[asterisk-users] Cisco IP Phones and Skinny in asterisk

[bilal ghayyad]

Dear Dan;

I have to do something in the compilation to have chan_sccp? Because, I do not have this channel and I have only chan_skinny.

Even in the /usr/lib/asterisk/module/, I did not find chan_sccp.

Maybe that is the reason why I do not have the sccp.conf file?

So, using the sccp channel, will also face the same problem that the phones will restarted if I did reload?

Regards
Bilal


--- On Mon, 6/20/11, Dan Austin <Dan_Austin at Phoenix.com> wrote:

> From: Dan Austin <Dan_Austin at Phoenix.com>
> Subject: RE: Cisco IP Phones and Skinny in asterisk
> To: "bilal ghayyad" <bilmar_gh at yahoo.com>
> Date: Monday, June 20, 2011, 7:09 PM
> It would be best to keep this on the
> list, I just had not
> had a chance to reply yet.
> 
> Your first issue is just how the SCCP protocol works. 
> Every
> keypress is relayed to the server, so the phones must
> maintain
> an active connection to the PBX.  You can avoid this
> by just
> reloading the modules you update and not the whole PBX-
>     ie- sip reload or module reload
> chan_sip
> 
> The second issue is likely a firmware issue on the phone,
> and
> Likely one where the phone software is too new.  You
> might also
> Not have the correct definition in skinny.conf
> 
> I did use chan_sccp years ago, but have not kept up with
> it.
> The configuration should be with the source package for
> that
> channel.  The configuration is similar, but you cannot
> rename
> the files as there are key differences.
> 
> Dan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bilal ghayyad [mailto:bilmar_gh at yahoo.com]
> 
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 3:40 PM
> To: Dan Austin
> Subject: Re: Cisco IP Phones and Skinny in asterisk
> 
> Dear Dan;
> 
> Because you are using skinny with your Cisco IP Phones in
> the office, so I beleive you might help me really to resolve
> my problem (please).
> 
> First of all, are u using skinny channel or sccp channel?
> 
> Actually, I tried skinny and I faced two major problems (so
> if I am going to face same problems in sccp then no need to
> use sccp, so please advise).
> 
> The two problems that I faced them are:
> 
> 1) When I do reload then the skinny channel is reloaded and
> that will cause a restart for the Cisco IP Phones (that are
> registered to skinny channel). Is the same thing happening
> with u when u r using sccp channel?
> 
> 2) When I called the Phone, it is ringing, when we pickup
> the handset to answer the call, we hear
> toooooooooooooooooooo and we do not hear what source is
> talking and source does not hear us even .. but if we select
> music on hold, then caller will hear the music. Also, when
> we tried to use the Ciscp IP Phone to place a call, while we
> are dialing, the toooooooooooooo tone is always existed and
> it is ringing at destination but no voice (always
> toooooooooooooooooooo).
> 
> So if I used sccp then I will not face these problems?
> 
> From the other side, if I need to use sccp (if we assumed
> the above problems are not existed) then can u please help
> for below:
> 
> 1) If i used sccp and I gave the IP Phone the IP address
> TFTP server, and no configuration files were existed on
> TFTP, then it will register on the asterisk sccp channel?
> 
> 2) The sccp.conf file, where I can find it? Is it the same
> as the skinny.conf file?
> 
> 3) To use sccp instead of the skinny channel, all what I
> need is to unload the skinny from the modules.conf file and
> load the sccp channel in the modules.conf, and I can use the
> skinny.conf file for the configuration? About the firmware
> on the Phone, it will stay the same?
> 
> I appreciate the kindly help please.
> Regards
> Bilal
>