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    What Are FXS and FXO

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    FXS and FXO are the two most common interfaces in analog telephony environments. [1] FXS interfaces provide dial tone, battery current, and ring voltage to subscriber equipment like phones from the telephone company. [2] FXO interfaces receive POTS service and provide on/off-hook indications to the telephone network. [3] An FXS port must connect to an FXO port, and vice versa, for a telephone connection to work properly.

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    FXS and FXO are the two most common interfaces in analog telephony environments. [1] FXS interfaces provide dial tone, battery current, and ring voltage to subscriber equipment like phones from the telephone company. [2] FXO interfaces receive POTS service and provide on/off-hook indications to the telephone network. [3] An FXS port must connect to an FXO port, and vice versa, for a telephone connection to work properly.

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    FXS and FXO are the two most common interfaces in analog telephony environments. [1] FXS interfaces provide dial tone, battery current, and ring voltage to subscriber equipment like phones from the telephone company. [2] FXO interfaces receive POTS service and provide on/off-hook indications to the telephone network. [3] An FXS port must connect to an FXO port, and vice versa, for a telephone connection to work properly.

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    FXS and FXO are the two most common interfaces in analog telephony environments. [1] FXS interfaces provide dial tone, battery current, and ring voltage to subscriber equipment like phones from the telephone company. [2] FXO interfaces receive POTS service and provide on/off-hook indications to the telephone network. [3] An FXS port must connect to an FXO port, and vice versa, for a telephone connection to work properly.

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    What are FXS and FXO?

    FXS and FXO

    The Difference Between FXS and FXO


    Foreign eXchange Subscriber (FXS) and Foreign eXchange Office (FXO) are the
    names of the two most common interfaces (ports or plugs) found in analog telephony
    environments. 

    Background

    Analog telephony, also known as Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS), is the service the
    local phone company typically delivers to your home. Local phone companies deliver
    POTS from their Central Office (CO) to the subscriber’s premises over a circuit consisting
    of two copper wires. To increase the distance over which the signal can be transmitted
    the two wires are twisted together, which also reduces electromagnetic interference. So
    these two-wire copper cables are commonly known as “twisted pairs.”

    FXS - Foreign eXchange Subscriber interface (the plug on the wall) delivers POTS
    service from the local phone company’s Central Office (CO) and must be connected to
    subscriber equipment (telephones, modems, and fax machines). In other words an FXS
    interface points to the subscriber. An FXS interface provides the following primary
    services to a subscriber device:

    Dial Tone
    Battery Current
    Ring Voltage

    You may also see the FXS acronym rendered as Foreign eXchange System.

    FXO - Foreign eXchange Office interface (the plug on the phone) receives POTS
    service, typically from a Central Office of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).
    In other words an FXO interface points to the Telco office. An FXO interface provides the
    following primary service to the Telco network device:

    on-hook/off-hook indication (loop closure)

    Because of the characteristics described above, a telecommunications line from


    an FXO port must connect to an FXS port in order for the connection to work.
    Similarly, a line from an FXS port must connect to an FXO port in order for the
    connection to work. When the FXO port on your analog telephone is connected to the
    FXS port in the wall, you receive (FXS) service from the telephone company – and you
    hear a dial tone when you pick up the phone.

    Common Usage

    Within the telephony industry, a device is often referred to by the type of interface it
    provides (“your phone is an FXO device”), or even spoken of as being the interface (“your
    wall plug is FXS”). Now, continuing our discussion in common usage . . .

    What Doesn’t Work

    If you connect an FXS device to another FXS device, the connection will not work.
    Likewise, if you connect an FXO device to another FXO it will not work. So, for example,
    you can NOT plug a standard analog telephone (FXO) directly into a standard analog
    telephone (FXO) and talk phone-to-phone.

    FXS and FXO in PBX Devices

    The FXS/FXO scenario becomes a bit more “interesting” when we introduce additional
    network elements, such as a Private Branch Exchange (PBX) or a Voice-over-IP gateway
    or router. For example, you can connect the FXO interface on a phone to the FXS port
    supplied by a PBX, multiplexer, or Voice-over-IP gateway or router.

    A PBX provides both FXS and FXO interfaces:

    FXS - When you connect a PBX to analog phones, you plug phone cables into FXS ports
    on the PBX. The FXS ports on the PBX provide POTS service, including battery current,
    ring voltage, and dial tone to the phones.

    FXO - When you connect a PBX to the Telco Central Office, you plug the (FXS) lines from
    the phone company into FXO ports on the PBX. The FXO ports on the PBX provide
    onhook/
    off-hook indication (loop closure) to the local Telco network.

    FXS - FXO Call Procedures

    An FXS device initiates a call by presenting ring voltage over the line to the
    attached FXO device. (FXS devices cannot pass dialed digits.)

    An FXS device receives a call by . . .


    1) Detecting the line has been seized (the attached telephone–FXO device–has gone off
    hook)
    2) Receiving Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) digits indicating how the call should be
    routed.

    Line Power FXS devices supply approximately 50 volts DC power to the line. During an
    emergency, FXO devices can use FXS line voltage for power in order to remain operable in
    the event of a local electrical power failure.

    An FXO device initiates a call by . . .


    1) Going off-hook to seize the telephone line.
    2) Dialing the Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) digits, which identify the destination to
    be called.

    An FXO device receives a call by . . .


    1) Detecting the ring voltage supplied by the FXS device (VoIP Gateway, PBX, etc.).
    2) Going off-hook to answer the call.

    FXS - FXO Call Clearing

    Under normal circumstances an FXS device does not initiate call clearing. Instead, FXS
    devices rely on the two parties at each end of the call to recognize the call has ended (by
    saying goodbye or hearing the line go quiet); then the FXO device at each end clears its
    segment of the call.

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