[Asterisk-Users] SER or not to SER?

[Matt Hess]

I use a failure route in ser for the call to be sent to the voicemail 
system..
I use ser as mainly a primary router for sip messages that sits in the 
center of a ring of asterisk servers that feed the clients..


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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