diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index c9851d001c9ac3609013f8ee5a00bed09067e7b4..f450f8f143281a88e3ef9b9a8d256e160bb9a84c 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ Dialplan functions
   * Added EXTENSION_STATE() dialplan function which allows retrieving the state
     of any extension.
   * Added SYSINFO() dialplan function which allows retrieval of system information
+  * Added a new dialplan function, DIALPLAN_EXISTS(), which allows you to check for
+     the existence of a dialplan target.
 
 CLI Changes
 -----------
@@ -136,11 +138,15 @@ MGCP changes
 ------------
   * Added separate settings for media QoS in mgcp.conf
 
-OSS Channel changes
+Console Channel Driver changes
 -------------------
-  * Added experimental support for video send&receive.
-    Requires SDL and ffmpeg/avcodec, plus Video4Linux or X11
-    to act as video source.
+  * Added experimental support for video send & receive to chan_oss.
+    This requires SDL and ffmpeg/avcodec, plus Video4Linux or X11 to act as
+    a video source.
+  * Added a new channel driver, chan_console, which uses portaudio as a cross
+     platform audio interface.  It was written as a channel driver that would
+     work with Mac CoreAudio, but portaudio supports a number of other audio
+     interfaces, as well.
 
 Phone channel changes (chan_phone)
 ----------------------------------
@@ -175,8 +181,8 @@ Zaptel channel driver (chan_zap) Changes
   * Added two new options: mwimonitor and mwimonitornotify.  These options allow
      you to enable MWI monitoring on FXO lines.  When the MWI state changes,
      the script specified in the mwimonitornotify option is executed.  An internal
-	 event indicating the new state of the mailbox is also generated, so that
-	 the normal MWI facilities in Asterisk work as usual.
+     event indicating the new state of the mailbox is also generated, so that
+     the normal MWI facilities in Asterisk work as usual.
 
 A new channel driver: Unistim
 -----------------------------
@@ -324,7 +330,7 @@ Music On Hold Changes
   * Support for realtime music on hold has been added.
   * In conjunction with the realtime music on hold, a general section has
     been added to musiconhold.conf, its sole variable is cachertclasses. If this
-	is set, then music on hold classes found in realtime will be cached in memory.
+    is set, then music on hold classes found in realtime will be cached in memory.
 
 AEL Changes
 -----------
@@ -423,5 +429,3 @@ Miscellaneous
   * A new option when starting a remote asterisk (rasterisk, asterisk -r) for
     specifying which socket to use to connect to the running Asterisk daemon
     (-s)
-  * Added a new dialplan function, DIALPLAN_EXISTS(), which allows you to check for
-     the existence of a dialplan target.
diff --git a/channels/chan_console.c b/channels/chan_console.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..54f375225f657e64853734852281e707f3b7f2f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/channels/chan_console.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1094 @@
+/*
+ * Asterisk -- An open source telephony toolkit.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2006 - 2007, Digium, Inc.
+ *
+ * Russell Bryant <russell@digium.com>
+ *
+ * See http://www.asterisk.org for more information about
+ * the Asterisk project. Please do not directly contact
+ * any of the maintainers of this project for assistance;
+ * the project provides a web site, mailing lists and IRC
+ * channels for your use.
+ *
+ * This program is free software, distributed under the terms of
+ * the GNU General Public License Version 2. See the LICENSE file
+ * at the top of the source tree.
+ */
+
+/*! 
+ * \file 
+ * \brief Cross-platform console channel driver 
+ *
+ * \author Russell Bryant <russell@digium.com>
+ *
+ * \note Some of the code in this file came from chan_oss and chan_alsa.
+ *       chan_oss,  Mark Spencer <markster@digium.com>
+ *       chan_oss,  Luigi Rizzo
+ *       chan_alsa, Matthew Fredrickson <creslin@digium.com>
+ * 
+ * \ingroup channel_drivers
+ *
+ * \note Since this works with any audio system that libportaudio supports,
+ * including ALSA and OSS, this may someday deprecate chan_alsa and chan_oss.
+ * However, before that can be done, it needs to *at least* have all of the
+ * features that these other channel drivers have.  The features implemented
+ * in at least one of the other console channel drivers that are not yet
+ * implemented here are:
+ *
+ * - Multiple device support
+ *   - with "active" CLI command
+ * - Set Auto-answer from the dialplan
+ * - transfer CLI command
+ * - boost CLI command and .conf option
+ * - console_video support
+ */
+
+/*** MODULEINFO
+	<depend>portaudio</depend>
+ ***/
+
+#include "asterisk.h"
+
+ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
+
+#include <sys/signal.h>  /* SIGURG */
+
+#include <portaudio.h>
+
+#include "asterisk/module.h"
+#include "asterisk/channel.h"
+#include "asterisk/pbx.h"
+#include "asterisk/causes.h"
+#include "asterisk/cli.h"
+#include "asterisk/musiconhold.h"
+#include "asterisk/callerid.h"
+
+/*! 
+ * \brief The sample rate to request from PortAudio 
+ *
+ * \note This should be changed to 16000 once there is a translator for going
+ *       between SLINEAR and SLINEAR16.  Making it a configuration parameter
+ *       would be even better, but 16 kHz should be the default.
