[Asterisk-Users] Over 10,000 lines. Will asterisk manage?

[Richard Bennett]

On Saturday 13 November 2004 17:55, Billy Huddleston wrote:
> > So, why not use SER to register all the SIP phones, as it doesn't handle
> > the
> > media-streams, just keeps track of the phones and does the 'handshake'.
> > SER is supposed to be able to handle over 50.000 calls at a time, so one
> > SER
> > server would be enough.
> > Then interface this with one (or more) Asterisk servers to connect to the
> > local PSTN.
> > But maybe I'm missing something fundamental, in which case I'm happy to
> > learn.
>
> Um, Wrong, You can do re-invites and have the media go point-to-point, We
> do it all the time.

Ok, sounds good.
So if I understand correctly Asterisk can also be used as a SIP gateway 
instead of SER? And when the media passes point-to-point one Asterisk server 
would be able to handle connecting thousands of calls concurently?
Or is there still a reason why a SIP -> SER -> Asterisk -> PSTN setup would be 
preferable?

Thanks,

Richard.