Path: utzoo!attcan!sobmips!uunet!seismo!sundc!newstop!sun-barr!apple!usc!samsung!rex!wuarchive!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: westmark!dave@uunet.uu.net (Dave Levenson) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Data PBX Equipment Message-ID: Date: 16 Nov 89 05:26:50 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Organization: Westmark, Inc., Warren, NJ, USA Lines: 32 Approved: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 515, message 4 of 6 In article , gws@cblph.att.com (Gary W Sanders) writes: > I have also been looking at the Panasonic KX series PBX for my home > looks like all of the features that I need. So now that I have my > phone networking done, how about data networking? ... > Does anyone have any suggestions on a medium feature data switch/pbx? > I am looking for something that will support at least 8 ports, 16 > RS232 ports prefered... Have a look at AT&T's Merlin II. It looks more like a key system than a PBX, but the distinction is a bit blurred. It supports electronic multi-button sets, and it also supports Tip & Ring sets with the same features available. It is a digital switch, and supports asynchronous data ports -- stand-alone or paired with voice ports. If you're looking for a BIG switch (big by residential standards) there's also System 25. More ports, different feature package, similar capabilities. Here, incidentally, we switch low-speed modem traffic with a Mitel SX-5, a two-trunk, six-station PBX which is now about ten years old, and probably no longer available. This is an analog electronic switch, and we use 2400 bps modems behind it. We also use an AT&T Starlan(tm) network to interconnect several PC devices at 1 Megabit. Dave Levenson Voice: (201) 647 0900 Westmark, Inc. Internet: dave@westmark.uu.net Warren, NJ, USA UUCP: {uunet | rutgers | att}!westmark!dave [The Man in the Mooney] AT&T Mail: !westmark!dave