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1 INTRODUCTION
Asterisk TM is a Linux based IPBX application developed by Mark Spencer of Digium,
the company behind Asterisk. Trixbox and PiaF TM (PiAF is Ward Mundy’s PBX in a
Flash) evolved from the core Asterisk. It is made up of several major components. These
were developed under GPL supported relatively by users themselves. It consists of
applications, a provisioning system, an installer, and an operating system that, together,
make a complete package ready for use as an out of the box PBX.
Within this document, Trixbox, PiaF and Asterisk will be referred to frequently and they
are interchangeable as Trixbox and PiaF are in essence supersets of the Asterisk.
1.1 IS VOIP FOR YOU
Whether VOIP is for you or not depends on a number of or combinations of factors.
Some economic and quality requirements should be considered.
1.1.1 What is it going to cost
Assuming that you already have a broadband service, a router, and a Windows PC to
run the softphone, the cost will be minimal.
If you already have a spare computer to dedicate to this task, then the cost is almost
nothing unless you need to buy an audio headset ($15.00 from your local electronic
store) for the softphone. If you do not have a spare PC with the above specification,
then you may be able to buy one from your local swap meets for under $200.00,
which may include a monitor. Ensure that the PC has an Ethernet NIC for connecting
to your home network.
Your only other initial cost will be the $20.00 or so activation fee to Oztell (or other
VSP of your choice). In fact many VSPs, the like of Pennytel, Primus etc., will
register you for free if you want to restrict your calls to VoIP only within the same
VSPs. If you want the ability to make to PSTN or between different VSPs, you may
have to pay for the calls.
All these “Major Expenses” will be recovered when you receive your monthly Telstra
or Optus phone bills.
1.1.2 What will the quality of the phone calls be
If you are expecting the quality to be consistently as good as your existing PSTN
calls, you will be somewhat disappointed, but if you will be happy with a quality that is
comparable to your mobile phone, not quite but close to your existing PSTN calls and
also be prepared for the whining by the other half, the phone calls are not being as
good, while you are leaching off the P2P, you might be in luck.
VoIP via the Public Internet is very much dependant on a number of factors –
available bandwidth not withstanding, your usage habit of the internet and LAN traffic
and equipment quality, amongst others, also play very important roles.
For further information please refer to the link below:
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/index.cfma=wiki&tag=VOIP_Quality
1.2 WHAT IS TRIXBOX
Trixbox is a collection of telecommunication utilities and tools compiled together to
become an integrated IP PBX. The major components that make up Trixbox are;
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