The A108X is the octal (8) port version of Sangoma's family of Advanced, Flexible Telecommunications (AFT) hardware, designed for optimum support of voice and data over T1, E1 and J1.

Note: This is the PCI Express version of the Sangoma A108.

The A108X provides up to 16.4Mbps of full duplex data throughput or 240 voice calls over eight T1 and/or E1 lines to support high performance PCI-based routing and telephony systems, such as Asterisk. Advanced clocking features allow E1 and T1 lines to be mixed with full synchronization.

As part of Sangoma's AFT range of products, the A108 makes use of the same high performance PCI interface that has been deployed in large quantities all over the world.

The available A108dX card includes Octastic's DSP hardware and certified algorithms providing carrier-grade echo cancellation and Voice Quality Enhancement (VQE) functions.

Like all the Sangoma AFT family, the A108X is field upgradeable to take advantage of hardware and software improvements as they become available.

Specifications

• Eight T1/E1/J1 ports with a single PCI interface for high performance voice and data applications.
• Full support for Asterisk, OPAL, Yate, FreeSwitch PBX/IVR projects, as well as other open source and proprietary PBX/Switch/IVR/VOIP gateway applications.

Technical Specifications

• Fully PCI 2.2 compliant, and compatible with all commercially available motherboards.
• Proper interrupt sharing without manual tuning.
• 2U Form Factor: 120mm x 55mm for use in space-restricted chassis. Optional half height bracket included.
• Power: 800mA peak, operational 300mA max at +3.3v or +5v.
• PCI 32 bit (5v and 64 bit (3.3v) compatible.
• Temperature range: 0 - 50C.
• Ring Buffer DMA handling for minimum host intervention and guaranteed data integrity on high volume systems.
• Supports robbed bit Channel Associated Signaling (CAS) and ISDN PRI.
• All set-up and configuration is in software or by machine BIOS.
• T1/E1 and fractional T1/E1, multiple channel HDLC per line for mixed data/TDM voice applications.
• Optimized per channel DMA streams and hardware-level HDLC handling unloads the host CPU.
• Field upgradable hardware allows for new TDM-related functions to be added as they become available.
• Raw bitstream interfaces can be used to support arbitrary non-standard line protocols such as non-byte aligned monosynch or bisynch.
• WAN data connection is supported by Sangoma's standard WANPIPE routing stack, and is completely independent of TDM voice applications for total system reliability.
• 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.

T1/E1 Status Alarms

• ALOSV: Loss of Signal alarm
• LOS: Receive Loss of Signal
• ALTLOS: Alternate loss of Signal Status
• OOF: Out of Frame
• RED: Telco Red Alarm condition
• AIS: Alarm Indication Signal
• OOSMFV: Loss of Signaling Multiframe
• OOCMFV: Loss of CRC Multiframe
• OOOFV: Out of Off-Line Frame
• RAIV: Receive Loss of Signal
• YEL: Receive Telco Yellow Alarm

Line Protocols

• ATM, Frame Relay, X.25, HDLC, PPP, SS7, Transparent bit-stream, BSC.

Operating Systems

• Linux (all versions, releases and distributions from 1.0 up), Windows, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Solaris.

Higher Level Protocols

• Asterisk, Yate, OPAL, IP/IPX over Frame Relay/ PPP/ HDLC/ X.25, X.25 over Frame Relay (Annex G), BSC over X.25 (DMT and TCOP), SNA over X.25, PPPoE, PPPoA, IP over ATM.

Warranty

• Five years parts and labour.

Certification

• FCC Part 15 Class A, FCC Part 68, CE.

Diagnostic Tools

• WANPIPEMON, SNMP, System logs.

Production Quality

• ISO 9002

Note: This is the PCI Express version of the Sangoma A108.