[Asterisk-Users] Re: g729

[Daniel Corbe]

Here's a more complete call log:


   -- Executing Goto("SIP/19544342000-b9c0",
"main-inbound|eglobalphone|1") in new stack
   -- Goto (main-inbound,eglobalphone,1)
   -- Executing SetVar("SIP/19544342000-b9c0",
"ALERT_INFO=Bellcore-dr2") in new stack
   -- Executing SetAccount("SIP/19544342000-b9c0", "18663258647") in new stack
   -- Executing SetCIDName("SIP/19544342000-b9c0", "EG-19543425267")
in new stack
   -- Executing Goto("SIP/19544342000-b9c0", "4|1") in new stack
   -- Goto (main-inbound,4,1)
   -- Executing AbsoluteTimeout("SIP/19544342000-b9c0", "10800") in new stack
   -- Set Absolute Timeout to 10800
   -- Executing Goto("SIP/19544342000-b9c0", "custsupport|start|1") in new stack
   -- Goto (custsupport,start,1)
   -- Executing Dial("SIP/19544342000-b9c0",
"SIP/2101&SIP/2102&SIP/2121&SIP/2124|20|rTt") in new stack
   -- Called 2101
   -- Called 2102
   -- Called 2121
   -- Called 2124
   -- SIP/2102-a267 is ringing
   -- SIP/2101-6e01 is ringing
   -- SIP/2121-3c9c is ringing
   -- SIP/2124-3de7 is ringing
   -- SIP/2124-3de7 answered SIP/19544342000-b9c0
   -- Attempting native bridge of SIP/19544342000-b9c0 and SIP/2124-3de7
   -- Attempting native bridge of SIP/19544342000-b9c0 and SIP/2124-3de7
Feb  8 22:50:06 NOTICE[1234379968]: channel.c:1683
ast_set_read_format: Unable to find a path from G729A to ULAW
Feb  8 22:50:06 NOTICE[1234379968]: channel.c:1650
ast_set_write_format: Unable to find a path from ULAW to G729A
Feb  8 22:50:06 WARNING[1234379968]: chan_sip.c:1797 sip_write: Asked
to transmit frame type 256, while native formats is 4 (read/write =
4/4)
Feb  8 22:50:06 WARNING[1234379968]: chan_sip.c:1797 sip_write: Asked
to transmit frame type 256, while native formats is 4 (read/write =
4/4)
Feb  8 22:50:06 WARNING[1234379968]: chan_sip.c:1797 sip_write: Asked
to transmit frame type 256, while native formats is 4 (read/write =
4/4)
Feb  8 22:50:06 WARNING[1234379968]: chan_sip.c:1797 sip_write: Asked
to transmit frame type 256, while native formats is 4 (read/write =
4/4)
Feb  8 22:50:06 WARNING[1234379968]: chan_sip.c:1797 sip_write: Asked
to transmit frame type 256, while native formats is 4 (read/write =
4/4)
Feb  8 22:50:06 WARNING[1234379968]: chan_sip.c:1797 sip_write: Asked
to transmit frame type 4, while native formats is 256 (read/write =
4/4)


On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 22:00:28 -0500, Daniel Corbe
<daniel.junkmail at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I've inherited a (now) broken asterisk implementation.  It seems as if
> there are currently codec tanscoding issues in this box.  Specifically
> I am receving calls from a SIP proxy in G.729 and attempting to
> transcode them to ULAW.
> 
> My asterisk installation was working up until yesterday.
> 
> The information I have found on the voip-Asterisk wiki is for a third
> party open-source implementation of asterisk (which doesn't seem to be
> what was deployed on this asterisk box at all); however there are
> glaring warnings all over the place about possible legal implications
> of  using this codec.  Moreover the words "GPL Violation" are printed
> and duplicated many times over in the form of an E-Mail from Mark
> Spencer attached to the Wiki.
> 
> The documentation does not; however tell me the correct and 100% legal
> way to license and implement G.729.
> 
> In short this server is broken and I don't know what to do because I'm
> afraid of possibly being in direct violation of the GPL by following
> the voip-Asterisk wiki's documentation.
> 
> Can someone kindly point me to an RTFM in the form of Digium-supported
> licensing options for G.729 and some technical documentation on how to
> acctually do the implementation?
> 
> Or perhaps someone could suggest a fix for my current issues:
> 
> Here's a log snippet from my asterisk console:
> 
> Feb  8 22:19:19 NOTICE[1125329728]: channel.c:1683
> ast_set_read_format: Unable to find a path from ULAW to G729A
> Feb  8 22:19:19 NOTICE[1125329728]: channel.c:1650
> ast_set_write_format: Unable to find a path from G729A to ULAW
>    -- SIP/2101-aaf2 answered SIP/19544342000-375a
>    -- Attempting native bridge of SIP/19544342000-375a and SIP/2101-aaf2
>    -- Attempting native bridge of SIP/19544342000-375a and SIP/2101-aaf2
> Feb  8 22:19:19 NOTICE[1225991488]: channel.c:1683
> ast_set_read_format: Unable to find a path from G729A to ULAW
> Feb  8 22:19:19 NOTICE[1225991488]: channel.c:1650
> ast_set_write_format: Unable to find a path from ULAW to G729A
> Feb  8 22:19:19 WARNING[1225991488]: chan_sip.c:1797 sip_write: Asked
> to transmit frame type 256, while native formats is 4 (read/write =
> 4/4)
> 
> Now both channels in question have allow=ulaw and allow=g729
> 
> Any help at all would be appriciated.
> 
> Regards,
> Daniel
>