+ *
+ * \note If this changes, NUM_SAMPLES will need to change, as well.
+ */
+#define SAMPLE_RATE      8000
+
+/*! 
+ * \brief The number of samples to configure the portaudio stream for
+ *
+ * 160 samples (20 ms) is the most common frame size in Asterisk.  So, the code
+ * in this module reads 160 sample frames from the portaudio stream and queues
+ * them up on the Asterisk channel.  Frames of any sizes can be written to a
+ * portaudio stream, but the portaudio documentation does say that for high
+ * performance applications, the data should be written to Pa_WriteStream in
+ * the same size as what is used to initialize the stream.
+ *
+ * \note This will need to be dynamic once the sample rate can be something
+ *       other than 8 kHz.
+ */
+#define NUM_SAMPLES      160
+
+/*! \brief Mono Input */
+#define INPUT_CHANNELS   1
+
+/*! \brief Mono Output */
+#define OUTPUT_CHANNELS  1
+
+/*! 
+ * \brief Maximum text message length
+ * \note This should be changed if there is a common definition somewhere
+ *       that defines the maximum length of a text message.
+ */
+#define TEXT_SIZE	256
+
+#ifndef MIN
+#define MIN(a,b) ((a) < (b) ? (a) : (b))
+#endif
+#ifndef MAX
+#define MAX(a,b) ((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))
+#endif
+
+/*! \brief Dance, Kirby, Dance! @{ */
+#define V_BEGIN " --- <(\"<) --- "
+#define V_END   " --- (>\")> ---\n"
+/*! @} */
+
+static const char config_file[] = "console.conf";
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Console pvt structure
+ *
+ * Currently, this is a singleton object.  However, multiple instances will be
+ * needed when this module is updated for multiple device support.
+ */
+static struct console_pvt {
+	AST_DECLARE_STRING_FIELDS(
+		/*! Name of the device */
+		AST_STRING_FIELD(name);
+		/*! Default context for outgoing calls */
+		AST_STRING_FIELD(context);
+		/*! Default extension for outgoing calls */
+		AST_STRING_FIELD(exten);
+		/*! Default CallerID number */
+		AST_STRING_FIELD(cid_num);
+		/*! Default CallerID name */
+		AST_STRING_FIELD(cid_name);
+		/*! Default MOH class to listen to, if:
+		 *    - No MOH class set on the channel
+		 *    - Peer channel putting this device on hold did not suggest a class */
+		AST_STRING_FIELD(mohinterpret);
+		/*! Default language */
+		AST_STRING_FIELD(language);
+	);
+	/*! Current channel for this device */
+	struct ast_channel *owner;
+	/*! Current PortAudio stream for this device */
+	PaStream *stream;
+	/*! A frame for preparing to queue on to the channel */
+	struct ast_frame fr;
+	/*! Running = 1, Not running = 0 */
+	unsigned int streamstate:1;
+	/*! On-hook = 0, Off-hook = 1 */
+	unsigned int hookstate:1;
+	/*! Unmuted = 0, Muted = 1 */
+	unsigned int muted:1;
+	/*! Automatically answer incoming calls */
+	unsigned int autoanswer:1;
+	/*! Ignore context in the console dial CLI command */
+	unsigned int overridecontext:1;
+	/*! Lock to protect data in this struct */
+	ast_mutex_t __lock;
+	/*! ID for the stream monitor thread */
+	pthread_t thread;
+} console_pvt = {
+	.__lock = AST_MUTEX_INIT_VALUE,
+	.thread = AST_PTHREADT_NULL,
+};
+
+/*! 
+ * \brief Global jitterbuffer configuration 
+ *
+ * \note Disabled by default.
+ */
+static struct ast_jb_conf default_jbconf = {
+	.flags = 0,
+	.max_size = -1,
+	.resync_threshold = -1,
+	.impl = ""
+};
+static struct ast_jb_conf global_jbconf;
+
+/*! Channel Technology Callbacks @{ */
+static struct ast_channel *console_request(const char *type, int format, 
+	void *data, int *cause);
+static int console_digit_begin(struct ast_channel *c, char digit);
+static int console_digit_end(struct ast_channel *c, char digit, unsigned int duration);
+static int console_text(struct ast_channel *c, const char *text);
+static int console_hangup(struct ast_channel *c);
+static int console_answer(struct ast_channel *c);
+static struct ast_frame *console_read(struct ast_channel *chan);
+static int console_call(struct ast_channel *c, char *dest, int timeout);
+static int console_write(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_frame *f);
+static int console_indicate(struct ast_channel *chan, int cond, 
+	const void *data, size_t datalen);
+static int console_fixup(struct ast_channel *oldchan, struct ast_channel *newchan);
+/*! @} */
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Formats natively supported by this module.
+ *
+ * \note Once 16 kHz is supported, AST_FORMAT_SLINEAR16 needs to be added.
