[Asterisk-Users] H.323 and G729: Another sad tale

[Paul Cheng]

I can also confirm chan_h323 and g.729 work well to 5300s, but we had 
to build on RH8 not RH9. Haven't tried 5300 to Asterisk except via SIP 
which works fine--even to i4l interfaces.

On Friday, October 31, 2003, at 01:57  AM, Jeremy McNamara wrote:

> John Todd wrote:
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>>
>> I've done some reviewing of the archives for G729 and H323 
>> experiences.  The landscape of that query isn't pretty - lots of 
>> pleas for help, and nor do I see too many "answers."  I have a 
>> pending bid that requires some data before I can implement * on this 
>> particular solution.
>>
>> My question is perhaps a slightly differently worded one than has 
>> been asked before, but it may be the case that it is the same 
>> question as I have seen already posted (with no 'definitive' answer):
>>
>> "Can g729 calls of type g729r8 or g729br8 from a Cisco AS5300 be 
>> terminated on Asterisk systems and sent out Zap interfaces?"
>
>
> Yes, g729r8
>
>> If the answer is "Yes," then are there any specific patches I will 
>> need?  Which of the two H323 drivers works?  Both?  Of course, I 
>> assume that the G729 licenses from Digium are required for each 
>> active channel.
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> Others seem to have massive issues with chan_h323 and G.729, but i've 
> dealt a dozen or so 5300s of which I haven't had any trouble 
> whatsoever, with nothing other than the code that is currently in the 
> cvs.  However, I have only terminated calls from Asterisk to the 5300, 
> never from the 5300 to Asterisk.
>
> If Asterisk is going to be encoding G.729, yes you will need licenses 
> from Digium.
>
>
> Jeremy McNamara
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> P.S. I'm biased and cannot comment about that other driver
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