PSTN FXO Gateways

[Nebula]

There is a lot of discussion in topics regarding the configuration of the PSTN side of analog gateways. Various poeple have voiced the opinion that they expect 3CX to support the PSTN side of these devices wherever they happen to be located in the world and regardless of the local provider. I feel it is very unfair to expect this as there are so many differences globaly. To this end I thought it may be helpful to start a new thread where users with working FXO gateways could post their configs and state the gateway used and the region/provider they are using. After all the one of the purposes of forums such as this is to help each other although contributions from the manufacturers are always valuable and useful.

I will start this off with a working config for a Patton 4112 in the UK with BT as the PSTN provider.

The config was auto generated by the 3cx and then the 7 sections that start with "profile call-progress-tone UK_??????tone" were added. The section that begins"profile tone-set UK" was added then the newly created UK tone set was applied to the virtual FXO interfaces IF_FXO_0 and 1 by adding the line "use profile tone-set UK" to both of these. I am not saying this config is perfect but it works! Hope this is useful to someone.

Patton 4112, UK, BT

webserver port 80 language en

system

ic voice 0
low-bitrate-codec g729

profile ppp default

profile call-progress-tone defaultDialtone
flush-play-list
play 1 1000 350 -13 440 -13

profile call-progress-tone defaultAlertingtone
flush-play-list
play 1 400 400 -19 450 -19
pause 2 200
play 3 400 400 -19 450 -19
pause 4 2000

profile call-progress-tone defaultBusytone
flush-play-list
play 1 375 400 -24
pause 2 375

profile call-progress-tone defaultReleasetone
flush-play-list
play 1 400 400 -24
pause 2 350
play 3 225 400 -24
pause 4 525

profile call-progress-tone defaultCongestiontone
flush-play-list
play 1 400 400 -24
pause 2 350
play 3 225 400 -24
pause 4 525

profile call-progress-tone UK_Dialtone
play 1 5000 350 -13 440 -13

profile call-progress-tone UK_Alertingtone
play 1 400 400 0 450 0
pause 2 200
play 3 400 400 0 450 0
pause 4 2000

profile call-progress-tone UK_Busytone
play 1 375 400 0
pause 2 375

profile call-progress-tone UK_CongestionTone
play 1 400 400 -6
pause 2 350
play 3 225 400 0
pause 4 525

profile call-progress-tone UK_SpecialInfoTone
play 1 330 950 0
pause 2 30
play 3 330 1400 0
pause 4 30
play 5 330 1800 0
pause 6 30

profile call-progress-tone UK_WaitingTone
play 1 100 400 0
pause 2 5000

profile call-progress-tone UK_SpecialDialTone
play 1 750 350 0 440 -3
pause 2 750
play 3 750 350 0 440 -3

profile tone-set default

profile tone-set UK
map call-progress-tone dial-tone UK_Dialtone
map call-progress-tone ringback-tone UK_Alertingtone
map call-progress-tone busy-tone UK_Busytone
map call-progress-tone special-information-tone UK_SpecialInfoTone
map call-progress-tone waiting-tone UK_WaitingTone
map call-progress-tone release-tone UK_ReleaseTone
map call-progress-tone congestion-tone UK_CongestionTone
map call-progress-tone special-dial-tone UK_SpecialDialTone

profile voip default
codec 1 g711alaw64k rx-length 20 tx-length 20
codec 2 g711ulaw64k rx-length 20 tx-length 20
fax transmission 1 relay t38-udp

profile pstn default
echo-canceler-hybrid-loss 9

profile sip default
no autonomous-transitioning

profile aaa default
method 1 local
method 2 none

context ip router

interface IF_IP_LAN
ipaddress 10.xxx.x.xxx 255.255.255.0
tcp adjust-mss rx mtu
tcp adjust-mss tx mtu

context cs switch
no digit-collection timeout

interface sip IF_SIP_0
bind gateway GW_SIP_0
service default
route call dest-interface IF_FXO_0
address-translation outgoing-call request-uri user-part fix 10003 host
to-header target-param none
address-translation incoming-call called-e164 request-uri

interface sip IF_SIP_1
bind gateway GW_SIP_1
service default
route call dest-interface IF_FXO_1
address-translation outgoing-call request-uri user-part fix 10004 host
to-header target-param none
address-translation incoming-call called-e164 request-uri

interface fxo IF_FXO_0
route call dest-interface IF_SIP_0
loop-break-duration min 200 max 1000
disconnect-signal loop-break
disconnect-signal busy-tone
dial-after timeout 1
use profile tone-set UK

interface fxo IF_FXO_1
route call dest-interface IF_SIP_1
loop-break-duration min 200 max 1000
disconnect-signal loop-break
disconnect-signal busy-tone
dial-after timeout 1
use profile tone-set UK

context cs switch
no shutdown

gateway sip GW_SIP_0
bind interface IF_IP_LAN router

service default
domain 10.xxx.xxx.xxx
defaultserver manual 10.xxx.xxx.xxx loose-router
registration-lifetime 300
registration manual 10.xxx.xxx.xxx
user 10003 authenticate password ySyWxUvSc/c= encrypted default regist

gateway sip GW_SIP_0
no shutdown

gateway sip GW_SIP_1
call-signaling-port 5062
bind interface IF_IP_LAN router

service default
domain 10.xxx.xxx.xxx
defaultserver manual 10.xxx.xxx.xxx loose-router
registration-lifetime 300
registration manual 10.xxx.xxx.xxx
user 10004 authenticate password 9CS6/5Fhrd0= encrypted default regist

gateway sip GW_SIP_1
no shutdown

port ethernet 0 0
medium auto
encapsulation ip
bind interface IF_IP_LAN router
no shutdown

port fxo 0 0
use profile fxo gb
encapsulation cc-fxo
bind interface IF_FXO_0 switch
no shutdown

port fxo 0 1
use profile fxo gb
encapsulation cc-fxo
bind interface IF_FXO_1 switch
no shutdown

 

[RobLloyd]

I have and use the following PSTN FXO devices here in the USA:

Patton SN-4114 - config generated from 3CX. So far this one has been the best.

AudioCodes - Following instructions from 3CX except had to change "hotline" to the default setting. They need to update their instructions for the new firmware. Client had some issues with echos which I wasn't able to fix easily so I put in the Patton.

Grandstream - GXW-4400 - Good cheap unit. Configured from the 3CX guide.

I need a 1 FXO unit for my house. Any recommendations?

 

[Halea]

Rob,

I am using a Linksys SPA-3102 with my home installation. I am pretty happy. Sometimes I have echo problems, which I have been able to manage by playing on the gain levels. The best bang for the buck if you ask me.
Halea

 

[N_G]

Thanks for the support guys! Glad you see our point too.

Another good resource for local tone sets is in this FAQ

http://www.3cx.com/support/call-progress-tones.html

For patton we get the tones for most countries and insert them in our templates....