The intercom parameter for the Dial application is different then the Page application. The former simply adds a sip header to tell certain phones to auto-answer on the speaker phone, and from Asterisk's perspective is no more intensive then a normal call. The Page application uses the MeetMe conference system to multiplex all the legs together and is probably the most CPU intensive thing you can do.
Also, regardless of what codec you choose, there will be transcoding on these Pages. Even if everyone uses ulaw, the legs still need to be transcoded into slin, mux'd, transcoded back to ulaw, and sent out. Granted using a less CPU intensive codec (like ulaw) will have better results, in the end, there are severe limitations and complications. Even if you can get more then 5-10 extensions working in a group successfully, it is still most likely going to cause problems behind the scenes on the box with lockups, etc. -James On 11/03/2010 01:44 PM, Michael Keuter wrote: >> Hello all >> >> Our main site has around 50-60 Snom300s. I've tried to set up a Page() >> dialplan entry to use as a tannoy throughout the building, but various users >> say their phones do not kick in when a tannoy announcement is made. Testing >> the handsets in question on their own seems to show that Page() (with >> auto-answer and the "intercom" Snom setting enabled) works fine. >> >> Is the likely explanation that it is simply the capacity of the net5501 >> limiting this? A Meetme (which I think Page() uses) of 50+ users sounds >> high-load to me. If not, can anyone else think of an explanation? >> >> Thanks >> >> Tom >> > Hi Tom, > > did you do the intercom setting like that? > > http://asterisk.snom.com/index.php/Asterisk_1.4/Intercom > > Regarding the sounds: you can choose the format of the sound files, > when you install them, on the "System Tab/Asterisk Sound Packages". I > also always use alaw. > > Michael > > http://www.mksolutions.info > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Achieve Improved Network Security with IP and DNS Reputation. > Defend against bad network traffic, including botnets, malware, > phishing sites, and compromised hosts - saving your company time, > money, and embarrassment. Learn More! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpdev2dev-nov > _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to > [email protected]. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Achieve Improved Network Security with IP and DNS Reputation. Defend against bad network traffic, including botnets, malware, phishing sites, and compromised hosts - saving your company time, money, and embarrassment. Learn More! http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpdev2dev-nov _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [email protected].