+ */
+#define SUPPORTED_FORMATS ( AST_FORMAT_SLINEAR )
+
+static const struct ast_channel_tech console_tech = {
+	.type = "Console",
+	.description = "Console Channel Driver",
+	.capabilities = SUPPORTED_FORMATS,
+	.requester = console_request,
+	.send_digit_begin = console_digit_begin,
+	.send_digit_end = console_digit_end,
+	.send_text = console_text,
+	.hangup = console_hangup,
+	.answer = console_answer,
+	.read = console_read,
+	.call = console_call,
+	.write = console_write,
+	.indicate = console_indicate,
+	.fixup = console_fixup,
+};
+
+/*! \brief lock a console_pvt struct */
+#define console_pvt_lock(pvt) ast_mutex_lock(&(pvt)->__lock)
+
+/*! \brief unlock a console_pvt struct */
+#define console_pvt_unlock(pvt) ast_mutex_unlock(&(pvt)->__lock)
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Stream monitor thread 
+ *
+ * \arg data A pointer to the console_pvt structure that contains the portaudio
+ *      stream that needs to be monitored.
+ *
+ * This function runs in its own thread to monitor data coming in from a
+ * portaudio stream.  When enough data is available, it is queued up to
+ * be read from the Asterisk channel.
+ */
+static void *stream_monitor(void *data)
+{
+	struct console_pvt *pvt = data;
+	char buf[NUM_SAMPLES * sizeof(int16_t)];
+	PaError res;
+	struct ast_frame f = {
+		.frametype = AST_FRAME_VOICE,
+		.subclass = AST_FORMAT_SLINEAR,
+		.src = "console_stream_monitor",
+		.data = buf,
+		.datalen = sizeof(buf),
+		.samples = sizeof(buf) / sizeof(int16_t),
+	};
+
+	for (;;) {
+		pthread_testcancel();
+		res = Pa_ReadStream(pvt->stream, buf, sizeof(buf) / sizeof(int16_t));
+		pthread_testcancel();
+
+		if (res == paNoError)
+			ast_queue_frame(pvt->owner, &f);
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int start_stream(struct console_pvt *pvt)
+{
+	PaError res;
+	int ret_val = 0;
+
+	console_pvt_lock(pvt);
+
+	if (pvt->streamstate)
+		goto return_unlock;
+
+	pvt->streamstate = 1;
+	ast_debug(1, "Starting stream\n");
+
+	res = Pa_OpenDefaultStream(&pvt->stream, INPUT_CHANNELS, OUTPUT_CHANNELS, 
+		paInt16, SAMPLE_RATE, NUM_SAMPLES, NULL, NULL);
+	if (res != paNoError) {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Failed to open default audio device - (%d) %s\n",
+			res, Pa_GetErrorText(res));
+		ret_val = -1;
+		goto return_unlock;
+	}
+
+	res = Pa_StartStream(pvt->stream);
+	if (res != paNoError) {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Failed to start stream - (%d) %s\n",
+			res, Pa_GetErrorText(res));
+		ret_val = -1;
+		goto return_unlock;
+	}
+
+	if (ast_pthread_create_background(&pvt->thread, NULL, stream_monitor, pvt)) {
+		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to start stream monitor thread\n");
+		ret_val = -1;
+	}
+
+return_unlock:
+	console_pvt_unlock(pvt);
+
+	return ret_val;
+}
+
+static int stop_stream(struct console_pvt *pvt)
+{
+	if (!pvt->streamstate)
+		return 0;
+
+	pthread_cancel(pvt->thread);
+	pthread_kill(pvt->thread, SIGURG);
+	pthread_join(pvt->thread, NULL);
+
+	console_pvt_lock(pvt);
+	Pa_AbortStream(pvt->stream);
+	Pa_CloseStream(pvt->stream);
+	pvt->stream = NULL;
+	pvt->streamstate = 0;
+	console_pvt_unlock(pvt);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*!
