[asterisk-users] Registrations, how many is too many?

[Steve Totaro]

voiplist wrote:
> Anyone have any idea if there is some sort of limitation to the number
> of SIP or IAX end points which can register to an Asterisk system
> (2.8Ghz dual processor, 2GB ram) while also handling 30-50
> simultaneous calls without getting into trouble?
>
> Of course the 30-50 simultaneous calls end up being 60-100 channels of
> mostly G711 VoIP.
>
> We have seen issues where our Asterisk just gets all crazy and SIP
> quits working all together, to the point sometimes where we can't even
> fix it with a restart.
>
> At one point we were using all realtime for IAX and SIP clients, then
> we went to text files (more or less), still we are seeing this issue.
>
> When this happens we can't even do simple things with SIP like "sip
> show peers" etc. because Asterisk just says that the application
> doesn't exist.
>
> This has been a battle for a few months and we can't put our finger on
> it. Can't seem to figure out when it's going to happen either which is
> VERY tough on the nerves to say the least.
>
> This happens during peak times but also in the middle of the night
> when call volume is slow to non existent.
>
> The only thing that's constant during both peak and non peak times is
> the amount of registrations the system deals with.
>
> We have approx 1500-1800 end points registering to this particular
> system at any one time. This is a split between IAX and SIP not sure
> what the percentage of each is at the moment.
>
> It's been a long time since a problem has beat me/us and this one has
> won so far.
>
> Any help in getting my sanity back would be REALLY appreciated.
Time for SER?

Thanks,
Steve