[asterisk-users] IAX complaints? What are they?

[Steve Totaro]

randulo wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We all know what the principal advantage of IAX is, doing it all on a
> single port, right? But now and again I hear complaints about it. What
> specific griefs have you had with IAX and has it stopped you from
> using it entirely? Under what conditions have you had problems?
>
> I have used SIP and IAX for about three years now. We don't do a lot
> of traffic, but I haven't really seen a difference in quality or
> dropped calls.
>
> What have others on the list experienced?
>
> tia
>
> randy
>   

I am not sure why, what versions, under what conditions, but audio 
cutting out has been seen many times.  Simply switching to SIP has 
solved these issues.  I think trunking (one of the main selling points 
of IAX due to less overhead) may be a common denominator.

Thanks,
Steve