+ * \note Called with the pvt struct locked
+ */
+static struct ast_channel *console_new(struct console_pvt *pvt, const char *ext, const char *ctx, int state)
+{
+	struct ast_channel *chan;
+
+	if (!(chan = ast_channel_alloc(1, state, pvt->cid_num, pvt->cid_name, NULL, 
+		ext, ctx, 0, "Console/%s", pvt->name))) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	chan->tech = &console_tech;
+	chan->nativeformats = AST_FORMAT_SLINEAR;
+	chan->readformat = AST_FORMAT_SLINEAR;
+	chan->writeformat = AST_FORMAT_SLINEAR;
+	chan->tech_pvt = pvt;
+
+	pvt->owner = chan;
+
+	if (!ast_strlen_zero(pvt->language))
+		ast_string_field_set(chan, language, pvt->language);
+
+	ast_jb_configure(chan, &global_jbconf);
+
+	if (state != AST_STATE_DOWN) {
+		if (ast_pbx_start(chan)) {
+			chan->hangupcause = AST_CAUSE_SWITCH_CONGESTION;
+			ast_hangup(chan);
+			chan = NULL;
+		} else
+			start_stream(pvt);
+	}
+
+	return chan;
+}
+
+static struct ast_channel *console_request(const char *type, int format, void *data, int *cause)
+{
+	int oldformat = format;
+	struct ast_channel *chan;
+	struct console_pvt *pvt = &console_pvt;
+
+	format &= SUPPORTED_FORMATS;
+	if (!format) {
+		ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "Channel requested with unsupported format(s): '%d'\n", oldformat);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (pvt->owner) {
+		ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "Console channel already active!\n");
+		*cause = AST_CAUSE_BUSY;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	console_pvt_lock(pvt);
+	chan = console_new(pvt, NULL, NULL, AST_STATE_DOWN);
+	console_pvt_unlock(pvt);
+
+	if (!chan)
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to create new Console channel!\n");
+
+	return chan;
+}
+
+static int console_digit_begin(struct ast_channel *c, char digit)
+{
+	ast_verb(1, V_BEGIN "Console Received Beginning of Digit %c" V_END, digit);
+
+	return -1; /* non-zero to request inband audio */
+}
+
+static int console_digit_end(struct ast_channel *c, char digit, unsigned int duration)
+{
+	ast_verb(1, V_BEGIN "Console Received End of Digit %c (duration %u)" V_END, 
+		digit, duration);
+
+	return -1; /* non-zero to request inband audio */
+}
+
+static int console_text(struct ast_channel *c, const char *text)
+{
+	ast_verb(1, V_BEGIN "Console Received Text '%s'" V_END, text);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int console_hangup(struct ast_channel *c)
+{
+	struct console_pvt *pvt = &console_pvt;
+
+	ast_verb(1, V_BEGIN "Hangup on Console" V_END);
+
+	pvt->hookstate = 0;
+	c->tech_pvt = NULL;
+	pvt->owner = NULL;
+
+	stop_stream(pvt);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int console_answer(struct ast_channel *c)
+{
+	struct console_pvt *pvt = &console_pvt;
+
+	ast_verb(1, V_BEGIN "Call from Console has been Answered" V_END);
+
+	ast_setstate(c, AST_STATE_UP);
+
+	return start_stream(pvt);
+}
+
+/*
+ * \brief Implementation of the ast_channel_tech read() callback
+ *
+ * Calling this function is harmless.  However, if it does get called, it
+ * is an indication that something weird happened that really shouldn't
+ * have and is worth looking into.
+ * 
+ * Why should this function not get called?  Well, let me explain.  There are
+ * a couple of ways to pass on audio that has come from this channel.  The way
+ * that this channel driver uses is that once the audio is available, it is
+ * wrapped in an ast_frame and queued onto the channel using ast_queue_frame().
+ *
+ * The other method would be signalling to the core that there is audio waiting,
+ * and that it needs to call the channel's read() callback to get it.  The way
+ * the channel gets signalled is that one or more file descriptors are placed
+ * in the fds array on the ast_channel which the core will poll() on.  When the
+ * fd indicates that input is available, the read() callback is called.  This
+ * is especially useful when there is a dedicated file descriptor where the
+ * audio is read from.  An example would be the socket for an RTP stream.
+ */
+static struct ast_frame *console_read(struct ast_channel *chan)
+{
+	ast_debug(1, "I should not be called ...\n");
+
+	return &ast_null_frame;
+}
+
+static int console_call(struct ast_channel *c, char *dest, int timeout)
+{
+	struct ast_frame f = { 0, };
+	struct console_pvt *pvt = &console_pvt;
+
+	ast_verb(1, V_BEGIN "Call to device '%s' on console from '%s' <%s>" V_END,
+		dest, c->cid.cid_name, c->cid.cid_num);
+
+	console_pvt_lock(pvt);
+
+	if (pvt->autoanswer) {
+		ast_verb(1, V_BEGIN "Auto-answered" V_END);
+		pvt->hookstate = 1;
+		f.frametype = AST_FRAME_CONTROL;
+		f.subclass = AST_CONTROL_ANSWER;
+	} else {
+		ast_verb(1, V_BEGIN "Type 'answer' to answer, or use 'autoanswer' "
+				"for future calls" V_END);
+		f.frametype = AST_FRAME_CONTROL;
+		f.subclass = AST_CONTROL_RINGING;
+	}
+
+	console_pvt_unlock(pvt);
+
+	ast_queue_frame(c, &f);
+
+	return start_stream(pvt);
+}
+
+static int console_write(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_frame *f)
+{
+	struct console_pvt *pvt = &console_pvt;
+
+	Pa_WriteStream(pvt->stream, f->data, f->samples);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int console_indicate(struct ast_channel *chan, int cond, const void *data, size_t datalen)
+{
+	struct console_pvt *pvt = chan->tech_pvt;
+	int res = 0;
+
+	switch (cond) {
+	case AST_CONTROL_BUSY:
+	case AST_CONTROL_CONGESTION:
+	case AST_CONTROL_RINGING:
+		res = -1;  /* Ask for inband indications */
+		break;
+	case AST_CONTROL_PROGRESS:
+	case AST_CONTROL_PROCEEDING:
+	case AST_CONTROL_VIDUPDATE:
+	case -1:
+		break;
+	case AST_CONTROL_HOLD:
+		ast_verb(1, V_BEGIN "Console Has Been Placed on Hold" V_END);
+		ast_moh_start(chan, data, pvt->mohinterpret);
+		break;
+	case AST_CONTROL_UNHOLD:
+		ast_verb(1, V_BEGIN "Console Has Been Retrieved from Hold" V_END);
+		ast_moh_stop(chan);
+		break;
+	default:
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Don't know how to display condition %d on %s\n", 
+			cond, chan->name);
+		/* The core will play inband indications for us if appropriate */
+		res = -1;
+	}
+
+	return res;
+}
+
+static int console_fixup(struct ast_channel *oldchan, struct ast_channel *newchan)
+{
+	struct console_pvt *pvt = &console_pvt;
+
+	pvt->owner = newchan;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*!
