How much for medpro cards?

[BobMCT]

In order to convert my system to IP transport I need to purchase 10 medpro cards. What should I expect to pay for those cards and any suggestions as to a source?

Recommendations appreciated.

 

[mrjedi]

depends which country you are in. Also, if you on CM3, better you purchase the 2602 - 320 channel card instead.

 

[justinsm2]

Its not the cards that will be your big financial impact its going to be licensing for the Medpro's. If you go with the TN2602 you can license for 80 or 320 DSP resources per board.

 

[gblucas]

I was able to get a TN2302 (used/refurb) for under $5,000 and do it myself. I am running CM1.3, and I am using the free IP licenses to do some testing to see how IP phones will work with my company. It has been such a great success, that we are upgrading the PBX to CM4.0 in the next 2 months. If you are running on a release CM3.0 or greater, I agree with the earlier posts, get the TN2602. It is a much better board, if you can afford to license it for 320 DSP resources.

The TN2302 has 64 resources on the board, but if you want to use G.729a codec to compress the voice, it requires 2 to 1 DSP resources to run that codec.

Also keep in mind that your port carrier has to be wired out for Cat 5 connectors, and you should dedicate at least 1 CLAN to voice, depending on how many IP lines you want to support.

There is a lot of thought that goes into this...

gblucas

 

[BobMCT]

Thanks for the information gentlemen!

So, based on what I am hearing, I ask for another opinion.

We have approx 150 phones distributed across 8 locations in four states. Each location has a CM3.1 "Box" and the currently connect via T1 TDM. We are migrating our complete network infrastructure to an MPLS with 1.5 - 4.5 Mbps links at these locations and using Gigabit to the desktops.

As these Avayas are up in years and we would require 10 medpros and about 8 clan cards, should we rather be looking into a complete replacement with an IP/PBX of true VoIP system or even hosted VoIP service?

Anyone have any thoughts and cost comparisons along these lines?

Thanks

 

[gblucas]

I have been in a similar situation...Multiple sites, standalone PBX's, and needing to call from one PBX to the other, without toll charges.

Here is what I did...

CM3.0 can be licensed with IP trunks for free. It may cost you an RFA fee to get the system setup with the free trunks, but there is no RTU cost.

You can then use IP Trunking to setup communications between each of the remote locations. With MPLS, you can set it up so they can all talk to each other, without going to the host/corporate location. You will need to create the trunks groups for DCS, probably the same way that you are doing it over the existing PTP T-1.

You will still need to get the CLan and Medpro boards for the system, but you will not need to do any kind of a complete upgrade, just add some boards and your software should be able to handle it.

I know this is not a very detailed look, but I have done this and it works great. You will also have the system IP enabled, so you can put in IP phones at any location, and it will work.

If you want more detail, let me know, I would be happy to help, as most of the people would on the forum...

gblucas