<DIV>
<DIV> perhaps the author of asterisk should be nominated for a nobel peace prize.</DIV>
<DIV>after all freedom of communications is a driving force for global peace and understanding.</DIV>
<DIV>mark spencer has no doubt touched a vital nerve in the internet's function to fulfill</DIV>
<DIV>the desire for freedom of communications.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>now.. that said.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>how about some discussion on a "model" channel driver , a model "protocol".</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>a. nat friendly as the world is full of nat's these days</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>b. easy to code, use the kiss principle</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>c. provide for the client server model (iax does that) </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>d. add on a client to client peer to peer voice streams </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>e. add on aes for security ?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> one server could then manage a farm of fxs,fxo,etc boxes</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>f. add on server to server so box on server a can reach box on server b via peer to peer</DIV>
<DIV>audio if possible.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>this kind of channel driver prototocol will allow one asterisk server to manage perhaps</DIV>
<DIV>1000's of remote boxes</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>a php scripted system would allow easy configuration? well some hook for vertical</DIV>
<DIV>scripting</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>basically a channel driver to allow for horizontal and vertical softswitching.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>iax is fixated on routing voice+commands to the asterisk server , not allowing</DIV>
<DIV>peer to peer voice channels right ?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>maybe iax will evolve or a new skype like protocol can be developed taking in</DIV>
<DIV>ideas from many sources.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Sincerely</DIV>
<DIV>Mark Spowage</DIV></DIV><p>
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