Good day, I've been setting up a video conferencing system in our office. We have a Cisco SX-20 set that we intend to use, but so far, there's been little in the way of progress. In short, video calls don't work. Here's what I'm working with: a Debian server running the latest stable FreeSWITCH build, two laptops with Zoiper and the Cisco SX-20. Audio-only calls work without a hitch, problems arise when I try to start the video stream. The only way to get any kind of image to reach one endpoint from another is to set FS to bypass media and make a video call between my laptop and the SX-20, in which case the outgoing feed from the laptop reaches the SX-20 as a jumbled mess of colors and the occasional still frame. Setting FS to proxy media allows no video to reach the SX-20 and causes a loopback in both laptops. The default setting doesn't do video at all. Funny thing is, if the call is originated from the SX-20, its control panel shows an outgoing video stream, but nothing ever reaches the other endpoint. I'm beginning to think that doing a video conferencing setup with FreeSWITCH is a fool's errand. If anyone has done something of the sort before, I would welcome your advice. Best regards, Norman Laidla
Well, to be honest with you, it's a bit tricky, but certainly not impossible. I was pushing my way into videoconferencing a few weeks ago with webRTC and mod_conference, but the results were far from flawless. For our requirements, we went with classic streaming tech. For now, you can use google hangouts or prepare for a knee-fight with mod_vp8. On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Norman Laidla <norman.laidla@telegrupp.ee> wrote:
Good day,
I've been setting up a video conferencing system in our office. We have a Cisco SX-20 set that we intend to use, but so far, there's been little in the way of progress. In short, video calls don't work.
Here's what I'm working with: a Debian server running the latest stable FreeSWITCH build, two laptops with Zoiper and the Cisco SX-20. Audio-only calls work without a hitch, problems arise when I try to start the video stream. The only way to get any kind of image to reach one endpoint from another is to set FS to bypass media and make a video call between my laptop and the SX-20, in which case the outgoing feed from the laptop reaches the SX-20 as a jumbled mess of colors and the occasional still frame. Setting FS to proxy media allows no video to reach the SX-20 and causes a loopback in both laptops. The default setting doesn't do video at all.
Funny thing is, if the call is originated from the SX-20, its control panel shows an outgoing video stream, but nothing ever reaches the other endpoint. I'm beginning to think that doing a video conferencing setup with FreeSWITCH is a fool's errand. If anyone has done something of the sort before, I would welcome your advice.
Best regards, Norman Laidla
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Hey, Daniel! VP8 isn't an option, unfortunately. I'm stuck with H.263, H.263+ and H.264, because that's all that the Cisco SX-20 supports. And my boss is somewhat adamant about using FreeSWITCH, since the office's IP phones run on it. And calling it "tricky" is a bit of an understatement. :) Best regards, Norman ________________________________ From: freeswitch-users-bounces@lists.freeswitch.org on behalf of Daniel Ivanov Sent: Monday, September 8, 2014 11:04 AM To: FreeSWITCH Users Help Subject: Re: [Freeswitch-users] Video calls over SIP Well, to be honest with you, it's a bit tricky, but certainly not impossible. I was pushing my way into videoconferencing a few weeks ago with webRTC and mod_conference, but the results were far from flawless. For our requirements, we went with classic streaming tech. For now, you can use google hangouts or prepare for a knee-fight with mod_vp8. On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Norman Laidla <norman.laidla@telegrupp.ee<mailto:norman.laidla@telegrupp.ee>> wrote: Good day, I've been setting up a video conferencing system in our office. We have a Cisco SX-20 set that we intend to use, but so far, there's been little in the way of progress. In short, video calls don't work. Here's what I'm working with: a Debian server running the latest stable FreeSWITCH build, two laptops with Zoiper and the Cisco SX-20. Audio-only calls work without a hitch, problems arise when I try to start the video stream. The only way to get any kind of image to reach one endpoint from another is to set FS to bypass media and make a video call between my laptop and the SX-20, in which case the outgoing feed from the laptop reaches the SX-20 as a jumbled mess of colors and the occasional still frame. Setting FS to proxy media allows no video to reach the SX-20 and causes a loopback in both laptops. The default setting doesn't do video at all. Funny thing is, if the call is originated from the SX-20, its control panel shows an outgoing video stream, but nothing ever reaches the other endpoint. I'm beginning to think that doing a video conferencing setup with FreeSWITCH is a fool's errand. If anyone has done something of the sort before, I would welcome your advice. Best regards, Norman Laidla _________________________________________________________________________ Professional FreeSWITCH Consulting Services: consulting@freeswitch.org<mailto:consulting@freeswitch.org> http://www.freeswitchsolutions.com Official FreeSWITCH Sites http://www.freeswitch.org http://confluence.freeswitch.org http://www.cluecon.com FreeSWITCH-powered IP PBX: The CudaTel Communication Server http://www.cudatel.com FreeSWITCH-users mailing list FreeSWITCH-users@lists.freeswitch.org<mailto:FreeSWITCH-users@lists.freeswitch.org> http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/freeswitch-users UNSUBSCRIBE:http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/options/freeswitch-users http://www.freeswitch.org
FreeSWITCH does support video, including seeing the current speaker in mod_conference... however it doesn't do video transcoding (yet). I'm wondering if that's the problem here. Can we see the debug log of the call (using default media setting)? The logs relating to SDP and media negotiation should shed light on what's happening. Also are the phones and servers all on the same LAN? Are there any NAT routers or firewalls in the call path that may be causing problems with the RTP streams? On 8 September 2014 07:55, Norman Laidla <norman.laidla@telegrupp.ee> wrote:
Good day,
I've been setting up a video conferencing system in our office. We have a Cisco SX-20 set that we intend to use, but so far, there's been little in the way of progress. In short, video calls don't work.
Here's what I'm working with: a Debian server running the latest stable FreeSWITCH build, two laptops with Zoiper and the Cisco SX-20. Audio-only calls work without a hitch, problems arise when I try to start the video stream. The only way to get any kind of image to reach one endpoint from another is to set FS to bypass media and make a video call between my laptop and the SX-20, in which case the outgoing feed from the laptop reaches the SX-20 as a jumbled mess of colors and the occasional still frame. Setting FS to proxy media allows no video to reach the SX-20 and causes a loopback in both laptops. The default setting doesn't do video at all.
Funny thing is, if the call is originated from the SX-20, its control panel shows an outgoing video stream, but nothing ever reaches the other endpoint. I'm beginning to think that doing a video conferencing setup with FreeSWITCH is a fool's errand. If anyone has done something of the sort before, I would welcome your advice.
Best regards, Norman Laidla
_________________________________________________________________________ Professional FreeSWITCH Consulting Services: consulting@freeswitch.org http://www.freeswitchsolutions.com
Official FreeSWITCH Sites http://www.freeswitch.org http://confluence.freeswitch.org http://www.cluecon.com
FreeSWITCH-powered IP PBX: The CudaTel Communication Server http://www.cudatel.com
FreeSWITCH-users mailing list FreeSWITCH-users@lists.freeswitch.org http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/freeswitch-users UNSUBSCRIBE:http://lists.freeswitch.org/mailman/options/freeswitch-users http://www.freeswitch.org
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Daniel Ivanov
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Norman Laidla
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Steven Ayre