[Freeswitch-users] How FreeSWITCH is being used

Mon Apr 7 00:19:41 PDT 2008

Looks like a good starting point, how about adding a brief description
of the application(s)?  One of the great things about FreeSWITCH is it's
flexibility so I'm sure a lot of people are using it in very different
ways.

Why not stick your template up and then people can start adding their
info?

thanks,

- Dale

On Sun, 2008-04-06 at 23:07 -0700, Michael Collins wrote:
> Dale,
> 
> When I added the link for "how fs is being used" I was envisioning that
> those posting would include their hardware and OS environments.  In
> fact, I was kicking around having a small template for the info we'd all
> like to see included in all of the examples.  
> 
> E.g.:
> Number fs servers:
> Operating system:
> Hardware platform: (CPUs, RAM, RAID, NIC speed, etc.)
> TDM: Y/N; if yes, what kind of TDM card(s)
> 
> Stuff like that.  If you have any ideas on what else would make for good
> case studies or whatnot on "how fs is being used" then please let us
> know.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -MC
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: freeswitch-users-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org
> [mailto:freeswitch-
> > users-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org] On Behalf Of Dale Thatcher
> > Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 10:51 PM
> > To: freeswitch-users at lists.freeswitch.org
> > Subject: [Freeswitch-users] How FreeSWITCH is being used
> > 
> > The "How FreeSWITCH is Being Used" is still coming soon on the wiki.
> > I'd be curious to see what configurations of OS/hardware people have
> and
> > how they're using FreeSWITCH.  Think it's worth adding a page on the
> > wiki for this?
> > 
> > - Dale
> > 
> > ----------------------------------------------
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> > 
> > On Sat, 2008-04-05 at 21:37 -0700, Michael Collins wrote:
> > > Tim,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > If you're comfortable with Linux then I would suggest starting
> there,
> > > but you are by no means locked in.  Much of the development of FS is
> > > done in CentOS, and I believe in a 64-bit hardware environment.
> > > You'll also find that the current documentation is slanted toward a
> > > Linux/Unix environment.  This is probably due to the fact that most
> FS
> > > users don't fall into the category of Microsoft fans. J  However, if
> > > you're 100% VoIP then Windows should be fine.  (Please tell me
> you're
> > > not on Vista!!)  The PSTN/TDM stuff gets a bit tricky in Windows, so
> > > be on the lookout if you are thinking about future PSTN
> connectivity.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Personally, I'm using CentOS 5.1 and I'm extremely happy with the
> > > performance and setup.  For the record, if you choose Gentoo then
> > > you're quite likely to get yelled at! J
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Let us know how it goes.  We'd be curious to see how FS stacks up in
> a
> > > head-to-head comparison against Asterisk in your application.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks again for checking it out,
> > >
> > > MC
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> ______________________________________________________________________
> > > From:freeswitch-users-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org
> > > [mailto:freeswitch-users-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org] On Behalf Of
> > > Tim Meade
> > > Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 8:55 AM
> > > To: 'freeswitch-users at lists.freeswitch.org'
> > > Subject: Re: [Freeswitch-users] freeswitch as a SIP Bridge
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks Michael.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Well I'm going to give it a try.  I'm off to find an IRC program
> > > now.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I've identified the issues with asterisk and it's with my providers.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Big question:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I have a fedora and windows dev boxes.   What's the best bet for
> > > someone new to the software?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Tim
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > From:freeswitch-users-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org
> > > [mailto:freeswitch-users-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org] On Behalf Of
> > > Michael Collins
> > > Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 3:04 AM
> > > To: freeswitch-users at lists.freeswitch.org
> > > Subject: Re: [Freeswitch-users] freeswitch as a SIP Bridge
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Tim,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I can attest to the fact that FreeSWITCH is a great project with a
> > > really cool community.  Right now the IRC channel is the best place
> to
> > > get quick, specific information on how to handle the kinds of things
> > > you're looking to do.  One of the important things about FS is that
> > > the devs made extremely wise engineering decisions long before a
> > > single line of code was written.  They made sure that FS would be
> > > extremely flexible in what it can do.  One byproduct of that is that
> > > we get visitors asking, "Hey, can FreeSWITCH do this?" when no one
> > > here had thought of that before.  In many cases it can indeed "do
> > > that," but it takes a little tweaking and some attention from the
> > > experts.  Definitely hop on the IRC channel #freeswitch; the main
> devs
> > > generally are there during the day and some evenings.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > If you do get FS up and running, especially in a production
> > > environment, we would ask that you consider documenting your setup
> on
> > > the wiki.  We hope to lower the barrier to entry for others with
> > > similar needs by having good documentation, but of course we also
> like
> > > to brag about what FS can do! J
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for checking out FreeSWITCH!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -Michael, aka mercutioviz
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> ______________________________________________________________________
> > > From: freeswitch-users-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org
> > > [mailto:freeswitch-users-bounces at lists.freeswitch.org] On Behalf Of
> > > Tim Meade
> > > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 5:34 PM
> > > To: 'freeswitch-users at lists.freeswitch.org'
> > > Subject: [Freeswitch-users] freeswitch as a SIP Bridge
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Greetings all,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I've just stumbled upon your project and it may solve an issue we
> are
> > > having.
> > >
> > >
> > > I've just spent about 3 weeks getting to know asterisk just to
> > > discover I don't think it can do what I need.
> > >
> > >
> > > We have a project where we have incoming calls on a SIP channel.  We
> > > need to do a direct forward of these calls to an outgoing channel
> > > based to a number which is from our database.  Simple to do in
> > > asterisk, but the problem is that we cannot have these calls
> > > "connected" between the two lines.   They have an automated message
> at
> > > the beginning that is being activated when we do the answer before
> the
> > > dial of the second number in asterisk.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Out first idea is to bridge the incoming call directly to the
> outgoing
> > > call.  The problem is that the incoming call cannot be "answered"
> and
> > > then we initiate the outgoing call.  It needs to be a seamless
> bridge
> > > between the two calls.   A nice feature would be to have a timer on
> > > the call. I saw a bounty for the timer feature, so I'm guessing
> > > (hoping) the bridging part can be done now.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > One other thought we are having is the ability to leave the incoming
> > > line "ringing" and dial the outgoing line until it is answered.  At
> > > that time, answer the incoming and then bridge them together.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > So my question is:  Can freeswitch do these things?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks and congratulations on the nice work!
> > >
> > >
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