[Asterisk-Users] max asterisk load

Thu Jun 3 12:03:27 MST 2004

On that note zap can only go to Zap/255 (with 250 or something being the
max)

bkw

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of mattf
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 1:30 PM
> To: 'asterisk-users at lists.digium.com'
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] max asterisk load
>
> No server in existence could handle 480-600 concurrent Zap channels in
> Asterisk on a single machine with any measure of reliability. My
> suggestion:
> break this up into at least 2(preferrably 5 x 1U) servers and give
> yourself
> a little more redundancy and reduced downtime when something does fail.
> This
> will also force you to have a more distributed system which will make it
> easier to add on to in the future.
>
> One very important thing to remember when you are talking about SIP -> Zap
> calls in Asterisk is the processor spikes. Taken on average, a quad
> processor machine might be able to handle 200 concurrent Sip -> Zap
> conversations, but the reality is that there is a 4x load spike that
> occurs
> at random times with Sip -> Zap conversations that would kill your big box
> when one occurs.
>
> MATT---
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shabanip [mailto:shabanip at avapajoohesh.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 11:53 AM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] max asterisk load
>
>
> I have a big case:
>  - 5 x TE410P/TE405P quad T1 (try to not sharing IRQs on them)
>  - 20 x TA750 CB (60 FXO and 420 FXS)
>  - echo cancellation will be used if required.
>  - up to 200 registered sip phone
>  - using ulaw as default codec for all connections
>  - voicemail, ACD, IVR and MOH will be used
>  - conference will be rarely used.
>
> whats your recommended pc? a quad xeon or even a quad opteron with xxGB
> of memory? is it enough for this big job?
>
> shabanip
>
> > .G,
> >
> > Come on now, give us more.
> >
> > How many concurrent calls?  What's your idea of a modern PC? Processor
> > Speed, HardDrive space, etc?  How many voicemail users?  Nat'd SIP
> > clients? What's your lan setup?  Codec Translation?  Voice
> Compression,
> > Echo Cancellation..?
> >
> > Before you get information, you have to give information.  People
> aren't
> > going to pull your teeth to help you.
> >
> > The information required should pop out of your head into the e-mail.
> > Personally, I'd reccommend reading up on PBX's before making posts
> like
> > this.  Not trying to start a flame, but come on, let's be serious
> here.
> >
> > - Brent
> >
> > On Tue, 17 Feb 2004, [iso-8859-1] Gustavo Garcï¿½a Bernardo wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > We would like to use asterisk as a SIP phone PBX with voicemail
> support
> > > only. The hardware could be a typical modern PC.
> > >
> > > Thank you very much.
> > >
> > > .G
> > >
> > > -----Mensaje original-----
> > > De: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
> > > [mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com]En nombre de mattf
> > > Enviado el: martes, 17 de febrero de 2004 16:48
> > > Para: 'asterisk-users at lists.digium.com'
> > > Asunto: RE: [Asterisk-Users] max asterisk load
> > >
> > >
> > > That is extremely depandant upon what you want to do. First we have
> to know
> > > what the job of the asterisk server is, will it be an inbound ACD, a
> SIP
> > > phone PBX, a T1-only IVR, a conference call system, a voicemail
> system, and
> > > office phone system with H323 phones, etc..
> > >
> > > Also, we need to know what hardware you were planning on using.
> > >
> > > The load is extremely depandant upon what you are doing with it. For
> > > example, a simple IVR/Zap-T1-channels-only system can handle 10
> times the
> > > number of consecutive calls of a SIP&Zap conference call system(at
> least in
> > > my experience).
> > >
> > > Let us know what you plan on doing with it and we'll give you our
> best
> > > guesses as to the capacity.
> > >
> > > MATT---
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Gustavo Garcï¿½a Bernardo [mailto:ggb at tid.es]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 9:54 AM
> > > To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> > > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] max asterisk load
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > We're evaluating asterisk, somebody has measured maximum asterisk
> load
> > > (simultaneus calls, calls per seconds...)?  Are there any stimation?
> > >
> > > Thx. Best regards.
> > > .G
> > >
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