3300 Analog Trunks connected to Skype Gateway

[kwbMitel]

I don't work with analog trunks very much.

I have a request from a customer to connect to a 3rd party system via analog trunks. It's some form of Skype Gateway.

Here are the requirements. Item 2d concerns me as I don't think I can provide dialtone on analog trunks.

1. Configure the 6 embedded analog trunks in a “hunt arrangement” so that any of the trunks can be accessed by users dialing an access code.
2. Configure the 6 embedded analog trunks so that they interface to Skype Gateway as follows:
a. Accept ring tone as a ringing signal.
b. Accept busy tone (or wink) as hang up signal.
c. Accept polarity reversal as a hang up signal.
d. Provide dial tone as an off-hook signal.

I'm not interested in suggestions on how this might be done differently. I just want to know if analog trunks on the Mitel can meet the requirements above.

Anyone?

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[MitelInMyBlood]

I don't think 2a is doable. I assume you mean the supervisory audible ringback tone in lieu of 20/30 Hz lumpy DC and LS trunks.

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[JimHilton]

I agree, I tried to hook up a skype 2 d-link adapter and I'm not sure why, but the phone will ring but the controller will not acknowledge an in coming call. Outbound no problem.

 

[kwbMitel]

Right, thanks, I misread 2a as ring voltage. What the heck is ring tone?

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[LoopyLou]

2. Configure the 6 embedded analog trunks so that they interface to Skype Gateway as follows:
a. Accept ring tone as a ringing signal.
b. Accept busy tone (or wink) as hang up signal.
c. Accept polarity reversal as a hang up signal.
d. Provide dial tone as an off-hook signal.

They can't do "a". The loop trunks only accept ringing voltage as you pointed out.

They can't do "b". Need disconnect signal or loss of loop to drop a trunk

They can't do "c". Least I think they will not respond to a polatiry reversal.

They can't do "d"

Don't know any PBX that could deliver the above on analog trunks. More like T1 trunks needed.

Maybe they should be investigating a Skype device that supports SIP trunking.


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[kwbMitel]

Loopylou - your objections led me to re-read more carefully and research the manual.

Wink - I thought a wink was a standard disconnect signal on analog. It may be but I can't find supporting documentation.

Reversal - I thought the Mitel processed reversals but I now find that it is with respect to trunk seizure not disconnect.

Suffice it to say I'm going to tell sales to steer clear.

Thanks everyone for your input.

LoopyLou - BTW - The Mitel can connect directly to Skype via SIP apparently. - Mitel Document 10-4940-00120



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[kwbMitel]

Looks like whoever wrote the specs for the Skype Gateway was smokin something.

Turns out that a tech programmed up 6 analog trunks, put them is a trunk group, programmed ARS and everything is fine In and Out.

Sorry for wasting your time everyone.

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