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Telephony

SARK runs the Asterisk Open PBX, the most popular and reliable soft switch available today. SARK further enhances Asterisk by automatically generating the dial plan and configuration files via a set of easy-to-use administration panels.

Each SARK UCS/MVP module will give 6 external G.729 or GSM VoIP voice channels from a regular business ADSL circuit or 30 channels from ADSL2. Additionally, you can specify up to 8 PSTN circuits per module in groups of two giving 2, 4, 6 or 8 lines. A separate rackmount gateway can also be specified for up to 4 BRI or 2 PRI circuits. The SARK850 entry level unit will run around 15 IP or analogue telephones for general office use or around 10 for a high call rate system while the high-end SARK1500 module will comfortably handle up to 100.

The SARK850 is delivered with 40Gb of on-board disk storage while the 1000 and 1500 can be delivered with up to 200 Gb of full RAID 1 mirroring (hot swappable in the case of the 1500) if required. Such set-ups are popular in those environments where pre-emptive call recording is a requirement.

For customers who require more users or VoIP channels, it is simply a question of ordering additional modules. Multiple modules can share resources including PSTN and VoIP lines. This allows a high level of control over your call costs and allows for real-time failover between modules in the case of line or carrier failure. If a module cannot place a call over the lines which it owns, it can automatically place the call via another module.