Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Voice T1 Channels versus ISDN PRI

Voice T1 lines can transmit 1.544 megabits per second, or can be used to transmit 24 digitized voice channels. Hence it can be used for phone service up to 60 times faster than a traditional modem. In that way, a business with 8 phone lines may save money by getting a dedicated voice T1 line to loop to the place of business from the local phone company office.

Voice T1 connections have 24 channels in total. Typically, for voice T1 protocols, 23 channels are used as B-Channels and 1 channel is used as a D-channel. For this reason, the frame structure of a voice T1 connection is said to be 23B+1D where the D-channel is located ion timeslot 23. The B-channels are used for voice transmit and the D-channel is for signaling. The common denominator between voice T1 and ISDN PRI is the circuit that is provided at the demarcation point is based on the electrical specifications for the T1 trunk lines and are originally developed for the Bell System. It runs at 1.544 Mbps with copper wire for transmit and receive.

If your office is equipped with voice T1, it means that the phone company has brought a fiber optic line into your office. A voice T1 line can carry about 192,000 bytes per second that would be roughly 60 times more data than a normal residential modem. It is also extremely reliable: a voice T1 can generally handle quite a number of people. For general browsing, hundreds of users are easily. ISDN PRI, on the other hand, offers two speeds of service: BRI or basic rate interface and PRI or Primary rate interface. BRI is a low capacity service intended for residential and small business applications. PRI is the high capacity service carried on T1 trunk lines between the main offices to your location.

Voice T1 can be expensive, but prices are dropping as demand grows. Internet service providers need not to sacrifice money since voice T1 is sure to provide more advanced standards on communications.

Digital South Communications
503 E Jackson St., #121, Tampa, FL 33602
727-441-2700

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