Express card which connects to the T1 phone line at our office.
- Next, we have to plug this PCI-Express card into the machine which has Asterisk.
If all the above makes any sense, what should be my next steps. I’ve been reading the documentation and I found out that I should make use of DAHDI. But I could not find proper steps on how to go about in my scenario.
Could anyone help me with providing any proper documentation/samples so that I can go ahead? If I can get any samples which could mimic my scenario it would be awesome.
Thanks in advance!
Ramachandra Rao Seethiraju