[Asterisk-Users] Will a VIA Epia ME6000 with a 600MHz Eden fanless CPU be suffiecient for 8 extension system?

[Tzafrir Cohen]

On Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 01:32:07PM +0100, Angus Comber wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I am using a VIA Epia ME6000 with a 600MHz Eden Fanless CPU.  Is this 
> likely to be enough power for a 8 extension system with 6 external pstn 
> lines?

Probably, yes.

> 
> How important is cpu?  Is there some measure, eg xMHz CPU per extension or 
> something benchmark?

CPU can be used for transcoding: for WAN VoIP, potentially for
conferencing, for MusicOnHold (if from mp3s)

> 
> I have installed 512MB memory - again any benchmark for asterisk memory 
> usage?

AFAIK Asterisk is not memory-hungry. CPU is your main concern. Actually:
keep the CPU always free enough to timely handle sound.

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