Point to Point BRI Possible?

[tekguy125]

Does anyone know if it is possible to connect two Magix systems together using an 800 BRI card in each system instead of PRI?
I am trying it out with no success right now, I set up the extension numbers to be 1000 one system and 2000 on the other system and programmed the opposite systems extensions in System Renumber-->UDP with pattern 1 number of digits=4, and then set up a route under Tables-->UDP-->Pattern 1-->Route 1-->Pools-->890 (holds BRI line 805)
I also set the SWNum of one system to be 21 and the other to be 22.
Is there anything I am forgetting or is it even possible to connect directly between two systems with an 800 BRI card.

Thanks in advance,
The Phone Guy

 

[dagwoodsystems]

I've never tried this before. It seems in theory that it would work, however it would only allow two simultaneous calls.

There is one glaring (pun) problem about networking with BRI: under normal circumstances, a "straight" T1 is required--even though PRI programming is done in the switch. I've never quite understood why Avaya does it this way; perhaps some propriety protocol is used on the D-Channel in PBX-Nwk mode, which is why a true PRI cannot be used in this instance.

Now if THAT'S true, then it makes perfect sense that a BRI card couldn't be used. A BRI card is designed to talk to a true ISDN circuit, not a fractional or whole "straight" T1. I don't know this to be a fact, but I feel that the logic makes sense.