asterisk users - Mar 2010 - app_confbridge production ready?

I have an existing conference bridge running on Asterisk 1.4.2 using
MeetMe and it's been pretty much rock solid since it was installed. We
do around 460,000 minutes on it monthly and peak at about 150
simultaneous sip channels. I'm adding a second bridge for redundancy
purposes into another facility and would like to go with app_confbridge
and Solaris. Since it's a relatively new app I have to question if it's
been put to the test and whether I can expect the same kind of
stability. 

 

Does anyone use confbridge in a large installation and can provide
feedback on its stability, quality in comparison to MeetMe? I use a
sangoma card in my 1.4.2 box to provide timing and it has never been an
issue. Can I expect similar performance from the new timing API?

 

Thanks

 

Bob 

 


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On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 3:06 PM, Robert McGilvray <rmcgilvr at globeop.com>
wrote:
>
> Does anyone use confbridge in a large installation and can provide feedback
> on its stability, quality in comparison to MeetMe? I use a sangoma card in
> my 1.4.2 box to provide timing and it has never been an issue. Can I expect
> similar performance from the new timing API?
I do not use ConfBridge() in a large installation. I use MeetMe on 1.6.0.*

The timing is different for ConfBridge, as it does not require DAHDI.

If you have that good of an experience with 1.4, why change anything?

> 
> I do not use ConfBridge() in a large installation. I use MeetMe on
1.6.0.*
> 
> The timing is different for ConfBridge, as it does not require DAHDI.
> 
> If you have that good of an experience with 1.4, why change anything?
I like new things. ConfBridge eliminates the need for an external timing
source (like the Sangoma card) which allows me to run Asterisk on our
preferred OS, Solaris. It also supports 16kHz audio which fits in nicely
with all my Polycom wideband phones. 

Unfortunately I answered my own question by installing Asterisk 1.6.2.x
on solaris 10 and giving it a shot. Launching ConfBridge segfaults
asterisk everytime :(

Thanks for the feedback.

Bob

 
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