[Asterisk-Users] SER or not to SER?

[Iqbal]

Hi

i am stuck with the same dilemma, as the original poster

I have setup ser now (with the helpful pointer from Girish..tks mate) and
can do Ip <---> Ip calls, and IP --->pstn (via cisco box), all via ser,
however I also have asterisk installed, and now am wondering where I use
asterisk, it was/is suggested I use it for all pbx functions such as
voicemail etc, however I cant seem to see how on a call not answered
howto get ser to send to asterisk.

I also am looking at the prepaid billing option, and hence the main
reason for asterisk, but unless all calls flow via asterisk instead of
ser I cant see the point of astcc, and if they do all flow via asterisk,
then why put ser infront...

tks

iqbal

On 10/21/2004, "Darren Sessions" <dsessions at ionosphere.net> wrote:

>We use SER + Asterisk. One heck of a powerful combination.
>
>
>On Oct 21, 2004, at 11:59 AM, Nahuel Alejandro Ramos wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>   I have some doubt about use or not to use SER.
>>   I need a solution using a single linux box that manages, aproximatly
>> 500-1000 registred SIP users, but not more than 50 simultaneouly
>> calls. My plan is to use between 3 to 5 Cisco 26xx PSTN gateway in
>> diferents cities of my country (Argentine) connected through Internet
>> (with public IP).
>>   I was searching for SER solutions (and works perfectly) but it does
>> not support Prepaid Billing. So I post a message (on SerUsers
>> maillist) and everybody said me to use Asterisk to use a Prepaid
>> Billing App., so I install Asterisk.
>>   I "googled", read this maillist (and post some message) and I
>> receive some helpful answers recomending me to install ASTCC, so I
>> install it too and work perfectly too.
>>   My questions (if someone could help me) are :
>>    1) What platform (hardware) do I need to support my call flow
>> (500-1000 registers and 50 simultaneouly calls)?
>>    2) Do I need to install SER?
>>    3) If YES, do I need to register my SIP clients on SER and forward
>> all the calls to Asterisk?
>>    3) If NO, do I need to register my SIP clients on Asterisk and
>> forward all the calls to SER?
>>    4) Can I use only Asterisk to REGISTER, AUTH, ACC, ROUTE CALLS,
>> etc, SIP clients?
>>    5) Could I use extension.conf file to route my calls to my
>> diferents Cisco PSTN GW?
>>    6) And how can I use MySQL instead of file? (I have created the DB
>> and tables but I do not know how to make Asterisk use it instead the
>> extension.conf file)
>>    7) I found easy to use only Asterisk, but I have read that it uses
>> to much CPU and memory, is that true?
>>    8) Could anyone some me information about how to configure Asterisk
>> to receive calls through Cisco PSTN GW?
>>    9) THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH!!!
>>
>>            Nahuel Ramos.
>> _______________________________________________
>> Asterisk-Users mailing list
>> Asterisk-Users at lists.digium.com
>> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
>> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit:
>>    http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
>>
>
>_______________________________________________
>Asterisk-Users mailing list
>Asterisk-Users at lists.digium.com
>http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
>To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit:
>   http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
>
>