[Freeswitch-users] Freeswitch PRI support

Bipin Patel bipin at xbipin.com
Sun May 21 05:41:03 UTC 2017


hi,

this would be interesting as we too faced similar issue with gsm 
dongles, kindly share the patch upstream so every1 can benefit


Regards,
Bipin


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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [Freeswitch-users] Freeswitch PRI support
From: Luiz Fernando Softov <fernando at softov.com.br>
To: FreeSWITCH Users Help <freeswitch-users at lists.freeswitch.org>
Date: 5/21/2017, 4:02:24 AM
> Hello, here I use GsmOpen with some modifications.
>
> This work very well in my clients, some of then using with 4, 16, 27, 
> 32 even 64 modens.
>
> There are different user cases.
>
> Some of then are using in ISPs making a Point to Point in rural areas 
> in Brazil.
>
> There are others clients, using in CallCenter, to call clients.
>
> Here there is 4 main operators, VIVO, OI, CLARO, TIM, and client can 
> make portability.
>
> So, the system has a database of all portability. And recognizes when 
> a number is from VIVO, but got portability to CLARO, etc.
> The system calls using one of CLARO chips, according with the rules of 
> the routes.
>
> There is another user case, when a company want to give the clients 
> more numbers to receive calls, so client doesn't make expensive calls.
>
> And, there is a lot of user cases more. This is just the main.
>
>
> The main problem is to manage dongles, because sometimes, with a bad 
> power supply, the modem get down and on (RESET).
> So the TTY port can change.
>
> I tried to use GSMOpen to recognize the tty by IMSI, without success.
>
> So I made my own daemon, that load all modems and tty, and using 
> gsmopen reload + XML Curl, I can made changes in FreeSwitch on the fly.
>
> Here is expensive the cost of GSM Gateways.
> Some of then are R$ 4000 with 8 ports.
> Or R$ 16000 with 32 ports.
>
> Using GSMOpen, I can make a system with 32 modems with only R$ 500.
>
> I have at least 50 companies using this solution.
> And ~ 200 companies using my system.
>
> Search in the list for my name, there is a lot of e-mails talking 
> about it.
>
> If you wan't I can give you my patch, there is a lot of corrections.
> The main of then are about Thread getting deadlock.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 2017-05-11 11:31 GMT-04:00 Deepika Yadav <deepikay at iiitd.ac.in 
> <mailto:deepikay at iiitd.ac.in>>:
>
>     This is for the usecase of community heath worker in rural areas
>     of India who only have access to feature phones i.e. no Internet,
>     no data plan.
>
>     Regards,
>     Deepika
>
>     On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 8:05 PM, Colton Conor
>     <colton.conor at gmail.com <mailto:colton.conor at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         What is the value? Mobile voice plans are expensive (realtive
>         to sip trunks). Also, call quality is not even G711 in most
>         cases.
>
>         I could see the use case is you wanted a mobile backup with
>         GSM for voice in the case your hardline internet were down,
>         but even then I would think it would be cheaper and more
>         benefical to get a mobile data backup plan, and continue to
>         use the SIP trunks over the internet.
>
>         I honestly had now clue these large GSM banks existed.
>
>         Anyone used them in North America?
>
>         On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 10:06 AM, David Villasmil
>         <david.villasmil.work at gmail.com
>         <mailto:david.villasmil.work at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>             I think it's illegal everywhere... but value? there's lots
>             and lots of values, it only depends on where you are doing
>             it... :)
>>
>             Regards,
>
>             David Villasmil
>             email: david.villasmil.work at gmail.com
>             <mailto:david.villasmil.work at gmail.com>
>             phone: +34669448337 <tel:+34%20669%2044%2083%2037>
>
>             On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Raúl Alexis Betancor
>             Santana <rbetancor at gmail.com <mailto:rbetancor at gmail.com>>
>             wrote:
>
>                 The only real advantage over a regular SIP trunk from
>                 any provider, it's that you could select a plan than
>                 MAYBE allow you some sort of flat-rate and not
>                 per-minute use plans ... but it doesn't worth the
>                 effort and money you have to spend to get that to
>                 generate revenue ... also most of celullar carriers
>                 withh put some restrictions on the usage of the
>                 flat-rate, as all of them have 'fair use' policies.
>                 At least on Spain, it's ilegal to resell that kind of
>                 traffic and I asume its the same in most of the world.
>
>                 2017-05-10 15:04 GMT+01:00 Colton Conor
>                 <colton.conor at gmail.com <mailto:colton.conor at gmail.com>>:
>
>                     So how does this GSM stuff work in the USA? Would
>                     I got buy a cell phone plan from someone like AT&T
>                     or T-Mobile, and then insert the SIM into these
>                     devices. The device would then covert the audio
>                     from GSM to SIP, and then I could use it like a
>                     SIP trunk?
>
>                     What is the advantage of doing this over just
>                     buying a pure SIP trunk from an internet provider?
>
>
>
>                     On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 4:35 AM, David Villasmil
>                     <david.villasmil.work at gmail.com
>                     <mailto:david.villasmil.work at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>                         There's another chinese brand that has a 32
>                         port, I've used it, works pretty well, i think
>                         it's "GoIP" or something.
>
>                         On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 10:39 AM Bipin Patel
>                         <bipin at xbipin.com <mailto:bipin at xbipin.com>>
>                         wrote:
>
>                             hi,
>
>                             we use matrix boxes but 4 port ones, they
>                             work quiet well
>
>
>                             Regards,
>                             Bipin
>
>
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>                             -------- Original Message --------
>                             Subject: Re: [Freeswitch-users] Freeswitch
