Sangoma A101

The Sangoma A101 is next generation hardware designed for optimum support of data and voice over T1 and E1. The Sangoma A101 supports robbed bit channel associated signaling (CAS) and ISDN PRI.

• Single T1/E1/J1 Interface
• Compatible with Asterisk, trixbox and other open source platforms
• Supports up to 2.048 Mbps of full duplex data through-put or up to 30 voice calls

Sangoma A101

The Sangoma A101 is the industry’s first affordable single port T1/E1/J1 card with available Telco-grade hardware echo cancellation. It’s designed for optimum voice support for smaller systems.

Sangoma A101 Digital Telephony Card Overview

The Sangoma A101 is part of Sangoma’s family of Advanced Flexible Telecommunications hardware product line - it uses the same high-performance PCI or PCI Express interface that is providing superior performance in critical systems all over the world. The Sangoma A101 supports up to 2.048 Mbps of full duplex data through-put or up to 30 voice calls over a single T1, E1, or J1 line. With Sangoma cards, you can always take advantage of hardware and software improvements, as soon as they become available. The Sangoma A101, like all cards in Sangoma’s AFT family, is field upgradeable with crash-proof firmware.

Sangoma A101 Features and Functions

Voice Modes

• Supports Robbed Bit Channel Associated Signaling (CAS) and ISDN PRI.
• Block mode raw bit-stream interface for integration with the Asterisk Open Source PBX/IVR platform.
• Channelized mode supporting individual DMA into voice timeslots plus onboard HDLC support of PRI channel for soft PBX implementations that can use these features.

Sangoma A101 Technical Specifications

• Available as Single T1/E1 port (A101) or Dual T1/E1 port (A102) with daughterboard
• Intelligent hardware: Downloadable Field Programmable Gate Array programming with multiple operating modes:
• T1/E1 and fractional T1/E1, single channel HDLC per line
• Optionally available as A101-C 0r A102-C with Channelized T1/E1 on either or both ports with any configuration of up to 64 DS0s carrying either voice or HDLC data
• Power: 520mA at +5v
• MTBF: > 1 Million hours (Calculated).
• PCI 32 bit (5v and 64 bit (3.3v) compatible.
• Temperature range: 0 - 45C.
• All set-up and configuration is in software or by machine BIOS.
• DSU/CSU set up entirely in software.
• Line decoding: HDB3, AMI, B8ZS.
• Framing: CRC4, non-CRC4, ESF, D4T1/E1.
• Clocking mode: Normal , Master.
• Software controlled DSU/CSU test modes.
• Remote monitoring of card and CSU/DSU operation.
• Dimensions: 2U Form factor: 120mm x 55 mm.

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