[asterisk-users] Asterisk NOT in the media path

[Kevin P. Fleming]

On 01/20/2012 08:07 AM, Jonas Kellens wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I want to place an Asterisk-server A in front of 2 other
> Asterisk-servers (B1 & B2).
>
> This first Asterisk-server A needs to send incoming calls to one of the
> 2 available Asterisk-servers (B1 or B2) behind it.
>
> So I want the first Asterisk-server A to accept the call, and based upon
> some checks in the dialplan send the call through to one of the other
> Asterisk-servers (B1 or B2) which further handle the call.
>
> The first Asterisk-server A then needs to pull itself from the
> media-path. There's no further need for this Asterisk to stay within the
> audio-path.
>
> 1. Is this possible ?
> 2. Using Asterisk 1.6.2.22, do I just use canreinvite=yes in the peer
> definition of Asterisk B1 and Asterisk B2 ?
>
> So I have :
>
> Provider >>> Asterisk A1 >>> Asterisk B1 & Asterisk B2
>
> I want the audio to go directly from Provider to server B1 when the call
> has been set up.

As long as there are no NATs involved, yes, this should work. You will 
also need 'canreinvite' ('directmedia' in Asterisk 1.8 and later) in the 
peer definition for the provider.

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