On Nov 1, 2004, at 9:37 PM, Benjamin on Asterisk Mailing Lists wrote:
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IAX really isn't the 'one and only' perfect signaling protocol
IAX is *not* a signalling protocol. It is a VoIP protocol.
And that's the whole point. H.323, SIP, et al those are all signalling protocols, half protocols so to speak. IAX is a self-contained, true internet protocol. In a world where everything is moving towards peer to peer that is an advantage. Dedicated protocols for signalling-only have been designed for large telcos and yesterday's telco infrastructure, not for the future of voice on the net peer to peer style.
Think back, The telco started with inline signaling. Pulsing digits, cross bar switching, DTMF, CAS .... 'Yesterdays telco' took signaling out of band for a reason. I'm not sure putting the signaling back into the bearer channel is a 'good thing'.
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