Re: [asterisk-users] Advice on Asterisk Conference
On 22 Apr 2012, at 18:34, Steve Edwards wrote: On Sun, 22 Apr 2012, Stuart Elvish - IP Exchange Systems wrote: 1. DO I need a separate server for the conference server? This depends on a few factors: (a) You won't be able to run MySQL alongside Asterisk with conferencing and get good results. If you plan to use a single Asterisk server to do conferencing and other voice functions (for example voicemail) then I wouldn't expect any major issues. It depends on the usage of each voice function of the system. I don't think there was enough information in the OP's post to support the statement that running MySQL and Asterisk on the same box will not yield good results. I prefer to run them on separate boxes. Database servers and 'telco' servers have different resource requirements and seem to need different administration styles but they are not fundamentally incompatible. One of the amusing things about Oracle's XE 'free' database was that it was limited to a single core and 1Gb RAM. This made it perfect to run on the same box as asterisk. On a 4 core 4Gb machine you were pretty much certain that Asterisk was going to get 3 Cores and enough memory to itself, irrespective of what the DB users did :-) Tim. Tim Panton - Web/VoIP consultant and implementor www.westhawk.co.uk -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Advice on Asterisk Conference
Be aware that there are several different conferencing solutions for asterisk. I've used app_meetme in asterisk 1.8 (the LTS release) pretty happily. It is reasonably full featured and well supported. It has 2 drawbacks : 1) it needs a kernel module (Dahdi) to do the mixing and timing 2) it only does narrowband codecs If you like living nearer to the edge, there is app_confbridge in asterisk 1.10 (aka 10) which removes those 2 issues, but is new and so lacks some of the support (e.g. web modules etc) In terms of numbers, I've always found that user management issues kick in before the software/hardware limitations. Your milage may vary. T. On 20 Apr 2012, at 18:20, Mitchell Johnson wrote: We're looking into using Asterisk to do our conferencing. Currently we do all our conferencing using Cisco, we have a router with PVDM modules so we can offload the hardware resources. I'm looking for some best practices on how to set it up. 1. DO I need a separate server for the conference server? 2. Do I need to offload the actual conference to a router with PVDM modules. 3. Does anyone have experience with transitioning from Cisco conferencing to Asterisk? 4. How many participants can participate in a conference? Thanks, Mitch -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Advice on Asterisk Conference
Hi Mitch, Firstly, I am not a conferencing guru; I just hope this helps. I'm looking for some best practices on how to set it up. 1. DO I need a separate server for the conference server? This depends on a few factors: (a) You won't be able to run MySQL alongside Asterisk with conferencing and get good results. If you plan to use a single Asterisk server to do conferencing and other voice functions (for example voicemail) then I wouldn't expect any major issues. It depends on the usage of each voice function of the system. (b) How many conference participants will you have and will they all be bi-directional audio or will it be more oriented towards having a single person addressing multiple channels which are only listening? (c) Are you planning on connecting SIP endpoints directly to Asterisk and perhaps passing some of the callers through other trunks (SIP or ISDN)? 2. Do I need to offload the actual conference to a router with PVDM modules. Got no idea, sorry. Haven't worked with Cisco voice equipment personally. 3. Does anyone have experience with transitioning from Cisco conferencing to Asterisk? A couple of my clients have wanted integration with other systems (Nortel / Avaya) and you will be best using the cheapest option of ISDN cross-over cabling (if you already have spare T1/E1 ports) or SIP trunks. The Cisco (or Asterisk server) can be programmed in such a way that the conference participants (or voicemail users etc) don't know which system they are interacting with. 4. How many participants can participate in a conference? Depending on 1b and your processor specification, you can host quite large conferences with only marked users speaking and many end points listening. You would likely have to get a testing budget and figure it out for your own system if no one else can provide you more detailed information. I hope this helps. Kind Regards Stuart -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Advice on Asterisk Conference
On Sun, 22 Apr 2012, Stuart Elvish - IP Exchange Systems wrote: 1. DO I need a separate server for the conference server? This depends on a few factors: (a) You won't be able to run MySQL alongside Asterisk with conferencing and get good results. If you plan to use a single Asterisk server to do conferencing and other voice functions (for example voicemail) then I wouldn't expect any major issues. It depends on the usage of each voice function of the system. I don't think there was enough information in the OP's post to support the statement that running MySQL and Asterisk on the same box will not yield good results. I prefer to run them on separate boxes. Database servers and 'telco' servers have different resource requirements and seem to need different administration styles but they are not fundamentally incompatible. Aside from the OP asking 'how many participants' (which leads me to assume he wants 'a lot') we have no clue to his requirements. If the OP wants 'lots of participants' and is doing 'a lot' of database activity then separate servers are justified. Otherwise, a dozen or so participants and the database on the same box would not concern me from a 'can do' perspective. I'd still vote for separate boxes if the budget can support it. Hey OP, better details yield better suggestions :) -- Thanks in advance, - Steve Edwards sedwa...@sedwards.com Voice: +1-760-468-3867 PST Newline Fax: +1-760-731-3000 -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
[asterisk-users] Advice on Asterisk Conference
We're looking into using Asterisk to do our conferencing. Currently we do all our conferencing using Cisco, we have a router with PVDM modules so we can offload the hardware resources. I'm looking for some best practices on how to set it up. 1. DO I need a separate server for the conference server? 2. Do I need to offload the actual conference to a router with PVDM modules. 3. Does anyone have experience with transitioning from Cisco conferencing to Asterisk? 4. How many participants can participate in a conference? Thanks, Mitch -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Advice on Asterisk Conference
1. No, asterisk can act as pbx and as conference server 2. No, just bought a powerful server 3. Not me, sorry 4. You are limited only by the CPU of your server Il giorno 20/apr/2012 19:21, Mitchell Johnson mitch.johns...@gmail.com ha scritto: We're looking into using Asterisk to do our conferencing. Currently we do all our conferencing using Cisco, we have a router with PVDM modules so we can offload the hardware resources. I'm looking for some best practices on how to set it up. 1. DO I need a separate server for the conference server? 2. Do I need to offload the actual conference to a router with PVDM modules. 3. Does anyone have experience with transitioning from Cisco conferencing to Asterisk? 4. How many participants can participate in a conference? Thanks, Mitch -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
