> There are many reasons to have an Asterisk box in a stream: > > 1. Control a call, (maybe you want to do some ACL type filtering, > maybe you want to keep track of usage, maybe you just to be in > control...)
hmmm. post setup, which clearly needs to go through all servers (or pbxen) in path, i don't see a win here. send more clue. > 2. Provide features (access to PSTN, conference capability, music > on hold, call parking, agents and queues..... the list goes on > and on) that's setup not payload > 3. Endpoints (User Agents) MAY not be able to send data streams > to each other directly (firewalls or nats in the middle) yes indeed. so one, but likely only one, if they're asterisk, pbx needs to intermediate, not a bunch on a path. > And depending upon your view of things (your view might be > different than the view of the IT/communications administrator of > a large company), using IAX in a geographically distributed use > scenario might very well be exactly what you want (use over an > encrypted vpn link, etc.) yes, it might be. but as you know, i am a big pipe backbone geek, not an admin of a large distributed company. and i am addict of simple (non-complex, not the presence protocol:-). randy _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
