[Freeswitch-users] embedded freeswitch compatable hardware

[Tihomir Culjaga]

ok, but how much smultaneous calls did you get on an alix board using
astlinux... for istnace, this is the question?


T.


On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 5:12 PM, Kristian Kielhofner <
kristian.kielhofner at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 9:26 AM, Frank Carmickle <frank at carmickle.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > The 330 boards are a little more power hungry but you get a dual core 64
> bit processor.  As far as I'm concerned the performance increase is well
> worth the extra money.  You still well below the power consumption of any
> other 64 bit dual core machines.
> >
> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121383
> >
> > --FC
> >
>
>   While these are low power when compared to traditional
> desktop/server systems, they're not what I would consider to be
> embedded.  The CPU requires a fan (embedded no-no) and between the
> chipset and CPU they draw several times more power than a traditional
> embedded system.  The ALIX and Soekris boards run with 12 watt power
> supplies (12v, 1 amp).  The Atom 330 alone can draw 8 watts.  This is
> still impressive for a processor of this class but it's not what I
> would consider to be embedded, yet...
>
> I think of embedded systems like this:
>
> Blackfin - Very low power, good performance (especially for DSP), very
> difficult porting (usually)
> ARM/MIPS - Very low power, decent performance depending on
> application, mild difficulty in porting
> X86 (Geode, etc) - Pretty low power, decent performance, relative ease
> in "porting" (often none)
> Everything else - You should probably call it an "appliance", not an
> embedded system
>
>  With the correct target application and design ARM and Geode systems
> can provide more than enough CPU power for many, many practical
> applications.
>
> --
> Kristian Kielhofner
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