And all this requires Asterisk why? Certainly, do you want. It will "work.". But if the question is about good design or robustness...
-- Sent from mobile device On Mar 17, 2009, at 12:00 AM, Juan Perez <jperezsip2...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > in a nutshell we wil be implementing a prepaid platform wich > includes among other things, customs IVRs, time limited calls, vmail > etc. > Also is what we feel more comfortable with, which goes a long way :-) > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Alex Balashov <abalas...@evaristesys.com> > To: Juan Perez <jperezsip2...@yahoo.com> > Cc: "users@lists.kamailio.org" <users@lists.kamailio.org> > Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 11:50:56 PM > Subject: Re: [Kamailio-Users] Using Asterisk as media server > > What are the reasons for Asterisk to be in the media path? > > Why not direct calls to it specifically when some feature needs to > be provided? > > -- > Sent from mobile device > > On Mar 16, 2009, at 11:23 PM, Juan Perez <jperezsip2...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > >> >> Alex, I understand your point and appreciate your input highly, but >> let's say that asterisk is needed as the media server for other >> reasons. It may not scale as well as the other solutions but we >> need them to be there to provide other services. I just wanted to >> know whether there was any difference aside from the scalabilty >> issue. >> >> We were under the impression that it was imperative to use either >> media-proxy or rtp-proxy but after examining in more detail how the >> 2 solutions work we find no reason not to use asterisk as the media >> proxy as well. Unless of course we are missing the big picture here >> and surely will find out once we set out to test it. But given the >> deep knowledge of a lot of people in this forum we deemed necessary >> to ask about the feasibility of this workaround. >> If somebody detects any flaw on this solution or if there is >> someting else critical or not that we are missing we would love to >> hear it . >> >> thank you in advance and thank you Alex again, >> jp >> >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >> From: Alex Balashov <abalas...@evaristesys.com> >> To: Juan Perez <jperezsip2...@yahoo.com> >> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 6:51:34 PM >> Subject: Re: [Kamailio-Users] Using Asterisk as media server >> >> >> No, because the amount of throughput you get per media/RTP proxy is >> much >> higher than you would get through something whose entire core is >> structured >> to behave as a PBX, with all the attendant features and latent >> event loop >> characteristics. A media relay does one thing and one thing only, >> and it >> does it well. Asterisk does many things, among them media relay. >> >> So, while you could use Asterisk in this capacity, I don't see the >> point. >> It'd be a waste of time. Also, you don't really want to get Asterisk >> involved in the signaling layer (as a B2BUA) if you can help it. It >> introduces unnecessary complexity and possible points of interop >> problems >> and failure. With a media relay that is controlled by API hooks into >> Kamailio, you don't have that problem. >> >> On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:22:27 -0700 (PDT), Juan Perez >> <jperezsip2...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>> thanks alex, but actually there will be several asterisk servers, >>> managed >>> by the LCR module, that should be OK right? >>> it should be the same as adding several media-proxies or rtp- >>> proxies, am >> I >>> wrong? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ---- >>> From: Alex Balashov <abalas...@evaristesys.com> >>> To: Juan Perez <jperezsip2...@yahoo.com> >>> Cc: users@lists.kamailio.org >>> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 3:41:46 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Kamailio-Users] Using Asterisk as media server >>> >>> No, nothing needs to be modified. >>> >>> However, in this scenario you are limited to Asterisk's performance >>> characteristics in terms of the number of concurrent calls that >>> can be >>> handled. Just about any media relay will be much more scalable and >>> lightweight. >>> >>> Asterisk is a PBX and a nice feature server. You don't build SIP >>> service >>> delivery platforms out of Asterisk used as a general-purpose call >>> router. >>> >>> Juan Perez wrote: >>> >>>> Hello >>>> >>>> In this scenario, customers behind NAT register in kamailio, >>>> records are >>> stored in a db etc. Kamailio uses Asterisk boxes as gateways to send >> calls >>> to PSTN. >>>> Is it possible to use Asterisk as the media server instead of >>> media-proxy or rtp-proxy? >>>> In this case the SDP that Asterisk sends in the 180 message needs >>>> to me >>> modified? >>>> >>>> thank you >>>> jp >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Kamailio (OpenSER) - Users mailing list >>>> Users@lists.kamailio.org >>>> http://lists.kamailio.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/users >>>> http://lists.openser-project.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/users >>> >>> >>> -- Alex Balashov >>> Evariste Systems >>> Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/ >>> Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670 >>> Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671 >>> Mobile : (+1) (678) 237-1775 >> --Alex Balashov >> Evariste Systems >> Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/ >> Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670 >> Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671 >> Mobile : (+1) (678) 237-1775 >> >> >> >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ Kamailio (OpenSER) - Users mailing list Users@lists.kamailio.org http://lists.kamailio.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/users http://lists.openser-project.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/users
