[Asterisk-Users] Outline For Asterisk Book - Please Review & Comment
costas
costas at meezon.com
Fri Nov 21 14:59:13 MST 2003
A little more about Linux commands to help troubleshoot installations. Also using gnomephone would be nice.
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Steven Sokol" <ssokol at sokol-associates.com>
Reply-To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:34:35 -0600
>Asterisk Users
>
>In an attempt to help Asterisk move forward, a number of us have decided
>to create a book. It would initially be released as an "ebook" that
>could be sent to newbies to help them up the rather steep learning
>curve. Ultimately I would like to see it published and sold in
>bookstores (preferably by O'Reilly & Co.).
>
>Below is the outline for the book. We REALLY need as much input as we
>can get. I would like to completely flesh-out the outline, then I would
>like to start accepting submissions from the user community for each of
>the sections/chapters/topics covered in the outline.
>
>I have to stress here that I AM NOT AN ASTERISK GURU. I need help from
>the real gurus (especially: Steven Critchfield, John Todd, Tilghman
>Lesher, Olle Johansson, and where possible/necessary Mark and Martin).
>
>If this works, it will help Asterisk achieve the same kind of global
>success as Apache, Samba, and other Linux staples. If you want to chat,
>I am lurking in the #asterisk-doc channel on Freenode IRC. I'm
>'ssokol'. Others on this project (so far) are Jared Smith and Leif
>Madson.
>
>A "living" copy of this outline can be found at:
>http://www.sokol-associates.com/outline.htm . I will try to update it
>daily with your suggestions. It will also be the basis for the project
>outline (completion %, assignments, etc.).
>
>Thanks,
>
>Steve Sokol
>Sokol & Associates, LLC
>
>[Outline Guide]
>The following outline describes the layout for the book.
>
>1. <- Section
> a. <- Chapter
> 1) <- Sub-Chapter
> i. <- Topic Heading
> *. <- Sidebar Heading
> 1} <- Graphic or Chart
> 1> <- Table
>
>[Outline]
>1. Introduction to Asterisk
> a. Introductory letter from Mark Spencer
> 1) Whatever Mark has to say...
> 2) Digium Reference Information
> i. Web Site
> ii. Phone Number
> b. The Business Case For Asterisk
> [Somebody From The Business Side Writes This]
> c. General concept of asterisk
> 1) Asterisk: Swiss Army Knife of Telephony
> 2) PBX, IVR, ACD
> 3) What To Expect
> i. Asterisk Is Not A Turnkey System
> ii. Don't Like It? Change It Yourself.
> iii. Opensource, GPL and LGPL Licensing
> d. Asterisk architecture
> 1) The Big Picture
> 2) Channels
> 3) Codec Conversions
> 4) Etc.
> e. Key components
> 1) Asterisk software
> i. Asterisk (Main PBX & Channels)
> ii. Zaptel (Drivers for Zaptel Hardware)
> iii. Libpri (ISDN PRI Drivers for Zaptel)
> 2) Zaptel Hardware
> i. Overview
> ii. X100P - Single Port FXO Line Interface
> iii. S100U - Single Port FXS USB Interface
> iv. TDM400P - 4 Port FXS Analog Interface
> v. T100P - Single Span T1/E1 Interface
> vi. TE410P - Quad-Span T1/E1 Interface
> 3) Channels
> i. Zaptel Devices/Channels
> ii. The IAX Protocol
> iii. SIP
> iv. MGCP
> v. Skinny
> vi. H323
> 4) Applications
> i. Dial and Other Basics
> ii. Voicemail
> iii. Dial-Plan Scripting
> 5) Extensibility
> i. AGI
> ii. Custom Applications
> f. Add-On/Optional Components
> 1) Software
> i. Gnophone
> ii. VoIP Soft Phones
> iii. DIAX
> iv. Gastman
> v. Open H.323
> 2) Hardware
> i. VoIP Hard-Phones
> ii. VoIP Gateways
> ii. Channel Banks
>
>2. Installing Asterisk
> *. Asterisk Quickstart
> 1) Install PC Hardware
> 2) Download Asterisk Software
> 3) Build Asterisk
> 4) Install Asterisk
> 5) Configure Autostart
>
> a. Requirements
> *) Picking A Solid System
> 1) PC Hardware Requirements
> i. SOHO/Residential System
> ii. Small Business System
> iii. Medium Business/Small Call-Center System
> iv. Enterprise System
> v. VoIP Carrier System
> 2) Linux Requirements
> *. Linux Installation Is Not Covered
> i. Tested Distributions
> ii. Minimum Kernel Version
> iii. Required Packages
> *. Other Operating Systems
> - Free BSD
> - Mac OS-X
> - BeOS?
> - Win32/Win64?
> b. Hardware Installation
> 1) IRQ Sharing Issues
> 2) Digium Wildcard Cards
> 3) LineJack and PhoneJack Cards
> 4) Other Cards (ISDN, VoiceTronix, Etc.)
> c. Downloading Asterisk from CVS
> 1) What is CVS?
> 2) The Asterisk "Versioning" Issues
> 3) Your Initial Download
> 4) Updates
> *. Adding Custom Patches (patch/diff)
> d. Compiling Asterisk
> *) Why Do I Have To Compile The Code?
> 1) Using 'make'
> 2) Compiling The Software
> i. Zaptel
> ii. Libpri
> iii. Asterisk
> 3) Making The Samples/Demo
> 4) Making Code Documentation (Doxygen)
> i. Why build code documentation?
