[Asterisk-ss7] Re: Asterisk-SS7 Digest, Vol 4, Issue 2

[Chad Nelson]

Does anyone have any plans on developing this?  How many programmers
can be utilized?

On 5/12/05, asterisk-ss7-request at lists.digium.com
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>    1. Re: Asterisk-SS7 Digest, Vol 4, Issue 1 (Angel Diaz)
>    2. Let us design an open source SS7 interface for    Asterisk
>       (Race Vanderdecken)
>    3. Re: Let us design an open source SS7 interface for        Asterisk
>       (Matt Riddell)
>    4. Re: Let us design an open source SS7 interface for        Asterisk
>       (C. Maj)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 14:00:50 -0300
> From: "Angel Diaz" <adiaz at sinergis.com>
> Subject: [Asterisk-ss7] Re: Asterisk-SS7 Digest, Vol 4, Issue 1
> To: <asterisk-ss7 at lists.digium.com>
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> I think there is nobody who want to discuss. I have subscribed to this list
> a long time ago. But there is nothing unfortunately.
> 
> Angel.
> 
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 16:58:22 -0400
> > From: "Race Vanderdecken" <ss7 at codetyrant.com>
> > Subject: [Asterisk-ss7] Is there any traffic on this list or is it
> > just me that is not getting messages?
> > To: <asterisk-ss7 at lists.digium.com>
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> > Hello? Anybody there?
> >
> > Other than the list manager I am not seeing traffic.
> >
> > Did we forget to discuss ss7?
> >
> > race
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 20:45:03 -0400
> From: "Race Vanderdecken" <ss7 at codetyrant.com>
> Subject: [Asterisk-ss7] Let us design an open source SS7 interface for
>         Asterisk
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> Okay, let things begin, cry havoc and let loose the Dogs of War and what
> not.
> 
> SS7 is needed for asterisk. Rumor has it that Digium has SS7.
> 
> But let's leave that aside and have some fun and create a chan_ss7 for
> asterisk.
> 
> Sure SS7 is hard to install and yada, yada, yada, <insert excuse for not
> doing it here> Yes, the non-USA market does use it. So this will mostly
> affect those of you in the 2nd and 3rd world, that being Europe and they
> great unwashed.
> 
> For my part, I am a middle-ware guy. I can connect anything to
> everything.
> 
> I have talked with a few SS7 guys who did it for years and they say it
> would not be that hard. We just need to create a design and some code.
> 
> The guy at ss7box.com said to create a ss7 gateway and send calls that
> way.
> 
> His plan keeps the ss7 outside of asterisk.
> 
> Good or Bad?
> 
> I think it should be built in as a module so we can do CDR tracking and
> such stuff with it. SS7 does not use CDRs? Not sure, but I am sure
> someone will ask for it sooner or later.
> 
> Basically what I see is that asterisk users in the commercial world need
> a turn key solution where they can just compile and go without having to
> set up another program to integrate with asterisk.
> 
> Any votes?
> 
> Race "The Tyrant" Vanderdecken
> 
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 15:48:36 +1200
> From: Matt Riddell <matt.riddell at sineapps.com>
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-ss7] Let us design an open source SS7 interface
>         for     Asterisk
> To: Race Vanderdecken <ss7 at codetyrant.com>
> Cc: asterisk-ss7 at lists.digium.com
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> I thought the problem was with the fact that it uses patented technology
> therefore making an opensource implementation impossible.
> 
> --
> Cheers,
> 
> Matt Riddell
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 09:50:23 -0400 (EDT)
> From: "C. Maj" <cmaj-SPAM at freedomcorpse.com>
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-ss7] Let us design an open source SS7 interface
>         for     Asterisk
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> On Thu, 12 May 2005, Matt Riddell waxed:
> 
> > I thought the problem was with the fact that it uses patented technology
> > therefore making an opensource implementation impossible.
> 
> If there are patents involved, I don't think it's the entire
> stack.  For example, I've been trying to work on some NFAS
> stuff, which currently has limited support in *, but it is
> very useful (if not necessary) for SS7.  The biggest hurdle
> has been getting documentation on the protocol, and of
> course, testers.
> 
> --Chris
> 
> --
> Chris Maj, Rochester
> cmaj_at_freedomcorpse_dot_com
> Pronunciation Guide: Maj == May
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