On Fri, 2003-10-17 at 11:34, Chris Albertson wrote: > --- Richard Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Asterisk was being used for TDM based PSTN switching before if even > > supported SIP. There is therefore nothing strange about it using > > hardware based timing. I don't see the relevance of VoIP transmission > > to > > the discussion. Sure you can squirt it down the tube as you see fit - > > but MOH is a different beast and therefore VoIP only systems using > > MOH > > still need a suitable timer - and there have been several attempts at > > workarounds. > > > > In any case even if you can squirt VoIP packets as you please you > > still > > need a timing regime to support a pseudo real time app on a far from > > real time OS. A system that comes from a T1 background using a > > hardware > > timer seems quite understandable.
> How many examples of VOIP music systems that don't use > a hardware timmer card do you need? Please look above. The statements are simple. #1. You need some form of timing source, be it software or hardware. #2. Asterisk comes from PSTN, so it started with a good hardware timer. #3. Any VoIP only app is irrelevant to whether or not it was a good choice to use a hardware timer. #4. There are 2 drivers based on common hardware in many machines. 1 should be in all X86 machines, and quite a few non x86 machines. #5. Stop you bitching, especially if you are not contributing code to fix the problem your whining about. IT has been noted, and discounted because of #4. Now can this waste of a thread die, or does someone have to invoke Godwins law directly. -- Steven Critchfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users