[asterisk-users] Asterisk Hosting (Dedicated Servers)

[marcelobiz at comcast.net]

Thanks Gordon for your response,
It helped me a lot ...

I should have done this already, but the QoS issue was holding me back ... Actually, for now ... I'll start with just a backup box and test how it goes ...
I was looking for a kind of dedicated server hosting with a MPLS network that could give me a good level of QoS, but I didn't find it ...

Thanks again,

Marcelo

P.S: If anyone has another point ... I would be grateful in reading your opinions

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Gordon Henderson <gordon+asterisk at drogon.net> 

> On Tue, 17 Jul 2007, marcelobiz at comcast.net wrote: 
> 
> > Hello guys, 
> > 
> > Does anyone has an Asterisk server hosted off-site ? Like in those data 
> > centers that do web hosting in dedicated servers ? 
> > 
> > Is there a hosting company that has a special plan to host voip services 
> > like this, or usually is hosted in those dedicated servers like the ones 
> > I asked above ? 
> > 
> > What about QoS ? I know that most (if not all) are connected to their 
> > switch through a 10Mbps/100Mbps port ? But ... without a QoS rule ... 
> > even with that speed doesn't it affect the quality of voice ? 
> > 
> > Can you please tell me your experience ? Or point me some good hosting 
> > companies ? 
> 
> It can be a bit of a minefield - especially if it's an area you've not 
> looked into before. 
> 
> I've been doing this (in a very minor way) for over 10 years now. 
> 
> So I run what could be described as a small hosting company, however, my 
> hosts are currently inside another ISPs data centre rather than in a 
> "neutral" data centre, so I get 100% of my Internet connectivity from my 
> upstream ISP, and I am relying on them to do the right thing with having 
> multiple transit providers and redundant network routing, UPSs and 
> generators, all of which they have to my satisfaction. 
> 
> The next step for me would be to host in some neutral facility, get my own 
> IP address space, my own AS number, then connect into multiple transit 
> providers and arrange peering through the various neutral connection 
> points that exist in the UK (LINX, MaNAP, etc.) I'm not big enough for 
> that ... yet ;-) 
> 
> So I have routers and switches and connect into the ISP via a redundant 
> mechanism (VRRP). I can apply QoS in my own routers, so that traffic from 
> the Asterisk servers can be prioritised over the traffic from the LAMPy 
> type servers, however, without the co-operation of the upstream ISP(s), 
> you can't effectively apply QoS to the incoming traffic. (Fortunately in 
> my instance, incoming is so much lighter than outgoing, and their network 
> in not oversubscribed, so it's not really an issue) 
> 
> The easiest way to start, would be to simply place hosts inside another 
> ISPs network, and rely on them for "quality" transit - ie. make sure they 
> have multiple transit providers themselves, good power supplies, UPS, 
> generators, etc. and if they are good and don't oversell their bandwidth 
> then for the most part you'll be just fine. Once you have several hosts 
> you might want to look at having your own router(s) and switch(es), but 
> this will depend on how the hosting company operates (and your budget!) 
> 
> Finding that hosting company where you live is the challenge though! You 
> need to ask lots of questions - can you get physical access to the 
> servers? is it within driving distance? do you have remote screen & 
> keyboard facilities? (or if they offer "remote hands" and if so, how much 
> do they charge?) How well do they connect to the world in general, and do 
> they charge separate for power or bandwidth (and is bandwidth in terms of 
> speed, or is it per bit pricing, or some combination of the 2?) 
> 
> Start phoning & emailling - how fast do they answer the phone, or return 
> email will be a good metric too... 
> 
> In the UK, London appears to be power starved right now - it would appear 
> that bandwidth is virtually free, but you'll get charged per amp used! 
> Outside London you rarely have this restriction, but then bandwidth is 
> costly as it's got to be back-hauled to London (or Manchester), so "local 
> knowledge" is something you'll need to find out about. 
> 
> Good luck! 
> 
> Gordon 
> 
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