Hello. I am currently testing an asterisk server using the default codecs, I have allow=all, and noticed everytime I test it in a wireless lan the latency rockets off the roof to over 1000ms. I would like to test g729 since it uses less bandwidth but, read somewhere I have to buy a license per every channel I have. Does this means if I have my server connected with 10 sip clients I need to buy a license for 10 or more?
You pay per channel. Which I believe to mean, if you have 10 sip clients but
only 2 clients make calls at the same time, you only need 2 licenses.
You only need to purchase 10 licenses, if all 10 clients will be making calls at
the same time.
I hope that makes sense. Maybe someone can explain it better or correct me if Im
wrong.
Dan
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Subject: [asterisk-users] Question about g729
Hello.
I am currently testing an asterisk server using the default codecs, I have
allow=all, and noticed everytime I test it in a wireless lan the latency rockets
off the roof to over 1000ms. I would like to test g729 since it uses less
bandwidth but, read somewhere I have to buy a license per every channel I have.
Does this means if I have my server connected with 10 sip clients I need to buy
a license for 10 or more?
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> You only need to purchase 10 licenses, if all 10 clients > will be making calls at the same time.Ok. Does this apply only for outbound calls using a voip provider and/or applies to calls within the lan?
All calls. Landy Landy wrote:>> You only need to purchase 10 licenses, if all 10 clients >> will be making calls at the same time. > > Ok. Does this apply only for outbound calls using a voip provider and/or applies to calls within the lan? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users-- Alex Balashov - Principal Evariste Systems Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/ Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670 Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671
On Tuesday 01 December 2009 19:10:08 Alex Balashov wrote:> All calls. > > Landy Landy wrote: > >> You only need to purchase 10 licenses, if all 10 clients > >> will be making calls at the same time. > > > > Ok. Does this apply only for outbound calls using a voip provider and/or > > applies to calls within the lan?An additional clarification: it only applies to calls in which codecs need to be transcoded. If you have a g729 call bridged to another g729 call, then no license is used in that call path. -- Tilghman Lesher Digium, Inc. | Senior Software Developer twitter: Corydon76 | IRC: Corydon76-dig (Freenode) Check us out at: www.digium.com & www.asterisk.org
However, I've read somewhere that passthrough doesnt require a license. Which means that if your sip clients can transmit in g729 and your voip provider can receive in g729, your asterisk server won't need to do any encoding and therefore doesn't need any licenses. It is simply passing the data through from your sip clients to the voip provider. Not sure what happens if you want to play recorded messages and things. It would probably need licenses then because its encoding. Sent from my Windows Mobile? phone. -----Original Message----- From: Alex Balashov <abalashov at evaristesys.com> Sent: 02 December 2009 01:13 To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Question about g729 All calls. Landy Landy wrote:>> You only need to purchase 10 licenses, if all 10 clients >> will be making calls at the same time. > > Ok. Does this apply only for outbound calls using a voip provider and/or applies to calls within the lan? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users-- Alex Balashov - Principal Evariste Systems Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/ Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670 Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671 _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Sorry for the repetition. I didn't see the other responses. -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Kenyon <digium at sanguinarius.co.uk> Sent: 02 December 2009 07:36 To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Question about g729 Tilghman Lesher wrote:> On Tuesday 01 December 2009 19:10:08 Alex Balashov wrote: >> All calls. >> >> Landy Landy wrote: >>>> You only need to purchase 10 licenses, if all 10 clients >>>> will be making calls at the same time. >>> Ok. Does this apply only for outbound calls using a voip provider and/or >>> applies to calls within the lan? > > An additional clarification: it only applies to calls in which codecs need to > be transcoded. If you have a g729 call bridged to another g729 call, then no > license is used in that call path. >Also, the only consideration, isn't the endpoints. If the call is being recorded or you are in a conference, then the call needs to be transcoded for mixing purposes. _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users