Bogdan-Andrei Iancu
2009-Jul-03 07:47 UTC
[asterisk-users] asterisk-users Digest, Vol 60, Issue 9
Hi Jonas, Hi Jeremy, Indeed, typical examples for OpenSER are Load Balancing of clusters of Asterisk servers (see here a nice tutorial http://www.opensips.org/Resources/DocsTutLoadbalancing on that) or fronting for security, protocol exchange (TCP/TLS), HA concerns, etc. Regards, Bogdan PS: at next Astricon I will have a talk on how to do LB for Asterisk. asterisk-users-request at lists.digium.com wrote:> On Thu, 2 Jul 2009, jonas kellens wrote: > > >> Why do I see many setups where there is an Asterisk server in >> combination with a SIP-server like OpenSER or Kamailio ? >> >> Why is there an extra SIP server implemented at many VoIP-providers ?? >> > > OpenSER/Kamailio are supposed to be much better dealing with a bazillion > users. > > I like to "front" Asterisk because it lets me "load balance" and take an > Asterisk server out of production without disrupting calls in progress. > > Thanks in advance, > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Steve Edwards sedwards at sedwards.com Voice: +1-760-468-3867 PST > Newline Fax: +1-760-731-3000 > >