On 2/28/2010 10:21 AM, Gordon Henderson wrote: > On Sun, 28 Feb 2010, Juan C. Villa wrote: > > >> Hey Guys, >> >> I am considering leasing a new server in Germany to run my Asterisk >> infrastructure and I was wondering how response time would affect the >> performance of the system. Right now I have a response time of around >> 60-70ms with my server in California. The server in Germany would have a >> response time of around 140ms (both ways). My DID/Termination providers >> are in Canada and the USA, and all my voip boxes are also in the USA. >> Any suggestions or recommendations? >> > Being based in the UK, I'd say why not the UK rather then Germany - we're > closer to the US after-all :) > > However, one thing we don't know: Where are you and your customers based? > > I also find it odd that a lot of people UK based still think they can get > better deals (cheaper& more b/w) by hosting in the US rather than in the > UK - so I'm curious as to why you'd want to host outside the US... > > But as long as you're not passing media then anywhere you have good > connectivity ought to work - however if you are passing media, then I'd be > concerned that someone in California is calling their neighbour and the > data is going all the way to Germany and back again... That really will be > noticeable... > > Gordon > >
In response to Gordon: Hetzner offers the best dedicated server deal I have every seen. I have been a Cari.net client for over a year now, but I am needing a more powerful server and I don't want to pay $200+ a month for it. Hetzner has a connection to the Level 3 network that recently installed a transoceanic fiber optic link with a lag of less than 40 ms. The total lag from Germany to USA (2 way) is around ~110ms (Just tested it today). Who this cause any issues with my VoIP applications? Right now I have two VoIP boxes installed in Switzerland which are connected to my server in California (avg response time = 190ms) and I have no problems at all. What would you guys advice? Thanks! -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
