[asterisk-users] Codec Negotiation

[Douglas Garstang]

Can't put it in a realtime database. We have multiple Asterisk boxes in a cluster, and it's a well known fact that multiple Asterisk boxes using realime cannot query a common MySQL database. Sounds crazy, but true.

Doug.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marco Mouta [mailto:marco.mouta at gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 4:14 AM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Codec Negotiation
> 
> 
> Just an idea:
> 
> Put this Slow-Phone sip account into sip realtime database, and
> outside of asterisk manage  to verify G729 licenses availability and
> script it to your SIP-realtime.
> 
> This way every call to this SIP account will go to SIP realtime
> database that is being changed by an external script that just
> monitors your G729 licences, and keeps on track which codec is going
> to be used: Ulaw or G729.
> 
> Don't know if this is a good idea, just a suggestion.
> 
> Best regards,
> Marco Mouta
> 
> On 7/21/06, Woodoo People .pGa! <wpeople at shadow.microsystem.hu> wrote:
> > > >No, we aren't intending to check for available g729 codecs....
> > > >that's why we wanted to have ulaw as a backup when no g729 codecs
> > > >where available.
> > > >
> > > That won't work.  If it's trying to use G729, it will 
> still try even
> > > when the licenses are all in use. So you need to either 
> force it g729
> > > and make sure there are always licenses for it available, 
> or use ulaw
> > > and make sure there is enough bandwidth.
> > >
> > > The other option is to write your own code that checks to 
> verify the
> > > licenses are free somehow, and then tampers with the codec
> > > preferences?  I think Brett (trixter) has some ideas/work in this
> > > direction already.
> >
> > i heard somewhere, when g729 licences are gone, it will 
> work as g711,
> > is this info FAKE?
> >
> >
> > --
> > WoodOO-[P]an[G]alaktikan[A]gent-People <][> http://shadow.pganet.com
> > 
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> 
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