
Author: VoIP Info
Asterisk cmd MeetMeCount
Synopsis MeetMeCount(confno[|var]) MeetMe participant count Description Plays back the number of users in the specified MeetMe conference. If var is specified, playback will be skipped and the value will be returned in the variable. Examples You can limit…
Read More »SER module permissions
Permissions: module is used to determinate if a call has appropriate permission to be established. Permissions can be managed in configuraton files simular to hosts.allow and hosts.deny: The search stops at the first match: Routing will be allowed…
Read More »SER module pdt
pdt: This module translates numerical codes into domains and update accordingly the R-URI. The module looks up at the R-URI part of a message and if the user part begins with an established prefix it will update the…
Read More »SER module auth_db
This module contains all authentication related functions that need the access to the database. This module should be used together with SER module auth module, it cannot be used independently because it depends on the module. Select this…
Read More »SER module dbtext
The module implements a simplified database engine based on text files. It can be used by SER DB interface instead of other database module (like MySQL). The module is meant for use in demos or small devices that…
Read More »Media server
Media Server: In a PacketCable environment (and other VOIP networks) a Media Server processes and generates media streams (usually RTP). It handles functions like: decoding DTMF tones bridging multiple media streams into a conference playing announcements (e.g. “This…
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Iperia http://www.iperia.com/ Iperia, privately held and funded by Swiss venture firm Friedli Corporate Finance, is the emerging leader in service creation platform technology, serving both service providers (wireline, wireless, and broadband) and enterprise companies worldwide. Iperia’s flagship platform,…
Read More »RFC
RFC (Request for Comment) Most IETF standards are documented in RFC documents. However, not all RFC:s are standards, so beware of the status of the RFC. From the RFC Editors homepage: The Requests for Comments (RFC) document series…
Read More »RBOC
RBOC (Regional Bell Operating Company) When ATT was broken up into 7 separate companies, each of the new geographically limited companies was referred to as a: Regional Bell Operatiing Company or RBOC. The seven RBOCs were: Ameritech Illinois…
Read More »Asterisk cli Show Codecs
This command just lists all codecs available in asterisk, not specifically reflecting your configuration. It does not show the codecs according to preferences or availability in a specific channel. Which codecs you use for each channel is configured…
Read More »MD5
Quote from RFC 1321 The MD5 algorithm takes as input a message of arbitrary length and produces as output a 128-bit “fingerprint” or “message digest” of the input. It is conjectured that it is computationally infeasible to produce…
Read More »Asterisk readme.channels
Note: This page is work in progress README.channels Channels are named methods by which a leg of a call can be received or transmitted. Specifying a different channel name in a Dial statement allows one to transparently link…
Read More »SIP Compression
SIP and RTP signalling compression is defined in SIGCOMP, RFC 3320. Another, more minor, way of compression is the compact headers, defined in various RFC:s. About this in the SIP RFC 3261: 7.3.3 Compact Form SIP provides a…
Read More »SIGCOMP
From the introduction in RFC 3320: Many application protocols used for multimedia communications are text-based and engineered for bandwidth rich links. As a result the messages have not been optimized in terms of size. For example, typical SIP…
Read More »SIP security
SIP security is a vast and somewhat challenging field. Authentication: Can users steal other users identity? Integrity: Is the SIP message received the same as the one sent? Confidentiality: Is someone else listening on your SIP call setup?…
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