[Asterisk-Dev] Meaning less CDR with IAX2 Native Bridge.

[Florian Overkamp]

Hi,

> -----Original Message-----
> I think only the 3rd option is meaningful. Having the power 
> of IAX2 and not using it is kind of senseless.
> 
> What if AST1 is one * ecxchange and AST2 is another in 
> different countries. Each one will need CDR for cross 
> billing. Will they not?
> 
> If AST1 has a call only 26 seconds long and AST2 know only 
> about the caller's USER ID and does not know which extension 
> made the call then both parties have no means of verifying the CDRs. 
> 
> Would you pay me for such calls if there is no way to verify 
> that a call was actually made?  
> 
> Yes power is in the IAX2 quick delivery and native bridging. 
> Probably some sort of additional signalling at the end of the 
> call should solve this problem.
> 
> Without appropriate CDR, IAX2 can not go very far for end to 
> end communiations. 

Is it possible to extend the protocol to transfer the data stream of a call
but not the signalling ? I know that Iax only uses one IP port and this will
make things complex, but some form of signalling for this purpose is very
nessecary...

Florian