Receptionist Phones

[John Novack <jnovack (at) stromberg-carlson.org>]

The reality is, of course, that telephone systems have provided this 
function for many years. A DSS/BLF is available on MANY so called legacy 
systems, so until this function is readily available , customers that 
require a receptionist will continue to go elsewhere.
Perhaps it is time to rethink the way data is exchanged between the CPU 
and the DSS/BLF?
As someone said a very long time ago:
Results, not excuses.

JMO

John Novack


Christian Stredicke wrote:

> Well the problem with the sidecar is simple. Just try to light all
> lights three times within one second. If you have 50 keys there is
> already hell breaking loose. If you cascade side cars and say have 100
> LED, this is a real Xmas tree. The CPU drowns in XML notifications. We
> already had trouble, and we don't want to double it at this time. Good
> work, IETF. 
>
> BTW this is not only a problem if the phone. If the PBX has to supply 50
> phones with 50 LED and e.g. they are going off hook at the same time, we
> are talking about a burst of 50 * 50 = 2500 messages which will have
> some impact of the PBX CPU as well. 
>
> We need to do something about this first before we can start having 100
> or 150 LED on a device.
>
> Christian - yes I am from snom. 
>
>  
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: asterisk-users-bounces (at) lists.digium.com 
> > [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces (at) lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of 
> > mustardman29
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 8:47 PM
> > To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
> > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Receptionist Phones
> >
> > So how did the Polycom with sidecars work?  I like the idea 
> > of a dedicated FOP display but not sure why you would need it 
> > if you have a Polycom with sidecars.
> >
> >    
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jerry Jones [mailto:jjones (at) danrj.com]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 7:28 AM
> > > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> > > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Receptionist Phones
> > >
> > > We installed a snom with 3 sidecars. Kinda worked, but had so many 
> > > quirks they had us replace with a Polycom. All their other 
> > >      
> > phones were 
> >    
> >
> > > of the poly variety. We installed a dedicated lcd running FOP for 
> > > display. Receptionist was much happier.
> > >
> > > One of the key problems was she like to set the handset on 
> > >      
> > her desk.  
> >    
> >
> > > But then the snom would not ring.
> > >
> > > On Mar 28, 2006, at 9:01 AM, Bob McDowell wrote:
> > >
> > >      
> > >
> > > > Can you chain these to get more that 42 buttons?  I need 
> > > >        
> > about 60...
> >    
> >
> > > > Bob McDowell
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: asterisk-users-bounces (at) lists.digium.com
> > > > [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces (at) lists.digium.com] On Behalf
> > > >        
> > > Of Darrell
> > >      
> > >
> > > > Long
> > > > Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 4:32 PM
> > > > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> > > > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Receptionist Phones
> > > >
> > > > The 360 has an expansion unit. It adds 42 extensions.
> > > >
> > > > Darrell S. Long
> > > > BestWeb Corporation
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Daniel Hazelbaker wrote:
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > > Hmm, which phone from Snom are you using for this? I've
> > > > >          
> > > looked around
> > >      
> > >
> > > > > their website and I can only find 3 VoIP phones, the 
> > > > >          
> > 300, 320 and 
> >    
> >
> > > > > 360.
> > > > > The 360 by the looks of it only has 12 buttons you can assign to 
> > > > > different extensions; am I missing something or is that
> > > > >          
> > > the phone and
> > >      
> > >
> > > > > you just do 12 per phone?
> > > > >
> > > > > Daniel
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mar 27, 2006, at 2:28 PM, <pdhales (at) optusnet.com.au> 
> > > > > <pdhales (at) optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > >
> > > > > > Yes - set up about 10 of them at a business last year.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Monitoring is fine - picking up calls is a bit iffy at
> > > > > >            
> > > the best of
> > >      
> > >
> > > > > > times.
> > > > > > (that is, picking up a ringing call by pushing the
> > > > > >            
> > > extension button.
> > >      
> > >
> > > > > > *8 works fine)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Paul Hales
> > > > > > Technical Manager
> > > > > > AsteriskIT
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