+ * split a string in extension-context, returns pointers to malloc'ed
+ * strings.
+ * If we do not have 'overridecontext' then the last @ is considered as
+ * a context separator, and the context is overridden.
+ * This is usually not very necessary as you can play with the dialplan,
+ * and it is nice not to need it because you have '@' in SIP addresses.
+ * Return value is the buffer address.
+ *
+ * \note came from chan_oss
+ */
+static char *ast_ext_ctx(struct console_pvt *pvt, const char *src, char **ext, char **ctx)
+{
+	if (ext == NULL || ctx == NULL)
+		return NULL;			/* error */
+
+	*ext = *ctx = NULL;
+
+	if (src && *src != '\0')
+		*ext = ast_strdup(src);
+
+	if (*ext == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (!pvt->overridecontext) {
+		/* parse from the right */
+		*ctx = strrchr(*ext, '@');
+		if (*ctx)
+			*(*ctx)++ = '\0';
+	}
+
+	return *ext;
+}
+
+static char *cli_console_autoanswer(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd, 
+	struct ast_cli_args *a)
+{
+	struct console_pvt *pvt = &console_pvt;
+
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case CLI_INIT:
+		e->command = "console set autoanswer [on|off]";
+		e->usage =
+			"Usage: console set autoanswer [on|off]\n"
+			"       Enables or disables autoanswer feature.  If used without\n"
+			"       argument, displays the current on/off status of autoanswer.\n"
+			"       The default value of autoanswer is in 'oss.conf'.\n";
+		return NULL;
+
+	case CLI_GENERATE:
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (a->argc == e->args - 1) {
+		ast_cli(a->fd, "Auto answer is %s.\n", pvt->autoanswer ? "on" : "off");
+		return CLI_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	if (a->argc != e->args)
+		return CLI_SHOWUSAGE;
+
+	if (!pvt) {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Cannot find device %s (should not happen!)\n",
+			pvt->name);
+		return CLI_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	if (!strcasecmp(a->argv[e->args-1], "on"))
+		pvt->autoanswer = 1;
+	else if (!strcasecmp(a->argv[e->args - 1], "off"))
+		pvt->autoanswer = 0;
+	else
+		return CLI_SHOWUSAGE;
+
+	return CLI_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static char *cli_console_flash(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd, struct ast_cli_args *a)
+{
+	struct ast_frame f = { AST_FRAME_CONTROL, AST_CONTROL_FLASH };
+	struct console_pvt *pvt = &console_pvt;
+
+	if (cmd == CLI_INIT) {
+		e->command = "console flash";
+		e->usage =
+			"Usage: console flash\n"
+			"       Flashes the call currently placed on the console.\n";
+		return NULL;
+	} else if (cmd == CLI_GENERATE)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (a->argc != e->args)
+		return CLI_SHOWUSAGE;
+
+	if (!pvt->owner) {
+		ast_cli(a->fd, "No call to flash\n");
+		return CLI_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	pvt->hookstate = 0;
+
+	ast_queue_frame(pvt->owner, &f);
+
+	return CLI_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static char *cli_console_dial(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd, struct ast_cli_args *a)
+{
+	char *s = NULL;
+	const char *mye = NULL, *myc = NULL; 
+	struct console_pvt *pvt = &console_pvt;
+
+	if (cmd == CLI_INIT) {
+		e->command = "console dial";
+		e->usage =
+			"Usage: console dial [extension[@context]]\n"
+			"       Dials a given extension (and context if specified)\n";
+		return NULL;
+	} else if (cmd == CLI_GENERATE)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (a->argc > e->args + 1)
+		return CLI_SHOWUSAGE;
+
+	if (pvt->owner) {	/* already in a call */
+		int i;
+		struct ast_frame f = { AST_FRAME_DTMF, 0 };
+
+		if (a->argc == e->args) {	/* argument is mandatory here */
+			ast_cli(a->fd, "Already in a call. You can only dial digits until you hangup.\n");
+			return CLI_FAILURE;
+		}
+		s = a->argv[e->args];
+		/* send the string one char at a time */
+		for (i = 0; i < strlen(s); i++) {
+			f.subclass = s[i];
+			ast_queue_frame(pvt->owner, &f);
+		}
+		return CLI_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	/* if we have an argument split it into extension and context */
+	if (a->argc == e->args + 1) {
+		char *ext = NULL, *con = NULL;
+		s = ast_ext_ctx(pvt, a->argv[e->args], &ext, &con);
+		ast_debug(1, "provided '%s', exten '%s' context '%s'\n", 
+			a->argv[e->args], mye, myc);
+		mye = ext;
+		myc = con;
+	}
+
+	/* supply default values if needed */
+	if (ast_strlen_zero(mye))
+		mye = pvt->exten;
+	if (ast_strlen_zero(myc))
+		myc = pvt->context;
+
+	if (ast_exists_extension(NULL, myc, mye, 1, NULL)) {
+		console_pvt_lock(pvt);
+		pvt->hookstate = 1;
+		console_new(pvt, mye, myc, AST_STATE_RINGING);
+		console_pvt_unlock(pvt);
+	} else
+		ast_cli(a->fd, "No such extension '%s' in context '%s'\n", mye, myc);
+
+	if (s)
+		free(s);
+
+	return CLI_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static char *cli_console_hangup(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd, struct ast_cli_args *a)
+{
+	struct console_pvt *pvt = &console_pvt;
+
+	if (cmd == CLI_INIT) {
+		e->command = "console hangup";
+		e->usage =
+			"Usage: console hangup\n"
+			"       Hangs up any call currently placed on the console.\n";
+		return NULL;
