Yes, I can see that with a dedicated server with an external IP this wouldn't be a problem but obviously when the nodes are behind NAT it becomes a problem.
So what are the possible solutions to this issue? Obviously I could imagine there is the idea of having supernodes in the same way that Skype does (nodes not behind nat) and using them as registrars. -- "The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution" - Bertrand Russell Andy Savage Cell Phone: +852 936 34341 Skype ID: andy_savage Linked In: http://www.linkedin.com/in/andysavage On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Adrian Georgescu <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes, you can use it to replace a dedicated registrar server, yet the real > problem is not storing the location information, is traversing the NAT for > SIP signaling and media. The distributed location server is just part of the > solution. #goodidea > > Adrian > > On Jun 10, 2010, at 9:18 AM, Andy Savage wrote: > > Hi there, > > I was thinking about using Cassandra for SIP location lookups. > > Does anybody have any ideas on whether this would be a good/bad idea? It > seems to be good for storing Key/Value pairs (and other data too like > presence) but I wasn't sure as it doesn't seem to be talked about much on > this list. > > Any thoughts from the experts? > > http://cassandra.apache.org/ > > Cheers, > Andy > <http://cassandra.apache.org/> > -- > "The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that > will allow a solution" > - Bertrand Russell > > Andy Savage > Cell Phone: +852 936 34341 > Skype ID: andy_savage > Linked In: http://www.linkedin.com/in/andysavage > _______________________________________________ > P2PSIP mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/p2psip > > >
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