[asterisk-users] Network based transcoding

2013-04-12 Thread Nick Khamis
Hello Everyone, We are looking for solutions where the transcoding is abstracted away from our * box (i.e., to the network layer) using some carrier grade gateway, or router. The reason for my post is to know about solutions people have used in the past, and how it fits into their overall

Re: [asterisk-users] Network based transcoding

2013-04-12 Thread Eric Wieling
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [asterisk-users] Network based transcoding Hello Everyone, We are looking for solutions where the transcoding is abstracted away from our * box (i.e., to the network layer) using some carrier grade gateway, or router. The reason for my

Re: [asterisk-users] Network based transcoding

2013-04-12 Thread jg
Did you already look at transcoding cards? E.g.: http://www.sangoma.com/media-processing/voice-transcoding-boards/ They also have separate boxes (http://www.sangoma.com/products/netborder-transcoding-appliance/). Personally, I prefer to have everything in a single box if there aren't too many

Re: [asterisk-users] Network based transcoding

2013-04-12 Thread Nick Khamis
Hello Gentlemen, Thank you so much for your response, we have adopted transcoding cards in our old system, and they do have some limitations, especially when it comes to concurrent calls. We were looking more into the lines of a scalable multi server router like a cisco 3745. And loading it with

Re: [asterisk-users] Network based transcoding

2013-04-12 Thread Chris Bagnall
On 12/4/13 4:38 pm, Nick Khamis wrote: We were looking more into the lines of a scalable multi server router like a cisco 3745. Perhaps it might help to tell the list just how many concurrent calls you're looking to transcode? Kind regards, Chris -- This email is made from 100% recycled

Re: [asterisk-users] Network based transcoding

2013-04-12 Thread jg
What do you mean with servers? A simple proxy, or a B2BUA (aka Asterisk)? Depending on the basic configuration the server might or might not have to deal with some or all of the RTP-streams. The already mentioned company Sangoma usually has good documentation about their products (see

Re: [asterisk-users] Network based transcoding

2013-04-12 Thread Nick Khamis
Sorry for the missing info. Our current architecture is as such: NAT - SIP/RTP Proxy - *(n) Our concurrent sessions usually peak at between 700-800 channels. On average about 450. I will of course look at the documentation to better understand how a transcoding appliance would fit in our

Re: [asterisk-users] Network based transcoding

2013-04-12 Thread Nick Khamis
For anyone else that may be interested in the future, I found a detailed depiction here: http://wiki.sangoma.com/ntg-theory-of-operation Thanks again, N. On 4/12/13, Nick Khamis sym...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry for the missing info. Our current architecture is as such: NAT - SIP/RTP Proxy -