Jonathan Thurman wrote:
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 1:06 PM, Alex Balashov <abalashov at evaristesys.com> wrote:
Cisco AS5300 or other Cisco chassis with voice feature cards is unmitigatedly solid, stable and good for this purpose.
We currently have some 2800 series devices we are looking to replace. Besides capacity, how to the AS5300 devices compare? I must say that while the Cisco devices do work, I don't prefer them.
I must say, they really are among the most stable and featureful I've run into. There are lots of other options - and I can hardly claim to have sampled a vast diversity - but the common thread I've run into with other equipment is bugginess, SIP interoperability and DSP issues. I don't know the grounds for your objection to them, but I can tell you they are quite ubiquitous inside carrier environments for a reason. It's hard to say how the 5300 compares to a router outfitted with voice cards; it depends on many things, including the processing power needed for the intended application. It's definitely more powerful CPU-wise than a 2800, though. Can anyone else on the list speak more to the precise feature set differences?
Right now we need 2 User and 1 Network PRI. Planning for limited future expansion is what went to 4. I would consider splitting onto multiple devices for hardware redundancy though...
I'd get a 5300. -- Alex Balashov - Principal Evariste Systems Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/ Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670 Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671