Rhino Equipment offers several solutions for T1 connectivity. Our channel banks are feature rich and are specifically designed for ease of use and maintenance. It is our goal that you will fall in love with the Rhino channel bank during installation, and then never have to think about it again.

Every Rhino channel bank will configure itself to the T1 when plugged in and powered up. Also standard with each Rhino Channel bank is a 4 line by 40-character LCD display. This display in conjunction with the four menu buttons can be used to manually configure your channel bank if your installation calls for a more specific needs. In addition, the LCD screen will display real-time signaling bits. This becomes a window into the T1 and allows you to see what is being received and what is being sent.

Every system comes with a fractional V.35 data port.

With the "Auto-Config" feature, you can just plug it in, and the channel bank is ready to go. If you are needing more than just a voice application, the Rhino Channel Bank now supports data, and is configurable channel by channel. It is the most flexible channel bank on the market.

• Operating Environment: 0 C 70 C 32 F 166 F
• Humidity: Non-condensing up to 95% relative humidity
• Power Requirements: 110 VAC
• Power Usage: Fuse Rating: 1A
• T1 Requirements: Standard 4 wire T1 via an RJ48C jack
• Start Protocols: Immediate, Loop, Ground, Wink, and DID
• Framing protocols: D4 or ESF
• Line Coding: AMI or B8ZS
• Analog Output: 24 Loop start lines via 25 pair amphenol connector
• Data Ouput: DB25 Male
• Physical size: 3.5 tall (2U), 17 wide and 8.5 deep
• Weight: 12 lbs.
• Mounting: 19 or 23 rack mountable. Unit can also be mounted on the wall.
• Channel capacity: 24 POTS FXS - 110VAC
• Caller ID capable

Astribank is the easy and professional way to connect Asterisk severs to the world of traditional telephony. It is a smart channel bank for an Asterisk PBX that provides 24 FXO/FXS ports, 4 input ports and 2 output ports (I/O ports are used for operating external devices via the telephone and vice versa).

Astribank-24 connects to the Asterisk server via a normal USB-2 device and does not require shutting down the machine and opening panels. Astribank-24 has an architecture that was designed for maximum ease in integration. When used with the Xorcom Rapid distribution or Xorcom TS-1 it is practially “Plug & Play”, unlike any other solution on the market.

Xorcom's driver for Astribank is now officially part of Zaptel. Digium announced the release of Zaptel 1.2.4 for Asterisk in mid-February. Among the changes and improvements, they listed the new driver for Astribank-8 (the first member of the Astribank family) and future models of Astribank. Read more...

Features:

• Flexible port assignment:
  • 24 FXS ports, or
  • 16 FXS and 8 FXO ports, or
  • 8 FXS and 16 FXO ports, or
  • 0 FXS and 24 FXO ports
• Built-in echo suppression (FXS and FXO)
• Native Zaptel device (drivers included in Asterisk distribution)
• 2 output ports (relays) enable external units activation from the dial plan
• 4 input ports enable automatic dialing triggered by external events
• Compatible with international line impedances 100% solid state design, no moving parts
• Robust heavy-duty design

Technical Specifications – FXO Module:

• 80 dB dynamic range for transmitting and receiving 3 micro-Ampere on-hook current
• Programmable digital hybrid for near-end echo reduction
• Caller ID detection
• Pulse dialing support
• 12 Volts operation (110-240 Volts external power supply included)

Technical Specifications – FXS Module:

• 5 REN ringing generator
• Programmable AC impedance
• Up to 6,000 feet line length (1 REN) – 3 REN for 4,000 feet line
• Constant current
• Caller ID support