Asterisk Blades
An Asterisk Blade is a PCI or PCIe card that is running Asterisk onboard with the Telephony ports integrated. At the moment there is only one known vendor of Asterisk Blades – Positron Telecom. The advantage of a Blade is the following:
1. No setup / install of Linux / Asterisk
2. No CPU load
3. Connect via Ethernet – just send SIP traffic
Positron Telecom
The V-Series from Positron is the ONLY PCI card on the market where you dont need a ZAP/DAHDI driver as the cards all install as Ethernet adapters. Suitable for all SIP based applications, the V-Series provides all the telephony needs for enterprises and makes it easier and faster to use than any other adapter.
•V-114 PCI – 4FXO, 1 FXS, Ethernet, Echo Canceller – no ZAP required, connect with SIP
•V-214 PCI – 4EURO ISDN BRI, 1 FXS, Ethernet, Echo Canceller – no ZAP required, connect with SIP
•V-310 PCI – 1E1/T1, 1 FXS, Ethernet, Echo Canceller – no ZAP required, connect with SIP
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