[Asterisk-Users] My Boss wants background music!!!!

[Nick Bachmann]

Satchid wrote:

>Dear Members,
>
>I am searching for a new PBX for the company. My choice is Astrisk. My Boss
>wants background music via all the telephones. This is done in a
>conventional PBX that he wants, but I can use the Asterisk PBX if it can do
>this also. 
>As I said he needs background music on every telephone this is not to be
>mistaken with music on hold. 
>  
>
How about modifying the chan_agent stuff?  Right now, if an agent logs 
into a queue, he hears music until a call comes into him.  So you have 
the option of making a queue for every phone (which wouldn't be all that 
great) or creating a new application that copies some of the agentlogin 
functionality, perhaps hanging up when a new call comes in?

>The bit stream is an MP3 file of 8 Kbs. At the server it might be at the
>maximum 570Kbs if it has to send it individually to each telephone. 
>The network: 10/100 layer-3 switches with QoS on a 1000Mbs backbone.
>
But the music isn't sent as an MP3 to the phone, it's sent using 
whatever codec you're using.

Nick