[asterisk-users] Dial-out via AMI

[Steve Totaro]

On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 6:43 PM, Matt Riddell <lists at venturevoip.com> wrote:

> On 24/04/2009 10:19 a.m., Steve Totaro wrote:
> > A much more scalable way to do this is to create and then FTP or move
> > .call files to the proper directory.  Depends how much you plan on
> > banging on the AMI.
>
> Maybe, but the Asterisk Manager is happy with 10 calls per second and if
> your controlling process is spread across Asterisk machines you can do
> hundreds of calls per second.  If you're doing what it seems he is, I'd
> agree that call files may be easier, but I'm not sure it scales better.
>  How many call files can you put in a directory, is he using a hard
> drive or compact flash (max writes).
>
> I've never actually done any proper tests of the comparison between a
> call file and a manager originate.  I would have thought they were
> pretty much the same, albeit that you're adding an extra layer of
> complexity with the call files.
>
> --
> Kind Regards,
>
> Matt Riddell
> Director
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I have in VERY intensive AMI usage environments.  You can easily drop 100 or
more call files in the spool dir and no worries.  @ ~100 calls it may take a
second or so to ring (all SIP extensions).

I have no doubt that it is the more stable and scalable way to go.

-- 
Thanks,
Steve Totaro
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