+	} else if (cmd == CLI_GENERATE)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (a->argc != e->args)
+		return CLI_SHOWUSAGE;
+
+	if (!pvt->owner && !pvt->hookstate) {
+		ast_cli(a->fd, "No call to hang up\n");
+		return CLI_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	pvt->hookstate = 0;
+	if (pvt->owner)
+		ast_queue_hangup(pvt->owner);
+
+	return CLI_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static char *cli_console_mute(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd, struct ast_cli_args *a)
+{
+	char *s;
+	struct console_pvt *pvt = &console_pvt;
+	
+	if (cmd == CLI_INIT) {
+		e->command = "console {mute|unmute}";
+		e->usage =
+			"Usage: console {mute|unmute}\n"
+			"       Mute/unmute the microphone.\n";
+		return NULL;
+	} else if (cmd == CLI_GENERATE)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (a->argc != e->args)
+		return CLI_SHOWUSAGE;
+
+	s = a->argv[e->args-1];
+	if (!strcasecmp(s, "mute"))
+		pvt->muted = 1;
+	else if (!strcasecmp(s, "unmute"))
+		pvt->muted = 0;
+	else
+		return CLI_SHOWUSAGE;
+
+	ast_verb(1, V_BEGIN "The Console is now %s" V_END, 
+		pvt->muted ? "Muted" : "Unmuted");
+
+	return CLI_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static char *cli_list_devices(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd, struct ast_cli_args *a)
+{
+	PaDeviceIndex index, num, def_input, def_output;
+
+	if (cmd == CLI_INIT) {
+		e->command = "console list devices";
+		e->usage =
+			"Usage: console list devices\n"
+			"       List all available devices.\n";
+		return NULL;
+	} else if (cmd == CLI_GENERATE)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (a->argc != e->args)
+		return CLI_SHOWUSAGE;
+
+	ast_cli(a->fd, "Available Devices:\n---------------------------------\n");
+
+	num = Pa_GetDeviceCount();
+	if (!num) {
+		ast_cli(a->fd, "(None)\n");
+		return CLI_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	def_input = Pa_GetDefaultInputDevice();
+	def_output = Pa_GetDefaultOutputDevice();
+	for (index = 0; index < num; index++) {
+		const PaDeviceInfo *dev = Pa_GetDeviceInfo(index);
+		if (!dev)
+			continue;
+		ast_cli(a->fd, "Device Name: %s\n", dev->name);
+		if (index == def_input)
+			ast_cli(a->fd, "    ---> Default Input Device\n");
+		if (index == def_output)
+			ast_cli(a->fd, "    ---> Default Output Device\n");
+	}
+
+	return CLI_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/*!
+ * \brief answer command from the console
+ */
+static char *cli_console_answer(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd, struct ast_cli_args *a)
+{
+	struct ast_frame f = { AST_FRAME_CONTROL, AST_CONTROL_ANSWER };
+	struct console_pvt *pvt = &console_pvt;
+
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case CLI_INIT:
+		e->command = "console answer";
+		e->usage =
+			"Usage: console answer\n"
+			"       Answers an incoming call on the console channel.\n";
+		return NULL;
+
+	case CLI_GENERATE:
+		return NULL;	/* no completion */
+	}
+
+	if (a->argc != e->args)
+		return CLI_SHOWUSAGE;
+
+	if (!pvt->owner) {
+		ast_cli(a->fd, "No one is calling us\n");
+		return CLI_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	pvt->hookstate = 1;
+	ast_queue_frame(pvt->owner, &f);
+
+	return CLI_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Console send text CLI command
+ *
+ * \note concatenate all arguments into a single string. argv is NULL-terminated
+ * so we can use it right away
+ */
+static char *cli_console_sendtext(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd, struct ast_cli_args *a)
+{
+	char buf[TEXT_SIZE];
+	struct console_pvt *pvt = &console_pvt;
+	struct ast_frame f = {
+		.frametype = AST_FRAME_TEXT,
+		.data = buf,
+		.src = "console_send_text",
+	};
+	int len;
+
+	if (cmd == CLI_INIT) {
+		e->command = "console send text";
+		e->usage =
+			"Usage: console send text <message>\n"
+			"       Sends a text message for display on the remote terminal.\n";
+		return NULL;
+	} else if (cmd == CLI_GENERATE)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (a->argc < e->args + 1)
+		return CLI_SHOWUSAGE;
+
+	if (!pvt->owner) {
+		ast_cli(a->fd, "Not in a call\n");
+		return CLI_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	ast_join(buf, sizeof(buf) - 1, a->argv + e->args);
+	if (ast_strlen_zero(buf))
+		return CLI_SHOWUSAGE;
+
+	len = strlen(buf);
+	buf[len] = '\n';
+	f.datalen = len + 1;
+
+	ast_queue_frame(pvt->owner, &f);
+
+	return CLI_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static struct ast_cli_entry cli_console[] = {
+	AST_CLI_DEFINE(cli_console_dial,       "Dial an extension from the console"),
+	AST_CLI_DEFINE(cli_console_hangup,     "Hangup a call on the console"),
+	AST_CLI_DEFINE(cli_console_mute,       "Disable/Enable mic input"),
+	AST_CLI_DEFINE(cli_console_answer,     "Answer an incoming console call"),
+	AST_CLI_DEFINE(cli_console_sendtext,   "Send text to a connected party"),
+	AST_CLI_DEFINE(cli_console_flash,      "Send a flash to the connected party"),
+	AST_CLI_DEFINE(cli_console_autoanswer, "Turn autoanswer on or off"),
+	AST_CLI_DEFINE(cli_list_devices,       "List available devices"),
+};
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Set default values for a pvt struct
+ *
+ * \note This function expects the pvt lock to be held.
