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Not a possible to do because only RSTU ports can be vm ports in program 31. You cannot specify trunk ports in program 31.

I meant a T-1 card in the Asterick, I didn't make that as clear as I could have.

RSTU to RDTU to T-1 card in Asterick. Even if possible, I fail to see the advantage.

The advantage that the second setup has over the first is that it wouldn't tie up an extra channel bank and consume additional power. Another factor is the extra digital to analog & analog to digital conversion. When working with VoIP (or cell phones) extra conversions should be avoided whenever possible. Additionally, it wouldn't cost me anything to deploy as we have both a RDTU and a extra asterisk T1 port that is not being used.

What implied I could do this was this line from section 6-2 regarding setting up the RDTU in the installation & maintenance manual:

'Note Each Tie or DID line decreases the system's station port and CO line capacity by one'

...I took that to mean I could address the tie lines (RDTU channels) as station ports. Unfortunately, it seems I can't.

An aside, we are using *40 (maybe in conjuction with something else I can't find at the moment - rather than 31) for voicemail routing.

Thanks,

John