[EMAIL PROTECTED] <> scribbled on Tuesday, November 23, 2004 10:20 AM:
> Geoff Nordli wrote: > >>>>> onto why my system is dropping calls.. >>>>> >>>>> If I don't get it right we will be forced to drop Asterisk which >>>>> I really don't want to do.. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks.. >>>>> >>>>> >> >> Did you know that you can obtain commercial support for Asterisk? >> >> http://www.digium.com/index.php?menu=software_support >> >> I am sure it will be cheaper than dropping Asterisk and moving to a >> different platform. >> >> Have a great day! >> >> Geoff >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> > Hi Geoff, > > The problem is that I don't think Asterisk is causing the > problem (not > entirely anyway), I think its the internet and that IAX is > too sensitive > to packet loss so when the packet loss exceeds a certain threshold it > just drops the call instead of trying to recover and maybe having a > second or two gap in the voice.. > > The problem is that a) I can't confirm this because the log > isn't clear > to me and b) I wouldn't know where to go to try and make IAX more > tolerant of lost packets.. > > My IAX connection runs over an ADSL line and it does get CRC > errors and > errored seconds occasionally (but these are very low) and > obviously the > internet is not a guaranteed delivery.. > > Later.. > In order to run VOIP you need to have a reliable network with enough bandwidth. You can try different codecs. Some codecs are more tolerant to packet loss than others. Try using Iperf: http://dast.nlanr.net/Projects/Iperf/ It allows you to test your network under various loads and monitors jitter and packet loss. Geoff _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
