[asterisk-users] Asterisk conferencing features

[Rosli Sukri]

On 10/24/06, Rafael Marangoni <rafatmb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello!
>
> I'm new in Asterisk and I hope that my trouble is very simple.
>
> We're implementing a Education Project of a e-Learning system (LMS)
> that uses conferencing (video and audio) over internet.
>
> The e-Learning system will be on GPL license, and for that, we're
> using only free software to implement.
>
> Asterisk is our first choice for video and audio conferencing, and
> making tests, started to implement it.
>
> The questions are:
>
> 1. Asterisk makes sip conferencing? (I know the aswer is yes)


yes, via the 'meet-me' application


2. Asterisk need Digium hardware to do that ? On asterisk handbook I found:
>
> "Note that for technical reasons, you must have at least one Zaptel
> interface (of any kind) installed in your Asterisk system if you wish
> to use conferencing." (page 7)


it needs it for 'timing'. on freebsd i have manage to install it without a
physical zaptel card, by just loading the module to provide the timing

3. Asterisk make video conferencing?


not yet.. it only supports video call i.e 2 party where as conference
usually means more than 2


4. If yes, anyone have docs more detailed on how to do that?
>
> 5. Anyone know clients (softphones) under gpl that we can use the code
> to implement on this aplication?


ekiga provides both audio and video capabilities, it is part of gnome. for
windows you can use xlite its gratis software but not gpl


I need asterisk only for internet conferencing, and I know that it's
> much more than that.
>
> Thanks, and sorry for the questions
>
> Rafael Marangoni
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