Dan wrote: > Hi, > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Senad Jordanovic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 3:42 PM > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] FAX, IAX and *....Maybe I'm > dreaming...:-) > > >> Dan wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> It would be great if the IAX protocol will be able to tranfer fax >>> data (even converted in another format) between Asterisk boxes, >>> using low bandwidth codecs like GSM. I know that this is possible >>> only with the G.711 now (passing faxes using the audio stream), >>> but.... maybe in the future...some native support will permit this. >>> >>> Just a thought, >>> Dan >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Asterisk-Users mailing list >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >> >> My understanding is that fax calls are ONLY possible with G711/SIP >> not IAX. Anyone? > > This is because the fax is transmitted using the audio stream. It is > not related to the signaling protocol (SIP/IAX etc.) but to the audio > codec used. ..but.... if we can pack the fax data in a different type > of stream then.... maybe... we can use GSM too... I talk about IAX, > because this is the main one used by Asterisk. G.711 cannot be used > for slow links, but this does not mean that the fax data (a couple of > KB) cannot be passed reliable between 2 * servers using low bandwidth > codecs or, why not, even another protocol... > > > BR, > Dan > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Great. :) In that case.... This issue is "sorted" and very cool! _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users