Hi there, I've seen people using SER with Asterisk. I took a look at SER website, and I didn't see the point in using it, since Asterisk already handles SIP very well (apparently, at least). But, as I'm starting, and some of you (more experienced) use it, I know that there's something there... So I would like to know why to use SER. Is it because of scalability, performance, easier administration, or what? And, if it is better, then why to use Asterisk with it? Is it because of PSTN and/or IAX2 access, or the voicemail, IVR, meetme and such? Thanks, Marconi.
Marconi Rivello wrote:> Hi there, > > I've seen people using SER with Asterisk. I took a look at SER > website, and I didn't see the point in using it, since Asterisk > already handles SIP very well (apparently, at least). > > But, as I'm starting, and some of you (more experienced) use it, I > know that there's something there... So I would like to know why to > use SER. Is it because of scalability, performance, easier > administration, or what? And, if it is better, then why to use > Asterisk with it? Is it because of PSTN and/or IAX2 access, or the > voicemail, IVR, meetme and such? > > Thanks, > Marconi.I know this may be a stupid question, but I would love to know the answer to it. This question was posted earlier this month with apparently no replies. Exactly why would you combine SER with Asterisk? Like the OP said, Asterisk already handles SIP, and seems to do a good job of it, so why use SER? Thanks, Chris -- Christopher L. Wade Unistar-Sparco Computers, Inc. Senior Systems Administrator dba Sparco.com Email: clwade@sparco.com 7089 Ryburn Drive Phone: (901) 872 2272 / (800) 840 8400 Millington, TN 38053 Fax: (901) 872 8482 USA
asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com wrote:> Like the OP said, Asterisk already handles SIP, and seems > to do a good > job of it, so why use SER?That depends on what you want to do with Asterisk and for how many users. I wouldn't want to have thousands of SIP users register with Asterisk and have Asterisk route the calls at the same time. Let SER handle the registrations (that's what it's for) and have Asterisk handle the calls. Now registrations and sanity checking can be handled by SER and Asterisk is protected (a little). -- Andreas Sikkema Rits tele.com Scheepmakersstraat 11 3011 VH Rotterdam t: +31 (0)10 2245544 f: +31 (0)10 2245540
Hi, since a while I try get Asterisk and SER work together. But until now I have no success. I want to use Asterisk as Gateway to the old telephone world. Is there somebody who can give me a small example of the ser.cfg and the Asterisk config files. This will be very nice. Thanks Bastian
Hi everybody! this is third day I'm supposed to work on some telecomunications solution. We have SIP Express Router to maintain and redirect incomming calls to asterisk. The problem is that we (i mean my company) have to run some prepaid solution with asterisk. I'm wondering if modified prepaid solution would work correctly in such environment? I'd be thankfull for any suggestions... regards Cyprian Zawadzki -- The paranoids' way... / / Networked Electronic ___ ___ ___ ___ (___ ( ___ Unit Responsible for | )|___)| )| )| )| | | Online Troubleshooting | / |__ |__/ | |__/ |__ | |__ and Intensive Calculation
I'm working with SER + Asterisk. I was told that to have SER push calls to multiple Asterisk servers, I can use the LCR Module, I'll just give all the Asterisk servers the same weight/price, and SER will randomly send outbound requests to each Asterisk server. It's not truly equally balanced, so one server could get more calls while the other has spare resources. So although it does increase the number of simul. outbound calls that can be made, it still doesn't make me feel good knowing it's not perfectly load balanced. Can somebody help elaborate? Is there a better way to get SER to evenly balance between the Asterisk servers? I wonder if I use Asterisk's ability to limit the number of simult. calls, if Asterisk gets more than, lets say 300, calls, then it would reject calls, I wonder if SER would then try sending it to the other Asterisk server, which may have available channels. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
When using Asterisk and SER together, should SER place calls to the PSTN, and Asterisk only deal with "special features" such as voicemail, queues, autoattendants, etc? Or should SER be used ONLY as a proxy/registrar, and all calls be routed to Asterisk so that Asterisk places the calls to the PSTN? Cheers! -- Nick e: nick.hoffman@altcall.com p: +61 7 5591 3588 f: +61 7 5591 6588 If you receive this email by mistake, please notify us and do not make any use of the email. We do not waive any privilege, confidentiality or copyright associated with it.