+ */
+static void set_pvt_defaults(struct console_pvt *pvt, int reload)
+{
+	if (!reload) {
+		/* This should be changed for multiple device support.  Right now,
+		 * there is no way to change the name of a device.  The default
+		 * input and output sound devices are the only ones supported. */
+		ast_string_field_set(pvt, name, "default");
+	}
+
+	ast_string_field_set(pvt, mohinterpret, "default");
+	ast_string_field_set(pvt, context, "default");
+	ast_string_field_set(pvt, exten, "s");
+	ast_string_field_set(pvt, language, "");
+	ast_string_field_set(pvt, cid_num, "");
+	ast_string_field_set(pvt, cid_name, "");
+
+	pvt->overridecontext = 0;
+	pvt->autoanswer = 0;
+}
+
+static void store_callerid(struct console_pvt *pvt, const char *value)
+{
+	char cid_name[256];
+	char cid_num[256];
+
+	ast_callerid_split(value, cid_name, sizeof(cid_name), 
+		cid_num, sizeof(cid_num));
+
+	ast_string_field_set(pvt, cid_name, cid_name);
+	ast_string_field_set(pvt, cid_num, cid_num);
+}
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Store a configuration parameter in a pvt struct
+ *
+ * \note This function expects the pvt lock to be held.
+ */
+static void store_config_core(struct console_pvt *pvt, const char *var, const char *value)
+{
+	if (!ast_jb_read_conf(&global_jbconf, var, value))
+		return;
+
+	CV_START(var, value);
+
+	CV_STRFIELD("context", pvt, context);
+	CV_STRFIELD("extension", pvt, exten);
+	CV_STRFIELD("mohinterpret", pvt, mohinterpret);
+	CV_STRFIELD("language", pvt, language);
+	CV_F("callerid", store_callerid(pvt, value));
+	CV_BOOL("overridecontext", pvt->overridecontext);
+	CV_BOOL("autoanswer", pvt->autoanswer);
+	
+	ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unknown option '%s'\n", var);
+
+	CV_END;
+}
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Load the configuration
+ * \param reload if this was called due to a reload
+ * \retval 0 succcess
+ * \retval -1 failure
+ */
+static int load_config(int reload)
+{
+	struct ast_config *cfg;
+	struct ast_variable *v;
+	struct console_pvt *pvt = &console_pvt;
+	struct ast_flags config_flags = { 0 };
+	int res = -1;
+
+	/* default values */
+	memcpy(&global_jbconf, &default_jbconf, sizeof(global_jbconf));
+
+	console_pvt_lock(pvt);
+
+	set_pvt_defaults(pvt, reload);
+
+	if (!(cfg = ast_config_load(config_file, config_flags))) {
+		ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "Unable to open configuration file %s!\n", config_file);
+		goto return_unlock;
+	}
+
+	for (v = ast_variable_browse(cfg, "general"); v; v = v->next)
+		store_config_core(pvt, v->name, v->value);
+
+	ast_config_destroy(cfg);
+
+	res = 0;
+
+return_unlock:
+	console_pvt_unlock(pvt);
+	return res;
+}
+
+static int init_pvt(struct console_pvt *pvt)
+{
+	if (ast_string_field_init(pvt, 32))
+		return -1;
+	
+	if (ast_mutex_init(&pvt->__lock)) {
+		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to initialize mutex\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void destroy_pvt(struct console_pvt *pvt)
+{
+	ast_string_field_free_memory(pvt);
+	
+	ast_mutex_destroy(&pvt->__lock);
+}
+
+static int unload_module(void)
+{
+	struct console_pvt *pvt = &console_pvt;
+
+	if (pvt->hookstate)
+		stop_stream(pvt);
+
+	Pa_Terminate();
+
+	ast_channel_unregister(&console_tech);
+	ast_cli_unregister_multiple(cli_console, ARRAY_LEN(cli_console));
+
+	destroy_pvt(pvt);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int load_module(void)
+{
+	PaError res;
+	struct console_pvt *pvt = &console_pvt;
+
+	if (init_pvt(pvt))
+		goto return_error;
+
+	if (load_config(0))
+		goto return_error;
+
+	res = Pa_Initialize();
+	if (res != paNoError) {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Failed to initialize audio system - (%d) %s\n",
+			res, Pa_GetErrorText(res));
+		goto return_error_pa_init;
+	}
+
+	if (ast_channel_register(&console_tech)) {
+		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to register channel type 'Console'\n");
+		goto return_error_chan_reg;
+	}
+
+	if (ast_cli_register_multiple(cli_console, ARRAY_LEN(cli_console)))
+		goto return_error_cli_reg;
+
+	return AST_MODULE_LOAD_SUCCESS;
+
+return_error_cli_reg:
+	ast_cli_unregister_multiple(cli_console, ARRAY_LEN(cli_console));
+return_error_chan_reg:
+	ast_channel_unregister(&console_tech);
+return_error_pa_init:
+	Pa_Terminate();
