SER is a SIP proxy, Asterisk is a PBX, and application server. SER passes calls from place to place and does not get in the audio path.
SER uses SIP, * is able to transcode, and convert Protocols. You can build an IVR, VM, and PBX with Asterisk. SER is like a traffic cop, where * is the car wash, garage, gas station, etc.... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daniel Salama Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 3:43 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk and SER I'm a little confused between the pros/cons or benefits of one Asterisk or SER. I've been using Asterisk for a little bit and I know it's a very powerful and scalable platform (in terms of capacity and functionality). However, I've read in some posts that some people are using SER + * and I read no SER's page that it can even do what * does. So, if I have an application where I wish to offer telephony services (call origination/termination) with "applications" such as prepaid services, conferencing, IVRs, "ACD", dialers, etc, would a single installation of * be sufficient? By single I mean * alone (it could be a cluster) and not with SER. I guess to some degree it may depend on the number of clients, but imagine trying to offer a service similar to Vonage. I buy a "simple" SIP phone, bring it home, sign up for service at www.beyourownprovider.com, register my phone on the site and voila - ready to make and/or receive calls. I can call other members, similar to FWD or I can terminate to PSTN. Now, multiply this scenario to hundreds or thousands of SIP phones spread all over the place, in-front and behind NATs. What would be your approach? Would you still use SER for anything? Is this the right list to post this question? Thanks, Daniel _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
