[Freeswitch-users] Bridge to other FS server has no audio until DTMF

Thu Oct 7 16:12:41 UTC 2021

That’s the one!

On Thu, 7 Oct 2021 at 16:11, Brian West <brian at freeswitch.com> wrote:

> execure_on_answer=playback::silence_stream://100 should solve it.
>
> /b
> PS, the non pc term that this has been said to be is
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_standoff
>
> On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 7:39 AM Avi Marcus <avi at avimarcus.net> wrote:
>
>> I meant there's audio from pstn to fs1, but indeed I'm observing no audio
>> between fs1 and fs2.
>>
>> What api should I call with api on answer..?
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 7, 2021, 3:19 PM David Villasmil <
>> david.villasmil.work at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> If you see rtp glowing both ways, then this is not the stalemate I was
>>> talking about. The scenario I’m referring to is about FS not starting
>>> sending rtp waiting for the other side to start sending, and the other side
>>> doing the same thing, thus going into a stalemate. This is solved by
>>> injecting a silence (I would do api_on_answer).
>>>
>>> What you’re describing seems different to me.
>>>
>>> On Thu, 7 Oct 2021 at 12:36, Avi Marcus <avi at avimarcus.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm using dialplan bridge, so then the dialplan is over. How do I send
>>>> silence after the bridge...? An api_on_answer with a uuid_broadcast..
>>>> seems overly complicated.
>>>>
>>>> <action application="bridge" data="sofia/external/
>>>> number at yyy.bestfone.com"/>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> (And I don't know why there isn't audio - I had to set up an audio to
>>>> get to this options in the IVR... so there's already audio. And Server B
>>>> also started a file playback so should have initiated audio.)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -Avi Marcus
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 1:41 PM David Villasmil <
>>>> david.villasmil.work at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I seem to remember Brian saying this was because FS is waiting for the
>>>>> remote end to send audio before starting itself. I believe he recommended
>>>>> sending an empty (silence) to force the audio stream to be sent even if fs
>>>>> hasn’t received anything.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 7 Oct 2021 at 07:50, Avi Marcus <avi at avimarcus.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I started a new thread in case anyone muted it... it wasn't simply a
>>>>>> network issue.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It seems the bridging occurs and dialplan processes, but no media
>>>>>> flows - until DTMF from the A-leg.
>>>>>> Call flow: PSTN (via carrier) to freeswitch A -> media and IVR ->
>>>>>> freeswitch B.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Calls directly from carrier to Freeswitch B are fine.
>>>>>> Calls from a different carrier to Freeswitch A -> media and IVR ->
>>>>>> Freeswitch B are also fine.
>>>>>> So it sounds like a carrier/unique SIP/RTP issue, but since FS is in
>>>>>> the media path, it's an FS issue...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I actually mcguyvered this right now with a queue_dtmf before the
>>>>>> bridge, to force the audio stream to update.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here's the log on freeswitch B:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> EXECUTE [depth=0] sofia/external/972581234567 at 172.123.123.123
>>>>>>  log(DEBUG class chosen: 1234567)
>>>>>> 2021-10-07 09:16:24.343175 [DEBUG
>>>>>> ] mod_dptools.c:1879 class chosen: 1234567
>>>>>> EXECUTE [depth=0] sofia/external/972581234567 at 172.123.123.123
>>>>>>  javascript(conference/lookupAndJoinConference.js 1234567)
>>>>>> EXECUTE [depth=0] sofia/external/972581234567 at 172.123.123.123
>>>>>>  playback(class/hold-wait-teacher.wav)
>>>>>> 2021-10-07 09:16:24.363379 [DEBUG
>>>>>> ] sofia.c:7406 Channel sofia/external/972581234567 at 172.123.123.123
>>>>>>  entering state [completed][200]
>>>>>> 2021-10-07 09:16:24.363379 [DEBUG
>>>>>> ] sofia.c:7406 Channel sofia/external/972581234567 at 172.123.123.123
>>>>>>  entering state [ready][200]
>>>>>> 2021-10-07 09:16:24.363379 [DEBUG
>>>>>> ] switch_ivr_play_say.c:1486 Codec Activated L16 at 8000hz
>>>>>>  1 channels 20ms
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2021-10-07 09:16:34.903283 [DEBUG
>>>>>> ] switch_rtp.c:7793 Correct audio ip/port confirmed.
>>>>>> 2021-10-07 09:16:34.923190 [DEBUG
>>>>>> ] switch_rtp.c:8038 RTP RECV DTMF 3:2080
>>>>>> 2021-10-07 09:16:34.923190 [INFO
>>>>>> ] switch_channel.c:522 RECV DTMF 3:2080
>>>>>> 2021-10-07 09:16:34.923190 [DEBUG] mod_dptools.c:2389 Digit 3
>>>>>> 2021-10-07 09:16:37.143169 [DEBUG
>>>>>> ] switch_ivr_play_say.c:1931 done playing file /usr/share/freeswitch/sounds/en/us/matthew/class/hold-wait-teacher.wav
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You can see a 10 second gap between call ready 200 and correct
>>>>>> audio/ip and file done playing (it's a 2 second file), and this doesn't
>>>>>> happen automatically, only when I choose to press something.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any ideas as to the root cause of this?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Avi Marcus
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>>>>> From: Avi Marcus <avi at avimarcus.net>
>>>>>> Date: Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 3:32 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Bridge to other FS server has no audio ???
>>>>>> To: FreeSWITCH Users Help <FreeSWITCH-users at lists.freeswitch.org>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any ideas on why a call doesn't have media? It used to work, but I
>>>>>> think my upstream changed his SDP again.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - FreeSWITCH Server A - call comes in and bypass_media bridges to FS
>>>>>> server B. Media works.
>>>>>> - FreeSWITCH Server A - call comes in and bridges to FS server B (not
>>>>>> on bypass). Media works.
>>>>>> - FreeSWITCH Server A - call comes in, gets answered, then bridges to
>>>>>> FS server B. Call looks OK, but no media is flowing (I don't hear anything,
>>>>>> PCAPs just have SIP, and there isn't 80kbps network traffic). All the same
>>>>>> codecs are set in the json cdrs (PCMU).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> FS server B is to join a conference if that matters.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I was assuming it had to do with codecs, but setting
>>>>>> absolute_codec_string to PCMU doesn't make any difference in the logs  -
>>>>>> it's already always PCMU.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have NO clue what further could cause this other than codecs, which
>>>>>> seem to be fine. Any ideas please?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Avi Marcus
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> David Villasmil
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Regards,

David Villasmil
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