>                             PRI support
>                             From: Deepika Yadav <deepikay at iiitd.ac.in>
>                             <mailto:deepikay at iiitd.ac.in>
>                             To: FreeSWITCH Users Help
>                             <freeswitch-users at lists.freeswitch.org>
>                             <mailto:freeswitch-users at lists.freeswitch.org>
>                             Date: 5/10/2017, 11:02:49 AM
>>                             Hi,
>>
>>                             I searched some gateways online. The ones
>>                             available at ebay are cheap, the
>>                             following link shows a gateway supporting
>>                             32 SIMS for $859 :
>>
>>                             http://www.ebay.com/itm/GoIP-32-32-Port-VoIP-GSM-Gateway-with-32-External-Antenna-/291811535942
>>                             <http://www.ebay.com/itm/GoIP-32-32-Port-VoIP-GSM-Gateway-with-32-External-Antenna-/291811535942>
>>
>>                             However, when I contacted a company
>>                             called "Matrix Telecom Solution", they
>>                             gave the quote of $4150 for similar
>>                             number of SIM support. On asking them to
>>                             compare the two gateways, they said that
>>                             the one available at ebay is a Chinese
>>                             gateway about which they are apprehensive
>>                             for the quality, warranty and working.
>>
>>                             Regards,
>>                             Deepika
>>
>>
>>                             On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 4:58 PM, Raymond
>>                             <xxxman2008 at 126.com
>>                             <mailto:xxxman2008 at 126.com>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>                                 HI,
>>
>>                                 Regarding this.  i have  asked some
>>                                 question of  module "GSMOpen".
>>
>>                                 In fact ,i want to make Freeswitch
>>                                 box as  "GSM VOIP Gateway"  by using
>>                                  "gsmopen". But...seems  no one help
>>                                 me . :-(( . If it worked , can save
>>                                 more money than  hardware gsm voip
>>                                 gateway ( GOIP ).
>>
>>                                 Raymond
>>
>>
>>
>>                                 At 2017-05-04 17:24:13, "Giovanni
>>                                 Maruzzelli" <gmaruzz at gmail.com
>>                                 <mailto:gmaruzz at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>                                     For PRI you use Sangoma or Patton.
>>
>>                                     But, why don't you use an
>>                                     hardware gateway sip<->gsm?
>>
>>                                     It would save you very big money.
>>
>>                                     Check on ebay and google, there
>>                                     are many of them, you put SIMs
>>                                     inside, and you are good to go.
>>
>>                                     -giovanni
>>
>>
>>                                     sent from mobile
>>                                     cell: +39 347 266 56 18
>>                                     Giovanni Maruzzelli
>>                                     OpenTelecom.IT
>>
>>                                     Il 04 mag 2017 11:13, "Deepika
>>                                     Yadav" <deepikay at iiitd.ac.in
>>                                     <mailto:deepikay at iiitd.ac.in>> ha
>>                                     scritto:
>>
>>                                         Hi,
>>
>>                                         I am using Freeswitch in an
>>                                         application that initiates
>>                                         conference calls amongst 20
>>                                         users in cellular network
>>                                         (mobile phones in GSM
>>                                         network). Currently, for the
>>                                         VOIP-GSM gateway, we are
>>                                         using the service from a
>>                                         company called Doorvaani.
>>
>>                                         But, since, the cost of call
>>                                         estimates to be high and we
>>                                         cannot debug the call drops;
>>                                         we are thinking to buy our
>>                                         own PRI card.
>>
>>                                         I am seeking recommendation
>>                                         on following points:
>>
>>                                          1. Which card should I buy
>>                                             that is most easily
>>                                             configurable with the
>>                                             Freeswitch i.e. company
>>                                             and type.
>>                                          2. Reference on how should I
>>                                             start to make Freeswitch
>>                                             configure with the PRI
>>                                             card and start sending
>>                                             and receiving calls. For
>>                                             the current gateway
>>                                             service in use, I simply
>>                                             put the authentication
>>                                             credentials for the
>>                                             corresponding VOIP line
>>                                             offered by the company
>>                                             Doorvaani in the external
>>                                             SIP Profile. In case of
>>                                             PRI, what all changes are
>>                                             needed?
>>
>>                                         Regards,
>>                                         Deepika
>>
>>                                         -- 
>>                                         Regards
>>                                         Deepika
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