Hi Guys, Thanks for the input on GnuGK comparing to other commercial systems. As I can see from the comments, GnuGK can indeed help a company grows into VoIP business with very good cost/quality ratio. Offcourse it can grows to a certain point only using gnugk, but that point is a big step undertaken with a free softswitch. Jove > Hi Michal, > > I used GnuGk in proxy mode. > > Furthermore, I want to clarify that GnuGk is great software, I was very > happy, that I could use it and it worked for me (a smaller carrier) for > some time. However, there were some key issues which let me switch to > MVTS. > > Thank you for your work > Jan > > Zygmuntowicz Michal schrieb: >> Hi, >> >> just a side not about the FreeBSD - you did not explicitly state >> whether your results were for proxy or routed mode - but it happens >> that I have most of my GnuGk installations on FreeBSD systems, >> which handle 10-15xE1s of traffic on average per server >> on a low end cpus with remtoe RADIUS and SQL AAA. >> >> Also some of the issues you mentioned has been already fixed, >> although handling more than 1000 concurrent calls may be problematic >> and not "plug & play". >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jan Riedinger" <riedinger@xxxxxx> >> To: "GNU Gatekeeper Users" <openh323gk-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 1:55 AM >> Subject: Re: GnuGK vs MERA MVTS >> >> >> Hello Jove, >> >> I evaluated gnugk two years ago. Thus, maybe my statements are not up to >> date. And maybe I'm biased, because I have Mera Reseller agreement. >> >> However, two years ago gnugk was not carrier grade: >> >> I had performance problems, with mvts 1 you can handle more than 1000 - >> 2000 with a standard PC. With gnugk I was able to handle under >> FreeBSD with a two processor system at maximum 130 simultanous calls. >> But I heard with Linux more than 300 were possible. >> >> gnugk had had no 2cd choice routing. If the first routing choice signals >> "no circuit" there was no chance to reroute the call to a 2cd choice. >> >> It was decided by random, when the call duration in the CDRs were >> rounded up and rounded down to the next integer number. >> >> It was not possible to restrict calls by using ip adresses. This was >> indirectly possible anyway by using aliases (I dont remember exactly), >> but you had the precondition that your customer didn't change the name >> of his GW. This was a no go for me, because I couldnt make my routing >> dependend on the configuration of my customer. >> >> Mera can do transcoding (e.g from g723 to g729). There are a lot of >> option for call distribution if you have more than one supplier. >> >> I'm a fan of free software, but if you want to use gnugk as carrier with >> a lot of E1 call capacity I dont think that gnugk is (at least was) a >> good option. If you want to use it for a company proxy it is probably >> good enough. >> >> However, there is strong trend for using SIP. Thus I'm currently >> evaluating to use SER and maybe Asterisk or a Cisco for transcoding to >> reduce licence fees. >> >> BR >> Jan Riedinger >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. >> It's the best place to buy or sell services for >> just about anything Open Source. >> http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace >> _______________________________________________________ >> >> Posting: mailto:Openh323gk-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Archive: >> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=openh323gk-users >> Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openh323gk-users >> Homepage: http://www.gnugk.org/ >> > > -- > Jan Riedinger Phone : +49-30-39 73 19 66 > Dipl.-Inf. | Managing Director Fax : +49-30-39 73 19 64 > E-Mail: riedinger@xxxxxx > SNS Consult GmbH ICQ : 163-237-041 > Südwestkorso 49a MSN : jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > 14197 Berlin GERMANY Skype : Jan Riedinger > > AG Charlottenburg - HRB 71973 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace > _______________________________________________________ > > Posting: mailto:Openh323gk-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Archive: > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=openh323gk-users > Unsubscribe: http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openh323gk-users > Homepage: http://www.gnugk.org/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. 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