asterisk users - Mar 2011 - OT: OpenSIPS vs Kamailio -- which do you use and why?

I'm starting a new project similar to a previous project where I used 
OpenSER to front a bunch of Asterisk servers.

Now that OpenSER is gone, OpenSIPS and Kamailio seem the likely 
candidates.

I'm leaning towards OpenSIPS because it's in EPEL so I can install it
with
yum. Also, because I think the name sounds more 'professional' when 
discussing architecture with clients :)

Which do you use and why?

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Thanks in advance,
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Steve Edwards       sedwards at sedwards.com      Voice: +1-760-468-3867 PST
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Hi,
   I have been working on a project with asterisk and kamailio. I would 
prefer using kamailio because i have personally met with the developers 
and it has more active users and rapid developments. The developers are 
also very friendly and helpful. And well open ser is not gone, the name 
is changed to kamailio  I guess. It had a fork, but now they have merged 
together.

Thank You
Amit Nepal
Systems Administrator
Phoenix Internet
Phone: 602-385-0731
        602-234-0917#112
http://www.phoenixinternet.net


On 3/4/2011 11:49 AM, Steve Edwards wrote:
> I'm starting a new project similar to a previous project where I used 
> OpenSER to front a bunch of Asterisk servers.
>
> Now that OpenSER is gone, OpenSIPS and Kamailio seem the likely 
> candidates.
>
> I'm leaning towards OpenSIPS because it's in EPEL so I can install
it
> with yum. Also, because I think the name sounds more 'professional'
> when discussing architecture with clients :)
>
> Which do you use and why?
>

Hi,

We use Opensips and like the results.  The forks are similar, docs from 
one can help in the other.  The opensips mailing list is monitored by 
one of the main developers.  He is even in the IRC chat in the mornings.

The docs are kept current on the opensips webpage.  They like to change 
modules a bit, so really watch your versions.  The commercial PDF 
"Building Telephony Systems with OpenSIPS 1.6" is excellent.(duck)

Yum is nice for the dependencies, but I would use a compile for 
Opensips.  Most of the docs are Debian specific.  I love Debian, but our 
clients love Centos.  I have some Centos Opensips compile docs if needed.

There are a few GUI's, but I prefer Opensips-cp.  To put opensips-cp on 
a remote server, you need the xmlrpc module loaded on opensips.  This 
works in Debian but fails on Centos (64 bit ONLY).

Good luck,

Adrian



On 03/04/2011 01:49 PM, Steve Edwards wrote:
> I'm starting a new project similar to a previous project where I used
> OpenSER to front a bunch of Asterisk servers.
>
> Now that OpenSER is gone, OpenSIPS and Kamailio seem the likely candidates.
>
> I'm leaning towards OpenSIPS because it's in EPEL so I can install
it
> with yum. Also, because I think the name sounds more 'professional'
when
> discussing architecture with clients :)
>
> Which do you use and why?
>

On Fri, 4 Mar 2011, Steve Edwards wrote:
> I'm starting a new project similar to a previous project where I used 
> OpenSER to front a bunch of Asterisk servers.
>
> Now that OpenSER is gone, OpenSIPS and Kamailio seem the likely 
> candidates.
>
> I'm leaning towards OpenSIPS because it's in EPEL so I can install
it
> with yum. Also, because I think the name sounds more 'professional'
when
> discussing architecture with clients :)
>
> Which do you use and why?
So I got 1 'vote' for each.

Surely more than 2 users use OpenSIPS or Kamailio. I guess Friday 
afternoon is not the best time to post an open question :)

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Thanks in advance,
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Steve Edwards       sedwards at sedwards.com      Voice: +1-760-468-3867 PST
Newline                                              Fax: +1-760-731-3000