[asterisk-users] how to join calls - not barge?

[sean darcy]

On 02/12/2013 05:37 PM, Rusty Newton wrote:
> ---- Original Message -----
>> From: "sean darcy" <seandarcy2 at gmail.com>
>
>>
>> Can I throw A and B into a confbridge and then add C?  Create a new
>> channel that grabs the A <-> B channel? Or is there a more straight
>> forward way to do this?
>>
>
> The Asterisk Definitive guide has some good info on what you can do with ConfBridge. That might work for you. See "Advanced Conferencing"[1] and "Conferencing with ConfBridge()"[2]
>
> Also, there is the Shared Line Appearance stuff in Asterisk[3]. That's a bit more confusing, but may help you as well. I'd recommend playing with both to really see if they work for your needs.
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> [1] http://ofps.oreilly.com/titles/9781449332426/asterisk-SysAdmin.html
> [2] http://ofps.oreilly.com/titles/9781449332426/asterisk-DP-Deeper.html#confbridgeConferencing
> [3] http://ofps.oreilly.com/titles/9781449332426/asterisk-DeviceStates.html#SLA
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>
Thanks.

confBridge could work here, but how do I throw an existing bridge into 
the confbridge? That is, if A <-> B exists, how do I trigger the entry 
into confbridge. Once there, it's pretty easy to see how C would join.

maybe EVERY call is done with confbridge. Would that cause some other 
problem?

I don't necessarily have DAHDI, so the SLA stuff wouldn't work. Just as 
well, since my head hurt reading about it.

sean