[Asterisk-Users] FAX over IAX

[Steve Underwood]

This wheel has already been invented. Fax over IP usually uses a spec. 
called T.38 It wouldn't make much sense to use anything else, since 
implementing T.38 allows you to talk to a variety of existing FoIP kit.

Regards,
Steve

Jon Pounder wrote:

>
> I think the real solution is some piggy backed protocol that can be 
> told this is fax information at one end, digitize the fax as if it 
> were a faxmodem, stream it to the other end using a non-realtime 
> protocol, and then initiate a fax call at the other end and restream 
> out the data, all while possibly holding open the original call to 
> indicate reception confirmation at the end.