A European format for digital transmission. E1 supports signals at 2 Mbps (32 channels at 64Kbps, with 2 channels reserved for signaling and controlling), versus the T1, which carries signals at 1.544 Mbps (24 channels at 64Kbps).
Plenty of business companies use free Asterisk software and place it on their server, thus creating a cut-rate IP-PBX. They use manuals provided on setting up the extensions, and occasionally there are lots of discrepancies. Finding out how to install a dial plan or call flow, the set of regulations detailing how the switch deals with inbound and outbound calls is very difficult.