[Freeswitch-dev] Questions about read_frame and write_frame events

[Mathieu Rene]

Hi,

See answers inline.

Mathieu Rene
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On 8-Nov-09, at 4:21 AM, Alex To wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am getting stuck on read_frame and write_frame in my custom  
> endpoint. Would someone shed some lights on how it works?
>
> My questions about read_frame, write_frame after reading mod_iax,  
> mod_portaudio and mod_skyiax are:
>
> 1.       Is it correct that I need to check a flag (for e.g  
> TFLAG_HUP)  of the private object at the beginning of the event to  
> determine whether I should continue reading audio or just return.  
> The flag TFLAG_HUP is set when a hangup or kill channel event is  
> detected.
Thats what TFLAG_IO is for, clear the flag the read_frame functions  
should return immediately.
If you catch TFLAG_BREAK, on the other side, you should clear it and  
return a comfort noise frame ( cng )
> 2.       Read_frame is called on an interval (how frequently is the  
> interval ? how do I determine that?) to read audio from my endpoint.
It depends on the codec you are using, if you are using 20  
packetization time, it'll be called every 20ms.
> 3.       What is TFLAG_IO normally used for ?
See point 1
> 4.       What is the label “cng” is all about ? May I know what  
> “cng” stands for and how it is used?
CNG stands for Comfort Noise Generation, whenever read_frame jumps  
there, it returns a frame of silence. It it first initialized on  
private_t since its pointless to re-allocate empty frames.
> 5.       What if read_frame is called while my end point is not  
> ready to send any audio yet?
That's why you set TFLAG_IO whenever you are ready. Also note that it  
wont be called until you either pre_answer (go in early media) or  
answer the channel.
When a call is made, switch_ivr_originate() doesn't return until your  
endpoint is ready to exchange audio.
> 6.       What is the tech_pvt->cng_frame is used for? I notice that  
> the *frame is set to tech_pvt->cng_frame if the label “cng” is  
> reached.
See point 4.
>
> Thank you very much for even reading my questions. I tried to look  
> for documents that explains clearly the above questions but so far  
> no luck. Until now I still don’t have a clear understanding about  
> these 2 events yet.
>
> Best Regards
>
> Alex To
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