Hello everybody, Im new to the list and also new to asterisk, Im wondering if I could set up asterisk as a softswitch, I guess for what I've been reading that It could be possible but almost all the info and documentation Ive found so far is about asterisk as a PBX, etc. Im willing to set a small voip wholesale traffic bussiness and Im not quite sure asterisk is the right chocie for that. An asterisk-ser or an asterisk-vocal combination may be the answer ? Thanks in advance for any help. Diego -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20050120/4d39827e/attachment.htm
Please turn off HTML in your e-mail client.>-----Original Message----- >From: Diego Ventrice [mailto:dnv72@hotmail.com] >Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 10:41 PM >To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com >Subject: [Asterisk-Users] softswitch dilemma > > >Hello everybody, > > >Im new to the list and also new to asterisk, Im wondering if >I could set up asterisk as a softswitch, I guess for what >I've been reading that It could be possible but almost all >the info and documentation Ive found so far is about asterisk >as a PBX, etc. >Asterisk can be setup to do almost anything. (I once had a box setup to make coffee three minutes before it placed a wake-up call.) As I am sure you will be told from other people we need much more data to even think about helping you. * Define what you mean by a "softswitch". As we can see from your post to the -biz list there are a few different opinions on that. * Analyzing what specific functions/features you need. Only then can this list help you. Also, please try to research your questions via the wiki and google. Both are an invaluable tool, and many topics have already been discussed. Good luck, Robert Jackson
In short, "Switching" traffic between wholesale providers (my customers) is what I want, collect CDRs and bill them =) I have no gateways of my own so Im not originating nor terminating calls, just "switching" traffic is my goal, all this people use h.323 of course. Thanks for your help D.>Asterisk can be setup to do almost anything. (I once had a box >setup to make coffee three minutes before it placed a wake-up >call.)>As I am sure you will be told from other people we need much >more data to even think about helping you.> * Define what you mean by a "softswitch". As we can see from >your post to the -biz list there are a few different >opinions on that. > * Analyzing what specific functions/features you need.>Only then can this list help you.>Also, please try to research your questions via the wiki and >google. Both are an invaluable tool, and many topics have >already been discussed.>Good luck,>Robert Jackson>-----Original Message----- >From: Diego Ventrice [mailto:dnv72@hotmail.com] >Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 10:41 PM >To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com >Subject: [Asterisk-Users] softswitch dilemma > > >Hello everybody, > > >Im new to the list and also new to asterisk, Im wondering if >I could set up asterisk as a softswitch, I guess for what >I've been reading that It could be possible but almost all >the info and documentation Ive found so far is about asterisk >as a PBX, etc. >
are you looking to do actual pstn to voip termination? if so, then you are gonna need ss7, cama and imt trunks - things which asterisk doesnt necessarily support. now if you just want to buy pri/t1 from the local telco and sell voip services off an asterisk server that gets back to the pstn over these pri/t1's, then yes, asterisk can do this. Diego Ventrice said:> Hello everybody, > > > Im new to the list and also new to asterisk, Im wondering if I could set > up asterisk as a softswitch, I guess for what I've been reading that It > could be possible but almost all the info and documentation Ive found so > far is about asterisk as a PBX, etc. > > Im willing to set a small voip wholesale traffic bussiness and Im not > quite sure asterisk is the right chocie for that. An asterisk-ser or an > asterisk-vocal combination may be the answer ? > > > Thanks in advance for any help. > Diego-- Chad Whitten
Thanks for answering Chad, Actually, I just want to "Switch" traffic between wholesale providers (my customers) which actually terminate traffic (or not, some of them have just controllers-softswitches like the one Im willing to set up) collect CDRs and bill them =) I have no gateways of my own (of any kind) so Im not originating nor terminating calls, just "switching" traffic is my goal, all this people use h.323 of course. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks for your help D.> Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:23:58 -0600 (CST) > From: "Chad Whitten" <chadwick@eipi.net> > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] softswitch dilemma > To: <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> > Message-ID: <2181.208.149.64.25.1106367838.squirrel@euler.eipi.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > are you looking to do actual pstn to voip termination? if so, then you are > gonna need ss7, cama and imt trunks - things which asterisk doesnt > necessarily support. > > now if you just want to buy pri/t1 from the local telco and sell voip > services off an asterisk server that gets back to the pstn over these > pri/t1's, then yes, asterisk can do this. > > > Diego Ventrice said: > > Hello everybody, > > > > > > Im new to the list and also new to asterisk, Im wondering if I could set > > up asterisk as a softswitch, I guess for what I've been reading that It > > could be possible but almost all the info and documentation Ive found so > > far is about asterisk as a PBX, etc. > > > > Im willing to set a small voip wholesale traffic bussiness and Im not > > quite sure asterisk is the right chocie for that. An asterisk-ser or an > > asterisk-vocal combination may be the answer ? > > > > > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > Diego > > > -- > Chad Whitten