[Asterisk-Users] SER or not to SER?

[Darren Sessions]

Have Asterisk register the same number as your end point/did - i.e. if 
you've got a carrier sending you a call everytime some calls 
18885551212 and then you route that call to a cisco gateway to be 
terminated on a PBX or whatever, simply have asterisk register that 
same phone number with SER. Then, when the call comes in, it sends it 
to the cisco gateway and the asterisk box at the same time - who ever 
picks up first wins the call.

  - D

On Oct 21, 2004, at 5:42 PM, Iqbal wrote:

>
> 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.
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