[asterisk-dev] Add attributes to Asterisk T38 invite for MAX TNT Interop?

[Alex Balashov]

Can't comment on the specific issue here, but it is a widely 
acknowledged fact by other users of the TNT with whom I am acquainted 
that its T.38 support is sketchy and interoperability with other 
endpoints extremely problematic.

JR Richardson wrote:

>> JR Richardson wrote:
>>
>>> Here is what Asterisk sends to the tnt:
>>> m=image 20228 udptl t38
>>> a=T38FaxVersion:0
>>> a=T38MaxBitRate:14400
>>> a=T38FaxRateManagement:transferredTCF
>>> a=T38FaxMaxBuffer:0
>>> a=T38FaxMaxDatagram:0
>>> a=T38FaxUdpEC:t38UDPRedundancy
>> That is broken; T38FaxMaxDatagram should never be zero. Something is
>> wrong there.
>>
>> As far as the non-present parameters, they are all optional and it does
>> not matter whether they are present or not, unless the answerer intends
>> to support that particular option/feature. Most T.38 SDP parameters are
>> *not* negotiated, but instead are declarative and indicate what that
>> endpoint wants to receive.
>>
>> --
>> Kevin P. Fleming
> 
> Hmm, ok, I think I buy that as well as Steve's commnet on a=T38FaxMaxBuffer:0.
> 
> I did enable the three questionable parameters in chan_sip.c,
> re-compiled and ran test with same results, so even though all the
> proper attribuets were sent in the invite to the TNT, the TNT did not
> respond with any udptl packets.
> 
> Here is my testing setup:
> PSTN PRI><MAX TNT><SIP><Asterisk><NAT><AC MP203 ATA><Fax machine
> 
> I send fax from the fax machine out to the PSTN, the t38 session is
> started from the fax ATA.
> The invite from the ATA includes:
> a=T38FaxMaxBuffer:1024
> a=T38FaxMaxDatagram:372
> 
> Asterisk ACK the invite back to the ATA and send t38 invite to TNT:
> The invite from Asterisk includes:
> a=T38FaxMaxBuffer:0
> a=T38FaxMaxDatagram:0
> 
> So I'm guessing Asterisk is not reading or storing the parameters
> correctly from the ATA?
> 
> I'll poke around here for a bit, if you have any suggestions, let me know.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> JR
> --
> JR Richardson
> Engineering for the Masses
> 
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