Kyle- C5441 is a year 2000 DSP chip. If you're considering the hardware/TI DSP chip path, C64x or C64x+ series is higher performance (higher channel capacity) and more relevant in terms of available suppliers, forum tech support, TI support, etc.
-Jeff Kyle Kienapfel wrote: > > For those codecs an interfaced DSP might be the only option due to > lack of, or expensive software options. > > I had an easier time looking into MELPe than I did with CVSD, so I > looked around just a little bit to satiate my curiosity > > https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.compandent.com/MELPePackageFactSheetPOSIX.pdf > CPU usage looks a little high. 4% of a 3.2ghz P4 to encode > > How many calls do you think will need to get transcoded at the same > time at a given server? With asterisk the g729 codec has hardware and > software options so people have a choice as to how much g729 they get. > > From http://www.compandent.com/melpe_faq.htm#Q09.6 > > 9.6 Q: Do you offer high density MELPe boards (say 100-200 channels) > for VoIP Servers or Gateways? > A: Yes, Compandent and one of our partners offer up to 240-port, 6400 > MIPS, DSP PMC (PCI Mezzanine Card) form factor utilizing C5441 DSPs > with on-board 400 Mhz PowerPC. A fully embedded telephony software > library is also available for VoIP, V.22 and V.90 Modem, Fax, > Conferencing, Telephony, MELPe and more. For more details please call > us or contact us. > > </quote> > > I was all "yea!" until I hit up wikipedia for information on PCI > Mezzanine cards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Mezzanine_Card and > clicked one of the links to a picture, but maybe somebody makes an > adaptor. > > On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 4:07 PM, Kirin, Carol (IS) > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Has anyone needed a coded that Asterisk does not natively support, such as > > MELPe or CVSD? If so, did you find a pure software solution and provided > > that as an addition to Asterisk? Was that solution successful? Has using an > > I/F card with a DSP proved to be the better solutions? We are beginners with > > Asterisk so any help/advice on how to best implement non-native Codecs into > > Asterisk will be welcome. > > > > CK -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