> ii. What Is Doxygen?
> iii. Code Doc Layout
> 5) Common Build Errors/Warnings
> i. Via C3 Is NOT An i686
> ii. Building on Little-Endian Systems
> iii. Etc.
> e. Loading drivers (zaptel/ztdummy)
> *) Read Ahead (Section 3, Chapter C1) For Zaptel Setup
> 1) Linux Kernel Loadable Modules
> 2) Using modprobe
> 3) Adding zaptel modules to your startup file
> *) RedHat Is Weird
> f. Starting Asterisk
> 1) Manual Starting and the CLI
> 2) Starting using safe_asterisk
> 3) Accessing the CLI when Asterisk Is Running
> 4) Logging/Tracing and Verbose
> g. Configuring Autostart w/ safe_asterisk
> 1) Linux Runlevels (the init sequence)
> 2) Modifying The Startup Manually
> *) RedHat Is Still Weird
>
>3. Basic Asterisk Configuration
> *. Overview Of Asterisk Configuration
> 1) System Layout
> 2) Configuration Files
> 3) Command Line Interface
> a. File Layout (The Asterisk Directory Structure)
> 1) /etc/asterisk
> 2) /var/lib/asterisk
> 3) /var/spool/asterisk
> 4) Etc...
> b. .conf files
> 1) What Is A .conf File?
> 2) Common File Structures
> 3) Reloading Asterisk Configuration
> c. Configuring Phones & Channels
> 1) The zapata.conf File
> [All About zaptel/tormenta configuration]
> 2) The IAX.conf File
> i. ?? - Anbyody Know This Well?
> 3) The sip.conf File
> i. The General Section
> ii. Supported Codecs/Codec Order
> iii. Registration of "peers"
> iv. SIP Device Entries
> v. Unsupported codecs/G729.a/b
> vi. Common SIP Devices
> a) Cisco 79XX Phones
> b) Cisco ATA-186 Adapter
> c) Grandstream Phones
> d) SNOM Phones
> e) Xten X-Lite/X-Pro
> f) SoftJoy SJ-Phone
> *. Asterisk and 'Reinvite'
> 3) The oh323.conf File
> i. ?? - Anybody Know This Well?
> 4) The skinny.conf File
> i. ?? - Anybody Know This Well?
> 5) CAPI/ISDN?
> i. ?? - Anybody Know This Well?
> d. Configuring Applications
> 1) Music On Hold: The moh.conf File
> a) Don't Forget The Timing (Part A)
> 2) Voicemail: The voicemail.conf File
> a) Basic SMTP Configuration
> 3) Meet-Me: The meetme.conf File
> a) Don't Forget The Timing (Part B)
> e. Configuring Your Dialplan
> *) The Dialplan: Center Of The System
> 1) Everything Is An Extension
> 2) Basics Of Pattern Matching
> 3) Keeping It All In Context
> *) Security, Toll-Fraud and Asterisk
> 4) Creating Outbound Calling "Extensions"
> 5) Creating User (Station/Channel) Extensions
> 6) Creating Application Extensions
> f. Sample Configurations
> [LOTS OF SAMPLES HERE]
>
>4. Common Issues
> a. Music On Hold/MP3 Playback
> 1) Proper Version of MPG123
> 2) Zaptel Timer or Ztdummy
> b. DTMF Over SIP
> 1) Inband Only Works On G.711 MuLaw/ALaw
> 2) SIP-INFO
> 3) RFC___?
> 4) The "Flash"
> c. Internationalization of Asterisk
> 1) Tones and Ringback
> 2) Call Supervision
> d. SIP and NAT
> e. Optional/Added Codecs
> 1) G.729
> 2) G.723
> f. Message Waiting Indication
> g. SIP Service Provider Issues
> 1) Free World Dialup (FWD)
> 2) Iconnect
> 3) Sipphone
> 4) NuFone
> h. Common Hardware Device Issues
> 1) Grandstream BT100 Series
> 2) Cisco ATA-186
> 3) Cisco 79XX Series Phones
> 4) SNOM VoIP Phones
> 5) Carrier Access Channel Banks
> *. How to politely use the Asterisk-Users List
> *. How to politely use the Asterisk IRC channel
>
>5. Advanced Asterisk Configuration
> a. Agents and the Asterisk ACD
> b. Text-To-Speech: Festival
> c. CLASS Features (John Todd?)
> d. Fax (Software Fax)
> e. Sphinx Speech Recognition (ASR)
>
>6. Scripting And AGI Extensions to Asterisk
> a. What Is AGI?
> b. What Languages Can I Use
> c.
> AGI In: c, perl, php, etc.
>7. Creating Asterisk Applications In C
>
>8. Appendicies
> a. Sources Of Additional Information
> 1) Digium Site/Asterisk Site
> 2) The Asterisk WiKi
> 3) The Asterisk-User and Asterisk-Dev Lists
> 4) The #Asterisk IRC Channel
> b. Glossary of Asterisk & Telecom Terms
> [Large Glossary Of Asterisk & Telecom Terms]
> c. Applications Reference
> [Detailed Explanation Of All "Standard" Applications]
> d. CLI Commands Reference
> [Detailed Explanation Of All CLI Commands]
> e. Manager Commands Reference
> [Detailed Explanation Of All Manager Commands/Events]
> f. The Asterisk C API Reference
> [Some Detail On The ast_ functions]
>
>
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