Dave Morrow wrote:
Hi all. I have been using Asterisk for sometime now and have recently come across AMP
for the first time. I am wondering if someone could enlighten me a little as to the
advantages and disadvantages to using AMP as opposed to the "do-it-yourself"
Asterisk? Is this documented someplace?
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
AMP and others of the same ilk:
Pros
- web-based
- some apps provide a graphical approach, e.g. Flash Operator Panel
- abstracts most of the complexities into point-and-click interfaces
- easier to manage, up to a certain point
Cons
- you're forced to work within the constraints of the application
- can't simply modify the config files
- some restrictions when you want to do complicated stuff with the dialplan
- complex constructs hand-rolled into the dialplan may screw up the app
- certain features not included
- some apps don't work with Zap interfaces, for example
- harder to integrate custom modules
"Do-it-yourself" approach:
Pros
- highest level of flexibility in implementing your * box
- add your own custom modules
- complex dialplan constructs
- won't have to run more services than necessary (no need for Apache etc)
- forces you to learn more about the internals
Cons
- lots of editing text files
- prone to typos
- dialplan "programming" can be tedious
- forces you to learn more about the internals
My 2 cents.
Flynn
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