We currently have a few modems (using standard POTS lines from the telco) connected to a server 2003 box running RRAS for remote access connections (mainly remote data pushes). We also have a Cisco VoIP system in place in our building utilizing two PRI's. What I would like to do is have any incoming RAS connection go down the PRI, get converted to SIP/h323, and then hit some software listening for SIP/h323 connections and then turn them into RAS connections - basically I'm looking for a server that rolls SIP modems + RRAS into one.
What I have:
Remote site --> PSTN --> Telco POTS line --> Modem --> Server 2003 running RRAS --> LAN
What I want:
Remote Site --> PSTN --> PRI --> Cisco gateway --> SIP --> RRAS server running SIP and emulating a modem --> LAN
Any ideas on software/techniques that can be used to accomplish this? The only thing I found that would be close would be t38modem + null modem software (com0com), but that sounds ugly and sketchy...
Update: Our Cisco gateway is a 2851 and appears to have two PVDM cards... from a show diag:
PVDM Slot 0:
48-channel (G.711) Voice/Fax PVDMII DSP SIMM PVDM daughter card
Hardware Revision : 4.0
Part Number : 73-8540-05
Board Revision : B0
Deviation Number : 0
Fab Version : 04PVDM Slot 1:
16-channel (G.711) Voice/Fax PVDMII DSP SIMM PVDM daughter card
Hardware Revision : 4.0
Part Number : 73-8538-05
Board Revision : B0
Deviation Number : 0
Fab Version : 04WIC Slot 0:
VWIC2-2MFT-T1/E1 - 2-Port RJ-48 Multiflex Trunk - T1/E1
Hardware Revision : 0.0
Top Assy. Part Number : 800-22629-05
Board Revision : C0
Deviation Number : 0
Fab Version : 04WIC Slot 3:
3rd generation - FXS DID Voice daughter card (4 port)
Hardware Revision : 1.0
Top Assy. Part Number : 800-27473-02
Board Revision : A0
Deviation Number : 0
Fab Version : 01
Update: We have a few driving factors to getting such a solution in place.
1) We have many sites all dialing in to our environment, with handfuls of the sites being configured to dial a different number (5 numbers in total). It's our crappy method of load-balancing across the modem lines. We looked at doing a hunt group at the telco level but that was quite expensive, so if we can do it using our existing infrastructure and PRI lines we can not only save the cost of the hunt group but also eliminate the POTS lines.
2) Our current RRAS server keeps locking up the modems for no reason and with no alert, so we just have to check every so often to make sure they're live.
3) Doing this at a software level gives us the ability to scale much easier, faster, and cheaper than using physical modems and lines.