As a newbie to * there is a lot I do not yet understand. Before I jump
onboard I could use some help in evaluating whether * is the way to go
on applications I'm about to put together and spec. Here are a number of
questions that will help me in my evaluations. I hope this belongs in
this group.
The first application is a outdial app. with the option of the called
party opting in to be transferred to a call center. I know all of the
restrictions in the U.S. about do not call lists but they do not apply
to this. The outcall will be placed VoIP with gateways taking it back to
the PSTN in various locations worldwide. Some of the gateways will be *
and some will be commercially available gateways probably running Cisco
boxes. My * questions are:
1. What is the estimated simultaneous call capacity of
a single server placing calls and playing a message and allowing the
called party to request a call transfer either to a PSTN number or
another VoIP address?
2. Is it possible to transfer calls to as VXML server
and then retrieve the call when the VXML browser hangs up? Similar to a
recall type action.
3. What is the maximum number of conference
participants possible in a single conference? Would it be best to have a
separate * server for conferences. The conferences would be a mix of
listen only and listen / speak parties.
4. Is there a good pool of * developers that would
take on contract work to develop apps. using *?
Any help in leading me down the right path is much appreciated.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">As a newbie to * there is
a lot I do not yet understand. Before I jump onboard I could use some
help in evaluating whether * is the way to go on applications I’m about
to put together and spec. Here are a number of questions that will help
me in my evaluations. I hope this belongs in this group.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> The first application is
a outdial app. with the option of the called party opting in to be
transferred to a call center. I know all of the restrictions in the </span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">U.S.</span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> about do not call lists
but they do not apply to this. The outcall will be placed VoIP with
gateways taking it back to the PSTN in various locations worldwide.
Some of the gateways will be * and some will be commercially available
gateways probably running Cisco boxes. My * questions are:</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> 1.<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">
</span></font></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">What is the estimated
simultaneous call capacity of a single server placing calls and playing
a message and allowing the called party to request a call transfer
either to a PSTN number or another VoIP address?</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">2.<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">
</span></font></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Is it possible to
transfer calls to as VXML server and then retrieve the call when the
VXML browser hangs up? Similar to a recall type action.</span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">What is the maximum
number of conference participants possible in a single conference?
Would it be best to have a separate * server for conferences. The
conferences would be a mix of listen only and listen / speak parties. </span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Is there a good pool of *
developers that would take on contract work to develop apps. using *?</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> Any help in leading me
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Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 10:51 pm Post subject: [Asterisk-biz] Evaluating Asterisk for commercial purposes
On Tue, 8 Jun 2004, John Gerlich waxed:
Quote:
As a newbie to * there is a lot I do not yet understand. Before I jump
onboard I could use some help in evaluating whether * is the way to go
on applications I'm about to put together and spec. Here are a number of
questions that will help me in my evaluations. I hope this belongs in
this group.
The first application is a outdial app. with the option of the called
party opting in to be transferred to a call center. I know all of the
restrictions in the U.S. about do not call lists but they do not apply
to this. The outcall will be placed VoIP with gateways taking it back to
the PSTN in various locations worldwide. Some of the gateways will be *
and some will be commercially available gateways probably running Cisco
boxes. My * questions are:
This sort of application is definitely workable with *.
Quote:
1. What is the estimated simultaneous call capacity of
a single server placing calls and playing a message and allowing the
called party to request a call transfer either to a PSTN number or
another VoIP address?
In all fairness, the question is akin to asking "how many
hits can my web server take before it crashes?" It really
depends on the hardware, codec translation, how important
uptime and redunancy are, etc. Lots of factors.
For 100% VoIP with *, I don't think a top of the line P4
could handle more than 1,000 calls. I bet it could handle
at least 100, but I haven't tried.
When you mix PSTN into the equation, there are several folks
who have luck with 2 TE410 cards. I have not had that kind
of luck. I would say stick with 1 card. That gives you 92
T1 calls and 120 E1 calls. Maximum per server. But there's
lots of improvements being made to *, so maybe 2 cards will
work flawlessly for you.