+return_error:
+	destroy_pvt(pvt);
+
+	return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
+}
+
+static int reload(void)
+{
+	return load_config(1);
+}
+
+AST_MODULE_INFO(ASTERISK_GPL_KEY, AST_MODFLAG_DEFAULT, "Console Channel Driver",
+		.load = load_module,
+		.unload = unload_module,
+		.reload = reload,
+);
diff --git a/configs/console.conf.sample b/configs/console.conf.sample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..820a04dd9bc83831b0ae055e71f6bbbb01cf2a1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/console.conf.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+;
+; Configuration for chan_console, a cross-platform console channel driver.
+;
+
+[general]
+
+; Set this option to "yes" to enable automatically answering calls on the
+; console.  This is very useful if the console is used as an intercom. 
+; The default value is "no".
+;
+;autoanswer = no
+
+; Set the default context to use for outgoing calls.  This can be overridden by
+; dialing some extension@context, unless the overridecontext option is enabled.
+; The default is "default".
+;
+;context = default
+
+; Set the default extension to use for outgoing calls.  The default is "s".
+;
+;extension = s
+
+; Set the default CallerID for created channels.
+; 
+;callerid = MyName Here <(256) 428-6000>
+
+; Set the default language for created channels.
+;
+;language = en
+
+; If you set overridecontext to 'yes', then the whole dial string
+; will be interpreted as an extension, which is extremely useful
+; to dial SIP, IAX and other extensions which use the '@' character.
+; The default is "no".
+;
+;overridecontext = no	; if 'no', the last @ will start the context
+                        ; if 'yes' the whole string is an extension.
+
+
+; Default Music on Hold class to use when this channel is placed on hold in
+; the case that the music class is not set on the channel with
+; Set(CHANNEL(musicclass)=whatever) in the dialplan and the peer channel
+; putting this one on hold did not suggest a class to use.
+;
+;mohinterpret=default
+
+;------------------------------ JITTER BUFFER CONFIGURATION --------------------------
+; jbenable = yes              ; Enables the use of a jitterbuffer on the receiving side of an
+                              ; Console channel. Defaults to "no". An enabled jitterbuffer will
+                              ; be used only if the sending side can create and the receiving
+                              ; side can not accept jitter. The Console channel can't accept jitter,
+                              ; thus an enabled jitterbuffer on the receive Console side will always
+                              ; be used if the sending side can create jitter.
+
+; jbmaxsize = 200             ; Max length of the jitterbuffer in milliseconds.
+
+; jbresyncthreshold = 1000    ; Jump in the frame timestamps over which the jitterbuffer is
+                              ; resynchronized. Useful to improve the quality of the voice, with
+                              ; big jumps in/broken timestamps, usually sent from exotic devices
+                              ; and programs. Defaults to 1000.
+
+; jbimpl = fixed              ; Jitterbuffer implementation, used on the receiving side of a Console
+                              ; channel. Two implementations are currently available - "fixed"
+                              ; (with size always equals to jbmax-size) and "adaptive" (with
+                              ; variable size, actually the new jb of IAX2). Defaults to fixed.
+
+; jblog = no                  ; Enables jitterbuffer frame logging. Defaults to "no".
+;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/configs/modules.conf.sample b/configs/modules.conf.sample
index 0c92e1d0c76f7c2a59cebbd9be8d0bfb880245a1..8610dbca58979c485f2c0cb3ae23eaac0e652898 100644
--- a/configs/modules.conf.sample
+++ b/configs/modules.conf.sample
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ noload => pbx_kdeconsole.so
 ;
 load => res_musiconhold.so
 ;
-; Load either OSS or ALSA, not both
-; By default, load OSS only (automatically) and do not load ALSA
+; Load one of: chan_oss, alsa, or console (portaudio).
+; By default, load chan_oss only (automatically).
 ;
 noload => chan_alsa.so
 ;noload => chan_oss.so
+;noload => chan_console.so