Quote:
2. Is it possible to transfer calls to as VXML server
and then retrieve the call when the VXML browser hangs up? Similar to a
recall type action.
I don't think anyone is working on this publicly.
Quote:
3. What is the maximum number of conference
participants possible in a single conference? Would it be best to have a
separate * server for conferences. The conferences would be a mix of
listen only and listen / speak parties.
I would say yes to the separate server, and that the max
depends again on the hardware.
Quote:
4. Is there a good pool of * developers that would
take on contract work to develop apps. using *?
Yes, plenty, check the wiki.
Quote:
Any help in leading me down the right path is much appreciated.
Read the wiki and search the archives.
--Chris
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Chris Maj, Rochester
cmaj_at_freedomcorpse_dot_com
Pronunciation Guide: Maj == May
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 12:40 am Post subject: [Asterisk-biz] Evaluating Asterisk for commercial purposes
As for number 3, you can stream the audio so you wont even have to count
the ones just listening. Never done it but I know I saw it on the list
or the wiki, I took interest but don=92t have an application yet.
Dual xeons can can run two quad port t1/te cards with very little
problem. You need some beef but it is very possible.
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From: asterisk-biz-admin@lists.digium.com
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Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 6:51 PM
To: asterisk-biz@lists.digium.com
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-biz] Evaluating Asterisk for commercial purposes
On Tue, 8 Jun 2004, John Gerlich waxed:
Quote:
As a newbie to * there is a lot I do not yet understand. Before I jump
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onboard I could use some help in evaluating whether * is the way to go
Quote:
on applications I'm about to put together and spec. Here are a number
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questions that will help me in my evaluations. I hope this belongs in=20
this group.
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The first application is a outdial app. with the option of the called
Quote:
party opting in to be transferred to a call center. I know all of the=20
restrictions in the U.S. about do not call lists but they do not apply
Quote:
to this. The outcall will be placed VoIP with gateways taking it back
to=20
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the PSTN in various locations worldwide. Some of the gateways will be
*=20
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and some will be commercially available gateways probably running
Cisco=20
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boxes. My * questions are:
This sort of application is definitely workable with *.
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1. What is the estimated simultaneous call capacity
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a single server placing calls and playing a message and allowing the=20
called party to request a call transfer either to a PSTN number or=20
another VoIP address?
In all fairness, the question is akin to asking "how many
hits can my web server take before it crashes?" It really
depends on the hardware, codec translation, how important
uptime and redunancy are, etc. Lots of factors.
For 100% VoIP with *, I don't think a top of the line P4
could handle more than 1,000 calls. I bet it could handle
at least 100, but I haven't tried.
When you mix PSTN into the equation, there are several folks
who have luck with 2 TE410 cards. I have not had that kind
of luck. I would say stick with 1 card. That gives you 92
T1 calls and 120 E1 calls. Maximum per server. But there's
lots of improvements being made to *, so maybe 2 cards will
work flawlessly for you.
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2. Is it possible to transfer calls to as VXML
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and then retrieve the call when the VXML browser hangs up? Similar to
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recall type action.
I don't think anyone is working on this publicly.
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3. What is the maximum number of conference=20
participants possible in a single conference? Would it be best to have
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separate * server for conferences. The conferences would be a mix of=20
listen only and listen / speak parties.
I would say yes to the separate server, and that the max
depends again on the hardware.
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4. Is there a good pool of * developers that would=20
take on contract work to develop apps. using *?
Yes, plenty, check the wiki.
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Any help in leading me down the right path is much appreciated.
On Tue, Jun 08, 2004 at 08:40:33PM -0400, Steve Totaro spake thusly:
Quote:
As for number 3, you can stream the audio so you wont even have to count
the ones just listening. Never done it but I know I saw it on the list
or the wiki, I took interest but don=E2=80=99t have an application yet.
=20
Dual xeons can can run two quad port t1/te cards with very little
problem. You need some beef but it is very possible.
Two quad port t1 cards doing g729 decoding on the incoming data and the
usually necessary echo suppression? I have heard otherwise. I guess I'll
just have to try it out for myself one of these days.
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